When I first arrived in Lawrence County back in 1979, I was bestowed the title of sports editor. I penned stories and columns, directed...

By Columnist Bob Bridge In reviewing some columns of years gone by, I ran across a piece I considered both thoughtful and hopeful. I...

BEDFORD – A local author’s new book about family ties and Christmas joy is helping the Lawrence County Community Foundation reach its...

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...

“Good and bad ideas both come from the same fountain of speculation and experiment.” - Shaun Tan By Columnist Bob Bridge Enough already!...

Columnist Bob Bridge It has been intriguing to peruse the variety of perspectives on the outcome of the recent election. Many responses...

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...

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...

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...

COMMENTARY Bob Bridge   Throughout the years I’ve written much about my two beautiful bassets, Brooke Lynn Bridge and Ralph Waldo...

Columnist Bob Bridge “Water is the driving force of all nature.“ - Leonardo da Vinci There’s something about bodies of water that are...

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...

Columnist Bob Bridge My doctor told me I had to stop throwing intimate dinners for four unless there are three other people.” - Orson...

Columnist Bob Bridge ”The best thing in life to hold onto is each other.” - Audrey Hepburn I have been prescribed a new medication, one...

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...

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...

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...

By Columnist Bob Bridge The image of physically diminutive Ralph Anderson standing aside Purdue’s towering Zach Edey inside Mackey Arena...

Columnist Bob Bridge ”A house divided against itself cannot stand.“ - Abraham Lincoln Slavery was the divisive issue when Abraham Lincoln...

Columnist Bob Bridge ”All bad behavior is really a request for love, attention, or validation.” - Kimberly Giles Mass shootings were not...