OH, HOW WE’LL MISS MR. MITCHELL
By Bob Bridge Paul Mitchell glanced my direction as his golf ball rested several feet from a pond fronting the putting surface. Talk...
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Jan 42 min read
INSANITY ALONG THE U.S. BORDER
By Columnist Bob Bridge Our nation is divided and the antagonism is certain to amplify as we prepare for an impending General Election...
Bob Bridge
Dec 28, 20232 min read
DEADLINES A NIGHTMARE
By Columnist Bob Bridge “You can’t just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to be in the right mood. What mood is that?...
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Dec 21, 20232 min read
HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS
Columnist Bob Bridge “I’ll be home for Christmas … “ Actually, I will not visit my cherished childhood home. Not since 2004 have I failed...
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Dec 15, 20234 min read
TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
Columnist Bob Bridge It came upon a midnight clear. My mother, Ruthie Laverne Bridge, was alone in her Evansville residence, seated in...
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Dec 11, 20232 min read
THE GREATEST GENERATION
Columnist Bob Bridge I’m oft humbled when conversing with my elders. Fellows such as Paul Mitchell, Lee Hutchinson, Dave Jacobs and...
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Nov 30, 20231 min read
HEROIC HORSES AND HOUNDS
Columnist Bob Bridge Change is inevitable. Some is positive; some … not so much. One thing is certain, constantly complaining about...
Bob Bridge
Nov 24, 20232 min read
AN AUTHENTIC, NON-COMMERCIAL CHRISTMAS
By Bob Bridge, Columnist “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere I go.“ - Meredith Willson I remember it well. It was...
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Nov 17, 20232 min read
WITCH HAZEL TO THE RESCUE
By Columnist Bob Bridge: Witches get a bad rap. They aren’t all devious. Trust me, it depends on which witch is the target of judgment.
Bob Bridge
Nov 6, 20232 min read
A FOND FAREWELL FOR OUR GENERAL
By Columnist Bob Bridge - Bob Knight is gone. Gosh, that’s a tough reality to accept. You know, Indiana minus Robert Montgomery Knight....
Bob Bridge
Nov 2, 20232 min read
DON’T GIVE UP ON IU JUST YET
By Columnist Bob Bridge: Most Indiana University football fans have slammed the door on a potential bowl game for Head Coach Tom Allen
Bob Bridge
Oct 26, 20232 min read
MARY MARGARET’S HOMEMADE BREAD SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE
By Columnist Bob Bridge According to Matthew, “Man shall not live on bread alone …” That’s good to know because many of us prefer a...
Bob Bridge
Oct 19, 20232 min read
MY INDEPENDENT, GO-TO GRANDMA SAID NO FREE RIDE
By Columnist Bob Bridge “Winter spring, summer or fall, all you have to do is call …“ - Carole King I believe every youngster yearns for...
Bob Bridge
Oct 12, 20231 min read
SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS
By Columnist Bob Bridge Peace in the Middle East. Ponder that phrase. I spent more than three decades writing editorials about local...
Bob Bridge
Oct 5, 20232 min read
OCTOBER and the OCCULT
Columnist Bob Bridge: October is here, send up a cheer! Since I was a child I’ve heard wordsmiths wax rhapsodic about
Bob Bridge
Sep 28, 20232 min read
MAKE AMERICA “GOOD” AGAIN
COLUMNIST BOB BRIDGE: I certainly have learned to admire goodness over greatness.
Bob Bridge
Sep 21, 20232 min read
IT’S TIME TO WORK
Columnist Bob Bridge It was a simple question, one I should have fielded with little difficulty. “How are you today, Bob?” the waitress...
Bob Bridge
Sep 14, 20232 min read
A TIME FOR VIGILANCE
By COLUMNIST BOB BRIDGE: My remembrances of 9/11 remain sharp and vivid following 22 years. I was in the WBIW radio studio doing my show wh
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Sep 7, 20232 min read
FLORIDA ... I NEED YOU!
Columnist Bob Bridge: It was my favorite commercial. A sorrowful soul, trapped in a wintry wonderland, peered into the camera
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Aug 31, 20232 min read
A SONG THAT MADE ME CRY
Columnist Bob Bridge: It was 1989 and I was in dire need of a haircut. Fortunately, that meant only a step out the front door of the newsp
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