I write this with the heaviest of hearts and a face full of tears. The world suffered a great loss on Sunday, June 18, when Greene County’s Shining Star, Jaden Lauderdale, passed away surrounded by the people who loved her the most, her close and loving family...

I recently heard from my good friend, Jaden Lauderdale, the 14-year old Bloomfield girl, winner of the Greene County Daily World’s “Bright Futures” contest. Some of you may remember Jaden, who resides in Riley Hospital, waiting for a donor heart to be found to replace her own...

I recently returned from a trip to Seattle. It lasted a week, which, using Einstein’s theory of relativity, was more like three days and two hours. Using the same logic, the hours I spent flying there was more like 58 and 37 days, respectively...

Here at the Greene County Daily World, we staff writers are given a lot of freedom when writing our personal columns, like the one you are reading now. For me, the chance to express my thoughts and to voice my concerns is a wonderful thing (I love my job.....), and I don’t take it for granted...

My husband. Back in 1998, John and I met online, after I had won an eBay auction from him, a Ramones record I had been looking for. In the form letter he sent advising me of my win, the same one he sent to all winners, I guess I read more into it than most would, and I wrote him back, blathering about how much I love the Ramones, urging him to write back...

Recently the newspaper held a banquet to honor and award the ten finalists in its “Greene County’s Bright Future” contest. Several folks, including Heidi Puckett, Tina Davis, Christy Lehman, Debbie Bender, Beverly Stamm and Deb Pruett helped make and serve the meal, the city of Linton graciously donated the use of the building and we wrote about all ten kids and their good works...

p.p1 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-indent: 9.0px; line-height: 11.0px; font: 10.0px 'ITC Bookman Light' Last year, I was fortunate to be able to go out to Eastern Greene Elementary School, to interview a second grade teacher named Larry Leonard. ...

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p.p1 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-indent: 9.0px; line-height: 11.0px; font: 10.0px 'ITC Bookman Light' Who’s your child’s favorite entertainer? If you don’t mind looking like a total hero, next time that entertainer is within a 100 mile radius, buy a couple of tickets to their show, especially if your offspring has never seen a live show before...

p.p1 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-indent: 9.0px; line-height: 11.0px; font: 10.0px 'ITC Bookman Light' Alrighty, let’s head into the pressroom. Big. Loud. Awesome. The press itself is amazing. watching the paper spin by so fast it’ll make your head spin. Ink by the barrel, paper by the ton...

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p.p1 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-indent: 9.0px; line-height: 11.0px; font: 10.0px 'ITC Bookman Light' As most who know me know, I’m from Seattle. Bright lights, big city, people, skyscrapers, noise, action, lots going on. And in Seattle, if you’re not in an urban mood, a 20-minute drive will get you to the base of a mountain, at a ferry terminal or some other naturally beautiful place...

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p.p1 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-indent: 9.0px; line-height: 11.0px; font: 10.0px 'ITC Bookman Light' On February 11, in Terre Haute, I and my fellow intrepid reporter Andrew Christman will be taking the Polar Plunge, to benefit Greene County Special Olympics...

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Finally, Fall! My favorite season for more than one reason (I am such a poet today!), Fall is the time of year for me when I am most comfortable, I get to wear layers, leaves crunch under my feet and I get older! Wait, that last part I’m not so fond of............

Last week, I had the good fortune to be among some of the best people in Greene County. The Greene County Daily World held its inaugural “Difference Makers” awards banquet at Goose Pond Lodge & Retreat in Linton...