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Trivia a favorite pastime
May 5, 2013
Which now famous actor served as the corpse being dressed for his funeral at the beginning of the movie, “The Big Chill”? (Answers to follow.)
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A battle he'll never forget
April 28, 2013
Even after almost 70 years, Ray Micin-ski, of South Bend, wonders if he was shaking because he was cold or because he was scared.
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Building an American dream
April 21, 2013
Joe Blair has added a “Home” to his business and a hot tub to his patio in recent years.
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Thoughts while watching the Cubs
April 14, 2013
Idle thoughts while watching another Cub flub and pretending to listen to my wife as she seeks input for the weekly menu:
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The finder gets a little help
April 7, 2013
Bill Moor is traveling. His following column originally ran in The Tribune on April 21, 2010.
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Albertina loves her work
March 31, 2013
Albertina Wassenhove doesn’t give late-night work hours a second thought even if she is 85 — a young 85.
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Thoughts while preparing a bracket
March 24, 2013
Idle thoughts while taking my NCAA basketball tournament bracket sheet and methodically tearing it into tiny little pieces:
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A career milestone in South Bend
March 17, 2013
Forty years ago last week, I got a phone call from Tribune sports editor Joe Doyle. “Hey, Bill, it looks pretty good for you up here,” he said. “Why don’t you come up tomorrow morning and start work.”
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Joyful voices in heavenly choir
March 10, 2013
Cindy Robinett, the choir director at the Sanctuary at St. Paul’s in South Bend, had to pass out Kleenex instead of sheet music at a recent rehearsal.
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Sleepless night with Barney
March 3, 2013
I am slowly roused out of a deep sleep by my wife’s incoherent muttering.
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Thinking of blue skies, the Oscars
February 24, 2013
Idle thoughts while waiting for the dryer to finish off my favorite pair of jeans:
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He's one of South Bend's good guys
February 17, 2013
Ron Bella admits that he wasn’t that good of an athlete while growing up in South Bend. But he had a great example on how to get better and how to make the most of his God-given talent.
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Firefighting a family affair
February 10, 2013
Editor’s note: Due to a technical error, the following column did not run in its entirety last Sunday. The Tribune regrets the error.
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He helped to 'save our world'
January 27, 2013
Glen Edquist, of Niles, wasn’t sure he would ever warm up as 1944 was coming to an end.
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Making a few adjustments for Mild Kitster
January 20, 2013
Our cat Abigail – sometimes known as the Mild Kitster – was sending us some signals a few weeks ago.
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Thoughts while (not) watching 'Downton Abbey'
January 13, 2013
Idle thoughts while pretending not to watch “Downton Abbey” with my lovely wife:
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Champions in sports and in life
January 6, 2013
After most of my journalism career was spent as a sports writer, I eventually tired of the egos and the excessiveness that go along with the excitement in the world of sports.
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Words of hope for the new year
December 30, 2012
When I was a full-time columnist for The Tribune, I would often subject you to my New Year’s Resolutions — some of them serious and some silly. I thought it would be good motivation for both you and me.
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Christmas spirit lives on in favorite films
December 23, 2012
If you know who Scut Farkus, Clarence Odbody AS2 and Jacob Marley are, you probably have the same taste in Christmas movies that I do.
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'Tis the season ...
December 16, 2012
To start out the Christmas season -- I try to wait until at least the first full week of December - the wooden E from our N-O-E-L display fell on my head from its perch up on the kitchen door frame.
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Songs for a good cause
December 9, 2012
Betsy Palmer can sing just about anything:
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WWII seaman recalls battles
December 2, 2012
When Bob Eady was drafted in early 1942, he chose to join the Navy. “I wanted to sing with the Navy band,” he admits.
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Making a ball marker collector smile
November 25, 2012
My buddy John’s face lit up as if he had just made a 25-foot putt out on his favorite golf course.
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Basketball is in his blood
November 18, 2012
Jim Powers can almost feel it in his bones — basketball season is upon us.
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Thoughts while carting off pumpkins
November 11, 2012
Idle thoughts while carting off the Halloween pumpkins before they turn into mush — or something far more evil:
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A visit with a former Mr. Indiana Basketball
November 4, 2012
University of New Mexico basketball coach and Hoosier legend Steve Alford was busy on the phone a few weeks ago when a woman started tapping on the outside window of his campus office.
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Touch of kindness is something to spread
October 28, 2012
I know a dozen or so women who meet once a month for dinner to enjoy each other’s company … tell a few stories (mostly about their husbands, I bet) … and to pick out an individual or family they can help financially.
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Mr. Alumni kind of retiring
October 21, 2012
John Moore, the only director that the immensely popular Mishawaka High School Alumni Association has ever had, is going to stay true to his word.
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