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Local veteran is true American hero
Posted Wednesday, August 17, 2016, at 11:11 AM2Valor is stability, not of legs or arms, but of courage and the soul. - Michel de Montaigne June 25, 1950 began as a typical warm, summer day for Tilman Crody as he worked building a fence on Thompson Farm in Highland Township. Like most carefree 17-year-old boys, when not working on the farm, Crody spent his time hanging out with friends or swimming in the local water hole on hot summer days... -
History with all her volumes vast, hath but one page. -- George Gordon Byron
Posted Friday, July 3, 2015, at 8:56 AM1When I was asked to write an article about the 2015 Grand Marshal of the Freedom Festival parade, I instantly thought of another Grand Marshal and the similarities of the two men. In addition to being honored in the parade, both were war veterans, both were wounded in battle, both were extremely patriotic and both were exceptionally proud of having been a part of the country's history... -
It's the 70th anniversary of the Battle of The Bulge
Posted Tuesday, December 23, 2014, at 10:44 PM1December 16 through January 25 are not days that are marked on calendars or dates that many people remember, especially the younger generation. Plus, it is a busy time with people shopping, baking and decorating frantically preparing for Christmas. However, for a few people -- and it is becoming very few since they are in their eighties or nineties -- their thoughts go back to seventy years ago with vivid mental pictures and, most likely, painful physical reminders... -
Locals remember where they were on December 7, 1941
Posted Monday, December 8, 2014, at 11:59 AMEditor's Note: In honor of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, GCDW is re-running a column by Jo Chiparo which appeared in the paper a couple of years ago. Sunday, December 7, the United States observed one of two anniversaries that can be recognized by only referring to a month and a number -- Dec. 7. The other date is 9-11... -
Serendipity bring opportunity to meet overachievers in Greene County
Posted Thursday, October 16, 2014, at 11:19 PMI have had the wonderful opportunity in the past few years to interview and write about many talented and multi-faceted individuals who are and were overachievers accomplishing out of the ordinary endeavors and who are from - what appears to the outside viewer -- a most ordinary, tranquil southern Indiana county dotted with tracts of farmland... -
For a small village in France, D-Day is much more than a date on a calendar
Posted Friday, June 6, 2014, at 5:30 PMThis 70th anniversary of D-Day marks another historical milestone of the June 6, 1944 landing in France when 73,000 troops stormed the beaches of Normandy during WWII. The men who plunged into the cold, icy sea with rifles high over their heads dragging heavy gear against the water's swift current are 90 years or older -- that is those who didn't drown or who weren't felled by a bullet... -
Vicksburg Church is gone, but the memories linger a lifetime
Posted Friday, February 21, 2014, at 4:13 PM1Memory is a child walking along the seashore. You never can tell what small pebble it will pick up and store away among its treasured things. Pierce Harris, Atlantic Journal The building that had a lasting impact on my life is gone; the only trace is a cement footing where it once stood. ... -
Surprising food is unique to our area
Posted Monday, January 20, 2014, at 3:46 PMI didn't know noodles, as we serve them here in southern Indiana, were only indigenous to this locality. As one of my favorite foods, I couldn't imagine that other people around the world didn't enjoy chicken and noodles. Much to my dismay when I moved to another state, none of my friends "up North" served noodles, not even on Thanksgiving or Christmas. ... -
Remembering a friend during her favorite season
Posted Wednesday, October 16, 2013, at 12:58 PM3She loved the fall of the year, and each of these cool, crisp days finds me thinking of her more and more. Several other close friends must be having the same thoughts. Even though October was Barbara Lehman's birthday month, that wasn't the reason she liked fall. Other than Christmas, it was a favorite time for her to decorate with fall colors, pumpkins, bittersweet and mums... -
Our county, state loses a friend
Posted Monday, February 18, 2013, at 1:46 PMWith the recent death of John Datena, Indiana lost an outstanding citizen and my family lost a wonderful friend. Even though Datena has not lived in Greene County for quite some time, no doubt there are many who remember John's easygoing manner, his concern for the environment and his passion for saving and protecting the forests... -
I'm looking forward to dancing the tango when I'm 90.
