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I think of my late mother more frequently as Mother’s Day draws near. She held me as I took my first breath, and I held her hand when she took her last. It’s been 18 years now since she left this earth. I miss her a lot, but her passing was not unexpected. She was 84, in failing health and ready to take her place among the stars. Her death, though sad, was part of the natural order of things.

Sometimes, the hotel pool is calling your name.

During business hours, Frank J. Griffin spends much of his time creating programs that support social justice and racial equity through his job as a program director with the Cummins Foundation in Columbus.

As my husband Mike and I headed out on Feb. 1 to begin a driving trip south, I stuck a virtual pencil behind my right ear … a reminder I wanted to write my next column about our vacation.

I have a dilemma that’s likely familiar to other Prime-Timers. At least to us ladies. What to do with my ironing board? It’s been gathering dust forever. I’ve probably only used it three times since moving in 2011. Is it time to donate it to Goodwill? Do second-hand stores even want such relics? It might be better suited for the Kroot Corporation’s scrap yard. But ironing and I have some history, and I’m having a hard time letting it go.

A woman who hoped to be Columbus’ mayor but instead served Columbus and Bartholomew County behind the scenes her entire life is stepping away from public service.

News of the fire that destroyed the 129-year old Irwin Block building reached me early on Sunday, December 4. Britt Brewer, Community Outreach Coordinator for Indiana University’s J. Irwin Miller Architecture Program, texted me a photo. While the remains smoldered, I began to review what I knew about the building and its history. I was not alone.

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Anthony made a bold proclamation just hours after waking up on New Year’s Day.

The same question arises time after time.