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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
Bob Bridge
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
Bob Bridge
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
Bob Bridge
Aug 24, 20232 min read
TROUBLE WITH CURVES
Women, women, women! So soft and pretty, yet particularly problematic and perplexing. Relationships? Yes, I’ve experimented with my fair
Bob Bridge
Aug 3, 20232 min read
DON’T LIMIT YOUR CHOICES
Four years ago I penned a column about the upcoming presidential election. I sensed a serious undercurrent of concern permeating our
Bob Bridge
Jul 27, 20233 min read
DOTTIE DUNCAN, AN ETERNAL CHEERLEADER
Since early adulthood, I've spent many an hour perusing and pondering the essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Bob Bridge
Jul 20, 20234 min read
A GIFT THAT RENDERS TEARS
By BOB BRIDGE It was that time of year. Just as sure as eggnog would magically appear on grocery shelves across Lawrence County, my mom...
Bob Bridge
Jul 13, 20232 min read
RESTAURANT RESCUE
BY COLUMNIST BOB BRIDGE: Peace of mind. The vast majority of us seek it. In the chaotic, complex world in which we reside today,
Bob Bridge
Jul 6, 20232 min read
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
By BOB BRIDGE
There’s no feeling quite like rediscovering an old treasure. It’s such an unexpected treat.
Bob Bridge
Jun 29, 20233 min read
PAPAW’S ALREADY THERE
By BOB BRIDGE: Chris Couch, my longtime pal and neighbor, peered westward toward the setting sun, squirmed in his chair, then stared
Bob Bridge
Jun 23, 20233 min read
CARL BRASHEAR ROLE MODEL FOR DETERMINATION
A dreamer with the determination to achieve his lofty goals, Carl relied on a can-do spirit, refusing to permit discrimination and
Bob Bridge
Jun 15, 20232 min read
LAUREN’S LINGERING MYSTERY
Lauren, a 20-year-old student at Indiana University, disappeared from Bloomington after a night of partying with acquaintances.
Bob Bridge
Jun 8, 20232 min read
BILL SCHRADER THE ULTIMATE BOSS
Look it up in an encyclopedia and Bill appears with sleeves rolled above his elbows.
Bob Bridge
Jun 1, 20232 min read
Life with Jiggs and RC
Watching the sun sink into the Gulf of Mexico from a 22nd-floor perch atop a Panama City Beach condo makes a guy perceive the planet as
Bob Bridge
May 25, 20233 min read
REMEMBERING BIG DADDY
John Lowery, aka Big Daddy, was a mountain of a man. Eyes twinkling behind Coke-bottle spectacles, he loomed large as one of Lawrence County
Bob Bridge
May 18, 20232 min read
DEBT? LET’S LIVE FOR TODAY!
To put the debt in perspective, here is an alarming stat. When I first began broaching this issue, U.S. debt was measured in billions.
Bob Bridge
May 11, 20232 min read
BBB’S HAMBURGER HELPER
It was 1975 and I had just completed my third year of higher education at Indiana University in Bloomington. I was broke and broken-hearted.
Bob Bridge
May 4, 20233 min read
PETE’S PRECIOUS PEACHES
Pete Pritchett was absent when his 1991 state championship basketball team was honored last weekend by the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.
Bob Bridge
Apr 27, 20232 min read
SIDING WITH FAIRNESS
My professional career in journalism began in August of 1979 when Ray Snapp hired me to serve as sports editor of the Bedford Times-Mail.
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