http://www.rushvillerepublican.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:00:00 +0000 http://www.rushvillerepublican.com/columns/local_story_184110030.html http://www.rushvillerepublican.com/columns/local_story_184110030.html “What is this?” Mary Ellen asked me the other day as she dangled a doodad in front of my face. It was small, white, plastic, hexagonal in shape, and had several grooves. “It looks like it goes to something,” she said. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:51:00 +0000 http://www.rushvillerepublican.com/columns/local_story_183105203.html http://www.rushvillerepublican.com/columns/local_story_183105203.html There was an announcement a few weeks ago that rocked the breakfast world. Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:21:00 +0000 http://www.rushvillerepublican.com/columns/local_story_182112219.html http://www.rushvillerepublican.com/columns/local_story_182112219.html Today’s column is a toast to Albert Einstein, a subject that No. 1 son (age 24) says, “Even you can’t dumb down.” We’ll see about that. Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:19:00 +0000 http://www.rushvillerepublican.com/columns/local_story_182112014.html http://www.rushvillerepublican.com/columns/local_story_182112014.html Greetings, one and all, and welcome! Thanks much for joining me. Mail and other submitted comments have been steady of late so I’ll be brief with my own thoughts. I did, however, want to offer a word of thanks to everyone involved with this year’s Rush County Fair. Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:16:00 +0000 http://www.rushvillerepublican.com/columns/local_story_182111839.html http://www.rushvillerepublican.com/columns/local_story_182111839.html I heard a disturbing statistic the other day I’d like to pass along to you. Did you know that over 23 million people in the United States have diabetes? Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:02:00 +0000 http://www.rushvillerepublican.com/columns/local_story_180180300.html http://www.rushvillerepublican.com/columns/local_story_180180300.html Politics in Rush County has always been rough and rowdy. I remember my father telling me of the half pint per vote during my youth. I guess the politicians stocked up on half pint bottles of booze prior to the election. Sat, 28 Jun 2008 18:01:00 +0000 http://www.rushvillerepublican.com/columns/local_story_180180200.html http://www.rushvillerepublican.com/columns/local_story_180180200.html In reality, time moves at an even pace. Even so, I recall when people looked forward to the summer season as a time to slow down and take life a little easier. In reality, time moves at an even pace. Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:56:00 +0000 http://www.rushvillerepublican.com/columns/local_story_179115709.html http://www.rushvillerepublican.com/columns/local_story_179115709.html Unfortunately I’ve lost track of where this came from, but it’s so profound. It’s called “You could have heard a pin drop.” Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:34:00 +0000 http://www.rushvillerepublican.com/columns/local_story_178113517.html http://www.rushvillerepublican.com/columns/local_story_178113517.html Greetings, one and all, and welcome! Mail, in one form or another, remains steady, so I’ll be quiet in order to work in as many submitted comments as possible. It’s time to hear from The Roiling Hundreds (that’s you, the people who read this column). Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:02:00 +0000 http://www.rushvillerepublican.com/columns/local_story_177100311.html http://www.rushvillerepublican.com/columns/local_story_177100311.html There should be a law. A law against having phone numbers that denote words instead of, well, numbers. Hello! It’s a phone number, not a phone word. I hosted a TV segment last week for a national organization that is dedicated to educating people about a common, but potentially serious, illness. Their phone number spells the name of the disease. Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:00:00 +0000 http://www.rushvillerepublican.com/columns/local_story_177100036.html http://www.rushvillerepublican.com/columns/local_story_177100036.html I've mentioned loving the summer outdoors before, but one thing warrants repeating — the surge of instant knee-jerk reaction when a hummingbird buzzes my ear. Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:23:00 +0000 http://www.rushvillerepublican.com/columns/local_story_176112412.html http://www.rushvillerepublican.com/columns/local_story_176112412.html We all make mistakes, but it takes the media to spread them around the globe. Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:23:00 +0000 http://www.rushvillerepublican.com/columns/local_story_175112436.html http://www.rushvillerepublican.com/columns/local_story_175112436.html I’m tired of all the baloney about how high gasoline prices have become so burdensome to the citizens of this country. Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:22:00 +0000 http://www.rushvillerepublican.com/columns/local_story_175112312.html http://www.rushvillerepublican.com/columns/local_story_175112312.html Greetings, one and all, and welcome! Thanks much for joining me. Mail has been steady of late so I’ll be brief with my own comments. Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:21:00 +0000 http://www.rushvillerepublican.com/columns/local_story_175112159.html http://www.rushvillerepublican.com/columns/local_story_175112159.html To look out my window today, one would never guess that we’ve just gone through one of the roughest periods of dangerous weather that we’ve had in years.