Featured Contributors Archive

Column: Easter at the Helbing, a Shelbyville tradition

Sunday, March 31, 2024 at 2:00 AM

Letters Home: Entrance ceremonies in Japan

Friday, March 29, 2024 at 2:00 AM

Invasion of the Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle

Monday, March 25, 2024 at 12:08 PM

Invasion of the Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle

Monday, March 25, 2024 at 8:09 AM

Column: Vic and Max continue rich legacy of Bonded Oil

Sunday, March 24, 2024 at 2:00 AM

Brown Recluse Spider

Monday, March 18, 2024 at 10:15 AM

Becoming Familiar with Raccoons

Monday, March 4, 2024 at 9:52 AM

Column: Happy Easter

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Letters Home: New Beginnings

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: Henry Ford, the Elon Musk of his day

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: Local lawyer apologizes to cyborg

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: Most amazing toy ever

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: Just like Truman Capote

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: There’s no such thing as a free lunch

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: Sgt. Jack R. Yeend, Royal Coxswain

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: George Washington, first in the hearts of his countrymen

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: Super Column LVII

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

I've Got a Secret

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: Travel with Shelby Senior Services, Inc.

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: I blame Oprah!

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Happy anniversary Shelby County radio, Part II

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Happy anniversary Shelby County radio

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Letters Home: Halloween in Japan

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: Judy, Judy, Judy

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: Chuck Prather, the luckiest man on Miller Avenue

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Letters Home: Japanese religious traditions

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Shelby Senior Services: Cape Cod

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: Roll over Geronimo, and tell Crazy Horse the news

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: Pumpkin patch at Meltzer Woods

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Letters Home: School life in Japan

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: But, can she dance?

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Todd Leonard back home and on The Morning Show

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: Halloween Creep

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Letters Home: Japanese server robots in restaurants

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: Is Buc-ee’s the New Stuckey’s?

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: TV karaoke

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Letters Home: Japanese politics

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: In memory of Zane Meltzer

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: Safety first, school’s in session

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Letters Home: Nature in Japan

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: Back to school advice

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: Grifters outside of Walmart?

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Letters Home: Traditional and popular music in Japan

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: Bike ride to the Cedar Ford Covered Bridge

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: Highlights from the Columbia and Snake River cruise

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: Bob Dylan's house

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Letters Home: Japanese food and cuisine

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: Road trip to the Twin Cities

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: Scout's Honor

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Letters Home: Tanabata - the Star Festival and the Nebuta and Neputa Festivals

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: A Film Noir Moment

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: Got Milk

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Letters Home: Popular sports in Japan

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: Happy Father's Day

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: Future Shock

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Letters Home: Traditional Japanese Culture

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: I Got Mail

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: Mellencamp speaks, few listen

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Letters Home: Onsen, Sento, and drinking milk

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: Tastes Great, Less Filling

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: Is TV a Wasteland?

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Letters Home: Proper etiquette on Japanese trains

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: Elon, is TikTok next?

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: Emma Horner, remembered

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Letters Home: Retiring in Japan

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: The Great Gildersleeve

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: The Travel Bug

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: Call to the Post

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Letters Home: Shintoism and Buddhism

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

The Deafening Event of 2024

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: Will Shelbyville’s new apartments be sold as vacation timeshares?

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Household Foggers -Friend of Foe?

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: The story of a lost ten dollar bill

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Love is in the Air

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Letters Home: My stay in a Japanese hospital

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: Welcome to the Super Bowl Party

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Just How Tough is a Cockroach?

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: My super awesome pregame column

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Letters Home: The best laid plans …

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Happy Groundhog Day!

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: Sports Illustrated is gone, but I’m still here weekly

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: Shelbyville, home of the giant stainless-steel thingamajig

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Letters Home: Japanese addiction to smartphones

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

In Search of the Rogue Rat

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: Shelbyville, Shoes Optional

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: Look, it’s my first totally awesome column of 2024

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Letters Home: Japanese Tea Ceremony culture

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: Adventures as big as life itself

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: ‘Twas the night before Christmas

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Letters Home: Senpai and kohai system in Japan

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Origin of the Christmas Wasp

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: Reindeer games

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Christmas Folklore and Insects

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

What Happens to Insects in the Winter?

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: Only 15 shopping days until Christmas

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Letters Home: Japanese noodles

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: Act your age

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Snow fleas – Are you kidding?

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: Dedicated To doing the most good

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Thoughts from a Pest Assassin

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Letters Home: November holidays in Japan

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: Step one: Sharpen your hatchet

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Earwigs - Misunderstood Insects

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: Lieutenant Colonel Chuck Cochran, USAF, Retired

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Letters Home: Japanese karaoke

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Moles – Rulers of the Underworld

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: It's a small world after all

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM

Column: Return to Meltzerville

Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 10:45 AM