Opinion

Mother’s Day as a full-time single dad

Mother’s Day always arrives with familiar messages: lunch reservations, store-bought cards and carefully worded tributes to the women who raised us. For many, it is a day of celebration. For me, it has always been…

Conversations

Elwood Glass Festival canceled due to weather

The Elwood Chamber of Commerce this morning confirmed that the 55th annual Glass Festival has been canceled due to the weather. Elwood, like many surrounding communities, received a significant amount of rainfall in a short…

Lifestyle

Asking Eric: Busy professional avoids socializing

Dear Eric: I’m mid-50s and I have three jobs (two part time as a college professor). I also have three grown children, a husband, my parents and many friends. I constantly get requests from co-workers…