Posted Monday, October 8, 2012, at 11:30 AMAlas! the fleeting years how they roll on. Horace All at once, I awoke one morning and those so-called euphemistic, golden years attacked me like a thief in the night. In this youth oriented world, I knew I would have to don a suit of armor and forge ahead with a smile through this safari expedition because it's much better than the alternative... -
It seems like women are being pushed back to rumble seat in New York City
Posted Friday, August 17, 2012, at 10:21 AM"If the first woman God every made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, together women ought to be able to turn it right side up again." Sojourner Truth Hey, where are you, women out there who uphold the feminist movement? Where are all of us who applaud the Suffragettes who transformed society by campaigning for property rights, guardianship of infants, access to higher education, and equal pay and legislation for women (some of which are still on-going)?... -
Like superglue, the sacred dimension of friendships cement women together
Posted Friday, June 8, 2012, at 11:50 AMIn her recent book Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, Anna Quindlen describes the importance of friends: "Ask any woman how she makes it through the day and she may mention her calendar, her to-do list, her baby-sitter. But if you push her on how she really makes it through her day, she will mention her girlfriends. Sometimes I will see a photo of an actress in an unflattering dress or a blouse too young for her with a heavy-handed makeup job, and I mutter 'She must not have any girlfriends.' "... -
Mother's Day tribute: Her hands rekindle memories
Posted Friday, May 11, 2012, at 2:15 PM1I once read that a doctor can look at a patient's hands and diagnose certain health problems. Of course, an average person can't do that, but it is interesting to study people's hands that do reflect a person's life-- the rough callused hands of a laborer, the smooth hands of a socialite, the pink, soft hands of a newborn, and the red, chafed hands of a busy housewife... -
Love affair with tea started long ago
Posted Wednesday, May 2, 2012, at 10:50 AM2I don't know when the love affair first began. It was so long ago that I actually can't remember the moment I tasted that first cup of tea. It could have been at a very young age when I detested milk. My mother would let me have, what she said, was a cup of tea. But she didn't fool me; it was mostly warm milk colored with possibly a couple tea leaves... -
We must never forget what happened in concentration camps
Posted Friday, February 3, 2012, at 8:39 AM1"To forget the dead is like killing them a second time," Elie Wiesel, Auschwitz survivor and author of "Night." Many days throughout the year are set aside for remembrance and celebration, but I was unaware until a few days ago that Jan. 27 was International Holocaust Remembrance Day... -
Out with the old and 'like' in with the new can be 'amazing'
Posted Monday, January 9, 2012, at 2:02 PM1The old man with the scythe crept out of 2011 without a whimper, and 2012, as new babies do, came charging in with noise, energy and optimism -- optimism for new administrations, new ideas, and a new presidential campaign. Even new vocabulary words have sprung up and are being added to the 2012 New Oxford Dictionary along with a list of words that should be deleted... -
Out with the old and 'like' in with the new can be 'amazing'
Posted Monday, January 9, 2012, at 11:19 AMThe old man with the scythe crept out of 2011 without a whimper, and 2012, as new babies do, came charging in with noise, energy and optimism -- optimism for new administrations, new ideas, and a new presidential campaign. Even new vocabulary words have sprung up and are being added to the 2012 New Oxford Dictionary along with a list of words that should be deleted... -
White Christmas lights provide a feeling of hope, peace, joy, love
Posted Wednesday, December 21, 2011, at 12:35 PM1I love Christmas lights, especially white lights. They make me feel happy; I keep a few twinkle lights burning all year long. And I'm not the only person who loves twinkling lights. At this time of year, houses throughout the nation are aglow with holiday decorations... -
70 years later: Locals remember where they were on Dec. 7
Posted Wednesday, December 7, 2011, at 9:39 AM1Tomorrow (Dec. 7), the United States is observing one of two anniversaries that can be recognized by only referring to a month and a number -- Dec. 7. The other date is 9-11. During the past few years, not much has been talked or written about the "day of infamy," the day the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. After all, it happened 70 years ago, and many people aren't old enough to remember that Sunday in 1941 that was the beginning of World War II...
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