Independence Day has always meant something special to me. Fireworks over Four Winds Field. Families gathered in backyards from South Bend to Warsaw. The kind of summer evening that reminds you why you fight for the people back home.

On July 4, we as Americans will commemorate the 250th anniversary of our nation. 

We are just days away from the birthday of the United States of America.

Every so often, we’re reminded that sports fandom isn’t always a steady, year-round commitment. Sometimes, it arrives in waves.

One of the questions we are most frequently asked is, “What should I be doing to save for retirement?” The first step is to start contributing to your retirement plan, either through your employer or through your own private plan.

I hope you are enjoying the World Cup matches as much as I am.

Sunday is Father’s Day, and I wanted to use my space today to not only celebrate my dad but to encourage current dads in their everyday lives.

I’ve heard stories of families traveling to Walt Disneyworld, and how the parents realized upon return from the happiest place on Earth all the kids could talk about was how much fun they had in the pool.

With four sons, I’ve spent a significant amount of time helping them learn how to drive. Thankfully, all of my boys were quick learners, and we had professional driver’s education teachers to do the bulk of the work.

My friend tells the story about riding in a boat with his father when he was young.

A number of ghost stories have emerged over the years of Winona Lake’s history. A resident named Johnny Bond is said to walk the streets at night. Another is the ghost of William Hull, whose body was found on the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks in December 1882.

Private Equity (PE) firms are circling like vultures around major college athletic programs who – despite revenue exceeding expenses in football or basketball – operate completely in the red after all sports are funded, staffed, and effectively managed.

We have been blessed here in Kosciusko County with a pretty good economy.  Even so, we’ve had a few plant closings and layoffs over the past years. The backbone of our local economy is the orthopedic industry, and for the most part it’s been a rather stable industry. Still, there are always changes: in technology, in the economy, in management and in the business environment. 

Even though it’s summer in Indiana, the IHSAA has a lot of work to do, and the end of June is the deadline to get it done.

Homer Rodeheaver, beginning in 1910, was the music director, choir conductor, and platform manager for the Billy Sunday evangelistic crusades for 20 years.

There is so much going on in June this year in local, national, and global sports.

When our clients retire, they often spend the first few weeks or months feeling like they are on vacation. However, as Americans are living longer, retirement, while the end of your working career, is also the beginning of a new phase of your life.

I realize that Father’s Day is still a couple weeks away, but my dad popped into my head this week.

Mostly unknown to many of today’s Winona Lake residents is the one-time high visibility, huge influence and nationally prominent best-known citizen, Billy Sunday.

I am glad the College Football Playoff (CFP) expanded to the 12-team field, but I hear national sports pundits say the job isn’t finished. I completely agree with them.

We are often asked for our thoughts on “The Market.”  Do you think The Market is too high? Do you think The Market will crash? Where will The Market go from here?  I’m sure all financial professionals are asked similar questions all the time.

Last Thursday, the breaking news alert that NASCAR champion Kyle Busch had died in a non-racing related incident was quite jarring.

The Free Methodist denomination was founded in 1860 in Pekin, New York, with Benjamin T. Roberts as the first general superintendent. In 1868 the first issue of its magazine, now named “Light and Life,” was published and the Free Methodist Publishing House was founded in 1886 at 104-106 Franklin St., Chicago.

Editor, Times-Union: It’s me again coming to you from Parent Drive speedway in beautiful Warsaw Indiana.

Editor, Times-Union: On June 11 of 2024, voters in North Dakota approved a referendum barring residents of North Dakota 80 or older from running or serving in Congress, thereby creating a mandatory retirement age for the North Dakota congressional delegation. The text of that North Dakota amendment is listed below.