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A MOST MEMORABLE IMAGE
When I first arrived in Lawrence County back in 1979, I was bestowed the title of sports editor. I penned stories and columns, directed...
Bob Bridge
Jan 32 min read

LET’S TRY ANEW TO MAKE THIS NATION GOOD AGAIN
By Columnist Bob Bridge In reviewing some columns of years gone by, I ran across a piece I considered both thoughtful and hopeful. I...
Bob Bridge
Dec 19, 20243 min read

SIP OF MIRACLE WATER
By Columnist Bob Bridge Just more than five years ago I fell asleep on a Sunday night with my laptop on my nightstand. I had begun...
Bob Bridge
Nov 30, 20242 min read


IU BELONGS IN PLAYOFFS
“Good and bad ideas both come from the same fountain of speculation and experiment.” - Shaun Tan By Columnist Bob Bridge Enough already!...
Bob Bridge
Nov 23, 20242 min read

PUBLIC YEARNS FOR A NEW PATH
Columnist Bob Bridge It has been intriguing to peruse the variety of perspectives on the outcome of the recent election. Many responses...
Bob Bridge
Nov 13, 20242 min read


A TAD MORE DECORUM!!
Columnist Bob Bridge One of my memories flashed before me this morning. It was 15 years ago and I was sitting on a balcony at Panama...
Bob Bridge
Nov 1, 20242 min read


LARC’S BEEN GOOD TO CHRIS
Columnist Bob Bridge “Just keep me where the light is. C’mon, keep me where the light is.” - John Mayer A solitary figure sat in the...
Bob Bridge
Oct 22, 20242 min read

FINAL ITEM ON WISH LIST
Columnist Bob Bridge It’s been termed a Bucket List. These are wishes you aspire to come true prior to your departure to the great...
Bob Bridge
Oct 10, 20242 min read

GOOD GOLLY, MISS MOLLY!
COMMENTARY Bob Bridge Throughout the years I’ve written much about my two beautiful bassets, Brooke Lynn Bridge and Ralph Waldo...
Bob Bridge
Oct 4, 20242 min read


LIKE A DUCK TO WATER
Columnist Bob Bridge “Water is the driving force of all nature.“ - Leonardo da Vinci There’s something about bodies of water that are...
Bob Bridge
Sep 26, 20242 min read

GIFT BOOK A REAL GIFT
Columnist Bob Bridge I’m here to inform you about my new book and encourage you to purchase it. It is titled: “Stories of Christmas...
Bob Bridge
Sep 19, 20242 min read

A SALMON TACO NEW GO-TO GRUB
Columnist Bob Bridge My doctor told me I had to stop throwing intimate dinners for four unless there are three other people.” - Orson...
Bob Bridge
Sep 12, 20242 min read

WORTHY OF A SECOND LOOK
Columnist Bob Bridge ”The best thing in life to hold onto is each other.” - Audrey Hepburn I have been prescribed a new medication, one...
Bob Bridge
Sep 6, 20241 min read

THIS IS NOT A POPULARITY COMPETITION
Columnist Bob Bridge “Exploiting people's emotions of fear, envy and anxiety is not hope, it's not change, it's partisanship. We don't...
Bob Bridge
Aug 22, 20242 min read


SHED WORRIES; TAME TONGUE; VOICE KINDNESS
Columnist Bob Bridge Relatively speaking, I’m an old man. There are pros and cons to such a distinction. For example, I’m definitely not...
Bob Bridge
Aug 15, 20242 min read

SPENCER GOOD FOR COMMUNITY
Columnist Bob Bridge A few decades ago I was asked to host a new daily morning show to air on Bedford’s WBIW radio station. It sounded...
Bob Bridge
Aug 8, 20242 min read


RALPH, THE GIANT COMMUNITY GUY
By Columnist Bob Bridge The image of physically diminutive Ralph Anderson standing aside Purdue’s towering Zach Edey inside Mackey Arena...
Bob Bridge
Aug 1, 20242 min read

HOUSE DIVIDED
Columnist Bob Bridge ”A house divided against itself cannot stand.“ - Abraham Lincoln Slavery was the divisive issue when Abraham Lincoln...
Bob Bridge
Jul 26, 20241 min read


DESPERATELY SEEKING ATTENTION
Columnist Bob Bridge ”All bad behavior is really a request for love, attention, or validation.” - Kimberly Giles Mass shootings were not...
Bob Bridge
Jul 18, 20242 min read

THE BEST OF TIMES
Columnist Bob Bridge In his classic tome “Tale of Two Cities” Dickens suggested, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”...
Bedford Online
Jul 11, 20242 min read
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