A brief tribute to Jackie Arnold
Digging through a stack of newspaper clippings about every tornado that’s ever touched down there over the years, a stack of stories from the late 80s surfaced. One had a compelling opening.
Midwest courthouses are expensive. That says a lot about our forefathers and mothers
We don’t just need big, grand visions for the past and future. We deserve it.
Robert F. Kennedy speaks in Indianapolis on this day in 1968
Fifty-five years ago today, Robert F. Kennedy was arriving in Indianapolis when news broke Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot and killed.
Finding Lincoln and focusing on small towns impacted by tornadoes
I discovered dozens of old newspaper clippings, photos, and stories from areas that time has nearly forgotten. They’ll make for a better book.
Pioneer abortion included drinking rusty nail tea
I’m sure for many this was a blessing and a curse from God. For some, it was surely debilitating and depressing. For all, the means for pioneer abortion was horrifically painful,