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It's Not Easy Being Challenged

I underwent a paradigm shift over the New Year holiday. A paradigm shift is when the way you perceive something or the way you feel about it is quickly and dramatically altered. Here's an example.Say this guy shows up late for work fairly frequently.You are his boss. This day, he's more late than usual.You figure he has overslept - again.You conjure up all these mental images of this slovenly, lazy guy blowing off work. How dare he? People have to cover for him.There is lost productivity.There are morale problems created with the other employees. A half hour later he shows up.You confront him."Where have you been?" you ask impatiently. The employee has a blank look on his face as he answers, "My dad died last night.I came in to request some time off." Wham. Your emotions shift from anger to sympathy to shame all in the blink of an eye.You feel guilty for ever having been angry at that person. My paradigm shift was not nearly that dramatic.
GARY GERARD, Times-Union Managing Editor- | July 28, 2016

A View Of News, Politics And Opinion

It doesn't hurt from time to time to let people know where you stand and that is especially important, I think, when you write an opinion column in a newspaper. I think it's helpful to give readers an idea of how I view the world of news, opinion and politics. It must be obvious to even the most casual reader of this column that I am generally conservative. I believe in lower taxes and smaller government. I believe government spends way too much on lots of programs that are ineffective. I think that unborn children should have rights, too.
GARY GERARD, Times-Union Managing Editor- | July 28, 2016

MTEMS Celebrates 25th Year

The first garage, a converted Murphy Medical Center warehouse, was kindly referred to as "the barn." "It was cold in winter and hot in the summer," said 25-year Multi-Township Emergency Medical Services veteran Nancy Huffer, speaking of the organization's first quarters."The sleeping rooms were in a loft.It wasn't unusual to find snow on the bed in January." Multi-Township's quarters were located along Lake Street - now Ind.15 - "where the Marsh Supermarket meat department is," Bill Darr said. Sanitary and storm drains weren't separated back in the late '70s, when the service began.As he recalls, it wasn't unusual to have raw sewage floating over the garage floor after a significant rain. Darr is an advanced emergency medical technician now and Huffer is a paramedic.They, along with administrator Cindy Dobbins, have been MTEMS employees since the first ambulance run Dec.27, 1977.
TERESA SMITH, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Whitko Girls Nip Valley

NAPPANEE - Why would the Whitko Wildcats cease to bring the excitement just because it's the postseason?
Anthony [email protected] | July 28, 2016

Valley Slams Rival Rochester

AKRON - The class of the Three Rivers Conference met Friday in Akron, where the Tippecanoe Valley Vikings were 70-62 victors over the visiting Rochester Zebras.
Anthony [email protected] | July 28, 2016

Details Of Child's Injuries Contrary To Clark's Defense

Ian J. Clark's defense took a hit Wednesday as a doctor called the possibility of Samantha Muchowicz's injuries coming from a fall "ridiculous."
Daniel [email protected] | July 28, 2016

Warriors Fall To NLC Rival Panthers

SYRACUSE - Winning eight of their last nine games, the NorthWood Panthers are surging at just the right time.
Anthony [email protected] | July 28, 2016

Kingsmen Oust Wawasee Kickers

CROWN POINT - The Wawasee Warriors were halfway to the Crown Point Semistate championship match.
Anthony [email protected] | July 28, 2016

Agencies Have New Tools To Combat Violence

Editor's Note: This is the third in a three-part series on domestic violence. Pulpit advice from the Middle Ages (467-1453) said men should beat their wives and women should kiss the rod that beats them. An old Russian proverb says, "A wife isn't a jug.She won't crack if you hit her 10 times." With teachings like this, it is important to be very clear when dealing with domestic violence cases. Sgt.Anne O'Dell, San Diego Police officer and director of specialized training on domestic violence, said earlier this month during a Kosciusko County Domestic Violence Task Force seminar that there are five important things a domestic violence victim should hear from the investigating police department: • No one deserves to get hit. • I am afraid for your safety. • I am afraid for the safety of your children. • It will get worse. • The police department will be there for you when you are ready to leave.
DOUGLAS SANBURN Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

