by Michael Leppert | May 29, 2017 | Pop/Life, Sports
This was originally published May 29, 2016. A discussion of “Decoration Day” arose during our post race cookout and I decided to share last year’s column this Memorial Day. We will return to the regularly scheduled programming on Tuesday. And...
by Michael Leppert | Apr 1, 2017 | Pop/Life, Sports
It’s the beginning of Spring. It’s a golfer’s New Year. It’s Masters week. As we end one of our nation’s most popular and prestigious sporting events with the Final Four, we begin another one that also is “a tradition like no other.” The Masters is a...
by Michael Leppert | Jan 1, 2017 | Pop/Life, Sports
A new year is upon us. Yawn. Each year, for the last twenty of them at least, has started with the busiest stretch in my work year. Accountants have tax season. Teachers have “back to school.” Lobbyists and legislators have “sessions.” In Indiana, legislative sessions...
by Michael Leppert | Oct 16, 2016 | Politics/Government, Pop/Life, Sports
I was overcome on Saturday with the urge to do some research on a great quote from a great man. “Knowledge is good.” Oh, how difficult it is to argue with the elegant simplicity of that. And who is the inspirational leader who said those words? Why Emil...
by Michael Leppert | Aug 14, 2016 | Pop/Life, Sports
The craze of the Olympics missed me. I don’t really know why. I admire the athletes and I love to see American women and men win the biggest prizes on the biggest stages they will ever occupy. The personal stories of the athletes and their families is also...
by Michael Leppert | Mar 20, 2016 | Politics/Government, Sports
Throughout the country, but particularly in Indiana, March Madness is a serious celebration of both love and hate. For example, my most important bracket had plenty of eggs in the basket of Michigan State. So I temporarily had affection for the Spartans, a team I...
