The Outstater
A Brief Monograph on Facial Hair MEN’S FASHION in facial hair should be taken seriously. Throughout history, it has informed the observant of societal bent, usually downward, sometimes in a martial direction. Look, I don’t have anything against mustaches and beards intrinsically. I grew a mustache in the Navy because I imagined it would make me look grownup and Read the full article…
Morris: Good Advice from Mitch Daniels
by Leo Morris If you were a hall monitor back in your school days, I apologize for the insult, but I did not care for your kind. I was one of the crossing guards, and we considered ourselves a far superior breed. Crossing guards stood at busy intersections, brave young arms extended, to keep dimwitted Read the full article…
The Outstater
‘. . . jus from how dey talking’ I THINK I GET IT NOW — wokeness, I mean. My office is on Indiana’s sanity fringe, and up until now I’ve been living in the 1980s, some say in the 1960s. But an article landed on my desk this morning that may bring me up to date. The Read the full article…
McGowan: ‘Go Red’ for Heart Health (Women and Men)
by Richard McGowan, Ph.D. I can thank my wife that I am vertical. Her father died of a heart attack before he reached age 50; she knew heart disease ran in her family. Her doctor asked that she undergo several tests to ensure her heart health. During one of those visits, her doctor said it would be a Read the full article…
Cummins: Free the Teachers!
“(Gov. Eric) Holcomb supports raising the average Hoosier teacher salary from $56,600 to $60,000 annually. While teaching is a calling and not a career defined simply by pay, our educators deserve a respectable wage. If school systems can’t attract and retain qualified teachers, students suffer.” — Terre Haute Tribune Star editorial, Jan. 25, 2023 By Maj. Ryan Read the full article…
Morris: The ‘Packsaddle Librarians’
by Leo Morris They were known by various names – the book women, the book ladies, the packsaddle librarians. From 1935 to 1943, they rode through the hills of Depression-era Appalachia, hundreds of miles a week on difficult trails through sometimes awful weather, circulating a few books, magazines and greatly outdated newspapers to people living Read the full article…
