Category Archives: History

Engaging Conversation

Posted on October 18, 2011 by

On a whim, while traveling a few weeks ago, I forwarded to my husband a notice about a public conversation at Goose the Market, one of our favorite speciality grocers in Indianapolis. I was in a hurry and didn’t look … Continue reading →

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Someone’s trash is another’s book treasure

Posted on July 12, 2011 by

This afternoon, I went to Snootyville to meet a friend for lunch. S’ville has recently created an ‘arts district’, complete with Disney-esque exteriors on the buildings, planned architecture designed to make the main drag looks charming, vintage, old, although it … Continue reading →

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>What Middletown Was Reading 100 Years Ago

Posted on April 1, 2006 by

>Being a lover of books, I’m often intrigued by old books. Deep within the pages, between the dust and the type, untold stories linger: Who owned this book? Did the reader like it, cherish it, recommend it to others? Would … Continue reading →

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>Neo-Con Bashing, or Are We at Peril of Losing Our Democratic Soul?

Posted on February 5, 2006 by

>Our Endangered Values: America’s Moral Crisis, Jimmy Carter, 2005. Former President Jimmy Carter’s latest book presents the argument that the effect of the current ‘conservative’ movement in American politics undermines the values upon which America was founded and is taking … Continue reading →

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