You'd Be Crazy To Miss 'Crazy For You'

To put on a high-energy show like George and Ira Gershwin's "Crazy For You," you need a cast that can meet and then exceed expectations. It's a play requiring a lot of singing - good singing.The play necessitates good acting, full of emotions, facial expressions and several different accents (Hungarian, New York, Western).And on top of that, "Crazy For You" has dancing, dancing and then more dancing. All of it can leave you breathless. Led by leads Mark Ledbetter and Lauren Robinson as Bobby Child and Polly Baker, respectively, the cast members of "Crazy For You," now at the Ramada Wagon Wheel Theatre through Aug.3, prove they can more than handle the task before them.You'll be impressed and wonder when the actors ever get time to just breathe.
DAVID SLONE, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Homelessness Hits Home

By David Slone, Times-Union Staff Writer There are three myths about homelessness in Kosciusko County. Myth 1: Homelessness does not exist in Kosciusko County. Myth 2: Most homeless in Kosciusko County are Hispanic. Myth 3: The homeless people in Kosciusko County are "just passing through." These statements were determined to be myths by a recent assessment conducted by the Salvation Army. Kelly Haulk, a senior at Grace College, began interning with the Salvation Army in January.She is working toward a degree in social work. According to Salvation Army Community Ministries Director Ken Locke, one of the first projects Haulk was assigned was an assessment on the county's homelessness.
Local study explodes myths about problem in Kosciusko County- | July 28, 2016

Thomas Spent 22 Months As Prisoner Of War

Editor's note: This is part of a series of interviews with World War II veterans.The articles will continue in each day's edition until Friday, one day before Saturday's World War II Memorial Dedication and Recognition Day, May 29. Of the 46 months (three years, 10 months and 12 days) Galen Thomas was a World War II Army soldier, nearly half that time - 22 months - was spent as a prisoner of war, a captive of the Germans. Weighing in at a respectable 195 pounds prior to his capture in North Africa, he was rescued with 132 pounds on his frame. A rifleman in Company L, 168th Combat Regiment, 34th Division, Thomas fought in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia against Germany's Afrika Korps, led by Field Marshal Erwin Rommel. Now 84, he remembers the 110- to 115-degree days spent in the desert. He was among the 2,007 Americans listed as missing in action during the February 1943 battles.He was 23 at the time.
TERESA SMITH, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Warriors Rally, Roll

It took Warsaw's varsity girls basketball team three-and-a-half quarters to build in a nine-point lead, but it took four minutes for the Wawasee Warriors to turn that lead into a seven-point deficit.
Anthony [email protected] | July 28, 2016

Washington: A Trip Worth Making

To say that I am appreciative and humbled by the opportunity I experienced of going to Washington, D.C., this past week would be an understatement.
Commentary by David Slone- | July 28, 2016

Locals Advance To XC Regional

GOSHEN - Highlighted by Eria Ridderman's individual sectional championship, three area cross country teams advanced to Saturday's Elkhart Central Regional at Ox Bow Park.
Dale [email protected] | July 28, 2016

Parents Complain About Coach

NORTH MANCHESTER - The Manchester High School Boys Basketball program was the main topic of discussion Tuesday night at the Manchester School Board meeting.
Jen [email protected] | July 28, 2016

Wogoman Takes Over At Wawasee

SYRACUSE - With a new head coach, a new offensive scheme and the loss of an all-everything player, the Wawasee Warriors will have a different look this season.
Anthony [email protected] | July 28, 2016

Kistler, Tigers Shut Down Warriors

SYRACUSE - When junior Jordan Kistler wasn't frustrating the Wawasee Warriors from the mound Tuesday afternoon, he was doing it from the plate.
Daniel [email protected] | July 28, 2016

Big Oil Isn't The Devil

I have a hard time hating Big Oil.
Gary [email protected] | July 28, 2016

Warsaw Golfers Win NLC Championship

WINONA LAKE - Hosting the Northern Lakes Conference Championships at Stonehenge Golf Club Saturday, the 13th-ranked Warsaw Tigers wrapped up a conference title.
Anthony [email protected] | July 28, 2016
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