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All Ye Need to Know: Chapter Six

"Beauty is truth, truth beauty, —that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know." John Keats Just shy of his 50th birthday, Jarvis Bagley’s life…

Feb 22, 2023 •

Donovan Wheeler

All Ye Need to Know: Chapter Four

"Beauty is truth, truth beauty, —that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know." John Keats Just shy of his 50th birthday, Jarvis Bagley’s life…

Feb 22, 2023 •

Donovan Wheeler

All Ye Need to Know: Chapter Three

"Beauty is truth, truth beauty, —that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know." John Keats Just shy of his 50th birthday, Jarvis Bagley’s life…

Feb 22, 2023 •

Donovan Wheeler

All Ye Need to Know: Chapter Two

"Beauty is truth, truth beauty, —that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know." John Keats Just shy of his 50th birthday, Jarvis Bagley’s life…

Feb 22, 2023 •

Donovan Wheeler

All Ye Need to Know: Chapter One

"Beauty is truth, truth beauty, —that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know."John Keats Note No. 1: Chapter One originally appeared at…

Feb 22, 2023 •

Donovan Wheeler

September 2022

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Sep 13, 2022 •

December 2021

Christmas at the Apple House

Almost 20 years after the Apple House ended its Christmas spectacle, the memories of the best display in the lower Midwest still linger. By Donovan…

Dec 24, 2021 •

Donovan Wheeler

September 2021

My Grandma's Favorite Team

My late grandmother's devotion to the Reds rivaled every other fan in baseballdom. But her absolute favorite team is probably the one she never got to…

Sep 15, 2021 •

Donovan Wheeler

June 2021

All Ye Need to Know: Chapter Five

"Beauty is truth, truth beauty, —that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know." John Keats Just shy of his 50th birthday, Jarvis Bagley’s life…

Jun 16, 2021 •

Donovan Wheeler

April 2021

Call of the Wild: Life After Technology Addiction

If revered ancient cult ures could maintain themselves for thousands of years without the aid of a smartphone, why is it that within just a few hundred…

Apr 3, 2021 •

Christian Shuck

March 2021

From Chaos to Perspective: Jon Strahl Amid the Pandemic

Before the pandemic, Jon Strahl was bouncing back from personal tragedy and gearing up for a big summer on the stage.

Mar 28, 2021 •

Donovan Wheeler

Two Days, Two Presidents

On two separate days, I shadowed two college presidents at Indiana State University. One impressed me tremendously, mostly by not caring one bit what I…

Mar 8, 2021 •

Donovan Wheeler

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