Article Archives: Boomerang

Vice is Nice but President is Best

September 22, 2016 | by Steve Nicewanger

The fact that Indiana is considered the mother state of vice presidents has been discussed in this newspaper before. Indiana Governor Mike Pence’s campaign for the office has brought a great deal of attention to that office during this election cycle. But how many times has a vice president from … Read More

Neighborhood Groceries

August 25, 2016 | by Paula Nicewanger

After reading Steve Barnett’s article about Standard grocery, I thought I should tell you about the little neighborhood grocery in my old neighborhood near downtown. Working in that grocery was my first job the summer before I turned 16 (1965). My Dad happened to be the meat cutter there, so … Read More

48 Years Ago

July 28, 2016 | by Steve Nicewanger

The national political conventions of the last two weeks have been full of controversy and upheaval. There has been more hate spewing and fist shaking than at anytime in recent memory. Social media has become a platform for everyone to express their feelings and denounce and vilify those of others. … Read More

Spooks on the Loose… in My Head Anyway

June 23, 2016 | by Steve Nicewanger

I had a wonderful Father’s Day. It was great being with the family and enjoying the day. Sunday evening my son and daughter took me to the downtown cinema to see the Conjuring 2, a motion picture about devils, ghosts, an demonic possession that is supposedly based on an actual incident, … Read More

Toys, Toys, Toys

May 26, 2016 | by Paula Nicewanger

My six-year-old granddaughter “Ladybug” has every toy known to man in a playroom that was once a ballroom in her family’s 1890s Victorian home. The room is 27’x 18’ and on that sea of blue carpet is a puppet theatre with dozens of puppets, a kitchen corner with all the … Read More