Coach Tom McConnell: “So few coaches today have the character of a Tom McConnell”
RIP Tony Dow: “Wally Cleaver,” battled depression for much of his adult life, came out of the closet
Jesse Owens, from U.S. Olympic hero in front of Hitler to freight elevator in NY City
Summer Reading List / 2022
Local journalism used to be such a positive force in communities — and now it is lost
Jimmy Stewart's “It’s a Wonderful Life" was a box office flop because it was “communist propaganda”?
Tribute to dedicated teachers: Miss Iap and Paul Link honored by former student Bob Eyer
Why do bright women struggle with confidence while many men have no such problem?
Boris Johnson’s yearning for another "British Empire": Brexit has destroyed UK economy
What did Thomas Jefferson mean by the “pursuit of happiness” in the Declaration of Independence?
Pope Francis has no plans to retire: "No cancer": Just a “bad knee”
Abysmal failure: Only 33 percent of Americans can “pass the U.S. citizenship test”
Sister Gabriel, a Catholic nun serving in Lilly, was killed crossing the PRR tracks in 1898
RIP Mary (Strank) Pero, sister of Sgt. Michael Strank, who taught me about a mother’s grief in WWII
Fifty years before Title IX: Lilly High School had a girls basketball team
The “Mighty Macs” and Title IX: They never foresaw their impact on women’s athletics
Lindbergh: From true American hero to American Fascist, lover of Hitler
Nobody is lobbying for children: “Kids are far, far behind in school”
How dangerous is LinkedIn? The beautiful 30-something who encouraged me to “invest” — in her scam
2022 Summer Reading List for High School