Monthly Archives: October 2020

Word Guy

October 22, 2020 | by CJ Woods III

64% of breast cancer cases are diagnosed at a localized stage (there is no sign that the cancer has spread outside of the breast), for which the 5-year survival rate is 99%. “You’re such a word guy!” The doctor who provides me with most of my necessary medical services — … Read More

The Mumler Abraham Lincoln Ghost Photo

October 22, 2020 | by Al Hunter

Last Saturday before the Irvington ghost tours, one of our volunteers, Alex McIntyre, initiated a conversation that seemed to be a perfect topic for the evening: the Abraham Lincoln ghost photo. Known officially as the “Mumler photos,” these were a series of posed studio photographs, not unlike any old time … Read More

A Rivers Runs Through It

October 22, 2020 | by Steve Nicewanger

After last week’s Browns game I was ready to write the Colts off. As Sunday’s game opened in the first quarter I was ready for more of the same. Horseshoe down by THREE touchdowns. Then something happened in the second quarter and something changed. The team pulled itself up and … Read More

Let the Search Begin

October 22, 2020 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

The elegance of the late Victorian period in America provided the perfect setting for the celebration of Halloween. The elaborately decorated homes of the elite welcomed guests who spent the evening in full costume playing bridge, mahjong, and parlor games. Winners of these games, as well as those judged to … Read More

This Week’s Issue: Oct. 16-22

October 15, 2020 | by Weekly View

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