Article Archives: Boomerang

Where Were You When You Heard the News?

November 27, 2013 | by Paula Nicewanger

That question has been asked over and over again this past week as the 50th Anniversary of JFK’s death has been recognized. I realized that you have to be 55 to remember much of anything, I’m one that does remember. Just like our columnist  C..J. Woods in Words from Woods … Read More

Close Encounters of the Bob Balaban Kind

October 24, 2013 | by Steve Nicewanger

t doesn’t seem possible that it was 17 years ago. The Boss and I were celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary with a weekend at the Canterbury Hotel. It was an anniversary gift for us, arranged by my youngest sister, Robin who was a banquet manager at the hotel. Our anniversary … Read More

Remembering the Baby Boomer Kid Stars

September 26, 2013 | by Steve Nicewanger

The Boss and I were watching the 1959 Disney film Third Man on the Mountain. It was a favorite of mine when I was a lad. It’s about a teenaged boy from Switzerland named Rudy Matt. Rudy’s dream is to become a mountain climbing guide as his father was. Because … Read More

Peanuts in a Coke?

August 29, 2013 | by Paula Nicewanger

I know this may sound weird to you, but I didn’t realize that a lot of people never heard of this combo. Back in college in the late 60s, I was working in a photoengraving shop part-time and they had a Coke machine in the entry way. You know the … Read More

The Indianapolis Top Secret That Helped Win World War II

August 29, 2013 | by Steve Nicewanger

In 1942, the United States was focused on Europe and the Pacific Ocean. The U.S. was forced to join the hostilities by the Pearl Harbor attack and we had only be at war a few months. Everyone was trying to do their part to help our boys be victorious as … Read More