WORTHY OF A SECOND LOOK
Columnist Bob Bridge ”The best thing in life to hold onto is each other.” - Audrey Hepburn I have been prescribed a new medication, one...
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Bob Bridge
- Aug 22
- 2 min
THIS IS NOT A POPULARITY COMPETITION
Columnist Bob Bridge “Exploiting people's emotions of fear, envy and anxiety is not hope, it's not change, it's partisanship. We don't...
Bob Bridge
- Aug 15
- 2 min
SHED WORRIES; TAME TONGUE; VOICE KINDNESS
Columnist Bob Bridge Relatively speaking, I’m an old man. There are pros and cons to such a distinction. For example, I’m definitely not...
Bob Bridge
- Aug 8
- 2 min
SPENCER GOOD FOR COMMUNITY
Columnist Bob Bridge A few decades ago I was asked to host a new daily morning show to air on Bedford’s WBIW radio station. It sounded...
Bob Bridge
- Aug 1
- 2 min
RALPH, THE GIANT COMMUNITY GUY
By Columnist Bob Bridge The image of physically diminutive Ralph Anderson standing aside Purdue’s towering Zach Edey inside Mackey Arena...
Bob Bridge
- Jul 26
- 1 min
HOUSE DIVIDED
Columnist Bob Bridge ”A house divided against itself cannot stand.“ - Abraham Lincoln Slavery was the divisive issue when Abraham Lincoln...
Bob Bridge
- Jul 18
- 2 min
DESPERATELY SEEKING ATTENTION
Columnist Bob Bridge ”All bad behavior is really a request for love, attention, or validation.” - Kimberly Giles Mass shootings were not...
Bedford Online
- Jul 11
- 2 min
THE BEST OF TIMES
Columnist Bob Bridge In his classic tome “Tale of Two Cities” Dickens suggested, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”...
Bob Bridge
- Jun 27
- 2 min
WHAT HAPPENED TO KIDS, PUPPIES?
By Columnist Bob Bridge Am I woke? The unvarnished truth? I misplaced my alarm clock long ago. No, I am neither in harmony nor attuned to...
Bob Bridge
- Jun 20
- 2 min
WILLIE AND J.T. “ICONS”
By Columnist Bob Bridge Bucket lists include items you intend to check off before you expire. Really, it is as simple as that. Time is...
Bob Bridge
- Jun 13
- 2 min
Bacon Strips My Favorite Tender Mercy
By Columnist Bob Bridge I am not the King of Edgewood nor would I harbor the audacity to claim such a distinction. Clearly, that mighty...
Bob Bridge
- Jun 6
- 2 min
TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS
Columnist Bob B. Bridge I’ve been pondering if an end to the turbulence our society has experienced in recent years is finally drawing...
Bob Bridge
- May 30
- 1 min
FAREWELL, BILLY RAINES
By Bob Bridge, Columnist Billy Raines was an independent individual, a somewhat solitary soul. Though Paul Anka’s song “My Way”...
Bob Bridge
- May 23
- 2 min
NOT A SHEEP IN THE HERD
By Bob Bridge, Columnist ”The great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.” -...
Bob Bridge
- May 16
- 2 min
HEY KIDS, CURSING ISN’T COOL
By Bob Bridge, Columnist: We all make mistakes, stumble from time to time. That’s not up for debate. It’s pretty much a fact of life.
Bob Bridge
- May 2
- 2 min
CRAVING A STRONG CUP OF JOE
By Bob Bridge, Columnist “I am a coffee fanatic. Once you go to proper coffee, you can’t go back. You cannot go back.” — Hugh Laurie I...
Bob Bridge
- Apr 25
- 3 min
PERFECT, PRECIOUS BABIES
By Bob Bridge, Columnist “A baby is a wishing well. Everyone puts their hopes, their fears, their pasts, their two cents in.” — Elizabeth...
Bob Bridge
- Apr 18
- 2 min
THESE ARE THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES
By Bob Bridge, Columnist Ever felt as if you were an extra in an Oliver Stone movie? Or, playing a minor role in a soap opera? I’ve never...
Bob Bridge
- Apr 11
- 2 min
WHEN A PLEDGE WAS A PLEDGE
By Bob Bridge, Columnist Every time you borrow money, you borrow from your future self.” —Nathan Morris Readiness is everything. Ergo,...
Bob Bridge
- Apr 4
- 3 min
PEOPLE WHO LOVE PEOPLE ARE THE HAPPIEST PEOPLE
By Bob Bridge, Columnist The toned-down tempo of retirement has afforded me ample time to reflect on that balance sheet of life. Some of...
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