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Robert "Bob" Bridge is a journalist, columnist, and public relations expert who has become a true Hoosier ambassador over the years. He graduated with a journalism and speech degree from Indiana University. He is a member of the Indiana Sportswriters and Sportscasters Hall of Fame, the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, and winner of the Chamber of Commerce’s Community Service Award.
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Bob Bridge
Bob Bridge
Jan 3
A MOST MEMORABLE IMAGE
When I first arrived in Lawrence County back in 1979, I was bestowed the title of sports editor. I penned stories and columns, directed...
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Bob Bridge
Dec 19, 2024
LET’S TRY ANEW TO MAKE THIS NATION GOOD AGAIN
By Columnist Bob Bridge In reviewing some columns of years gone by, I ran across a piece I considered both thoughtful and hopeful. I...
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Bob Bridge
Nov 30, 2024
SIP OF MIRACLE WATER
By Columnist Bob Bridge Just more than five years ago I fell asleep on a Sunday night with my laptop on my nightstand. I had begun...
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Bob Bridge
Nov 23, 2024
IU BELONGS IN PLAYOFFS
“Good and bad ideas both come from the same fountain of speculation and experiment.” - Shaun Tan By Columnist Bob Bridge Enough already!...
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Bob Bridge
Nov 13, 2024
PUBLIC YEARNS FOR A NEW PATH
Columnist Bob Bridge It has been intriguing to peruse the variety of perspectives on the outcome of the recent election. Many responses...
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Bob Bridge
Nov 1, 2024
A TAD MORE DECORUM!!
Columnist Bob Bridge One of my memories flashed before me this morning. It was 15 years ago and I was sitting on a balcony at Panama...
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Bob Bridge
Oct 22, 2024
LARC’S BEEN GOOD TO CHRIS
Columnist Bob Bridge “Just keep me where the light is. C’mon, keep me where the light is.” - John Mayer A solitary figure sat in the...
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Bob Bridge
Oct 10, 2024
FINAL ITEM ON WISH LIST
Columnist Bob Bridge It’s been termed a Bucket List. These are wishes you aspire to come true prior to your departure to the great...
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Bob Bridge
Oct 4, 2024
GOOD GOLLY, MISS MOLLY!
COMMENTARY Bob Bridge Throughout the years I’ve written much about my two beautiful bassets, Brooke Lynn Bridge and Ralph Waldo...
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Bob Bridge
Sep 26, 2024
LIKE A DUCK TO WATER
Columnist Bob Bridge “Water is the driving force of all nature.“ - Leonardo da Vinci There’s something about bodies of water that are...
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Bob Bridge
Sep 19, 2024
GIFT BOOK A REAL GIFT
Columnist Bob Bridge I’m here to inform you about my new book and encourage you to purchase it. It is titled: “Stories of Christmas...
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Bob Bridge
Sep 12, 2024
A SALMON TACO NEW GO-TO GRUB
Columnist Bob Bridge My doctor told me I had to stop throwing intimate dinners for four unless there are three other people.” - Orson...
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Bob Bridge
Sep 6, 2024
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, 2024
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...
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Bob Bridge
Aug 15, 2024
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...
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Aug 8, 2024
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...
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Aug 1, 2024
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...
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Jul 26, 2024
HOUSE DIVIDED
Columnist Bob Bridge ”A house divided against itself cannot stand.“ - Abraham Lincoln Slavery was the divisive issue when Abraham Lincoln...
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Jul 18, 2024
DESPERATELY SEEKING ATTENTION
Columnist Bob Bridge ”All bad behavior is really a request for love, attention, or validation.” - Kimberly Giles Mass shootings were not...
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Bedford Online
Jul 11, 2024
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.”...
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Bob Bridge
Jun 27, 2024
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...
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Bob Bridge
Jun 20, 2024
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...
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Bob Bridge
Jun 13, 2024
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...
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Bob Bridge
Jun 6, 2024
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...
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Bob Bridge
May 30, 2024
FAREWELL, BILLY RAINES
By Bob Bridge, Columnist Billy Raines was an independent individual, a somewhat solitary soul. Though Paul Anka’s song “My Way”...
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May 23, 2024
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.” -...
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Bob Bridge
May 16, 2024
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.
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Bob Bridge
May 2, 2024
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...
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Bob Bridge
Apr 25, 2024
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...
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Bob Bridge
Apr 18, 2024
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...
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Bob Bridge
Apr 11, 2024
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,...
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Bob Bridge
Apr 4, 2024
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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Bob Bridge
Mar 28, 2024
LET YOUR CONSCIENCE BE YOUR GUIDE
By Bob Bridge, Columnist “ I don’t base my vote on televised debates. Fortunately, a wealth of biological data is easily available at the...
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Bob Bridge
Mar 21, 2024
LOCAL BASEBALL AT A CROSSROADS
By Bob Bridge, Columnist “The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love.” - Bryant Gumbel When I first accepted the job as sports...
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Bob Bridge
Mar 14, 2024
STOCKINGS FOR BIGFOOT
By Bob Bridge, Columnist “The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there. The children...
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Bob Bridge
Mar 7, 2024
RUSTY GATOR PUTS LOCAL MUSICIANS IN THE BRIGHT LIGHTS
By Bob Bridge, Columnist Nearly half a decade ago I mustered the courage to play the guitar and sing popular cover songs, plus several of...
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Feb 29, 2024
FUNDRAISERS SHOULD BE FUN
By Columnist Bob Bridge As I opened the door and hustled down the porch toward my vehicle I was bombarded by a rotund raindrop. My eyes...
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Bob Bridge
Feb 22, 2024
GREAT PLACE TO WORK
By Columnist Bob Bridge Editor’s Note: This column was published several years ago and recently recovered by a loyal reader. It is...
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Bob Bridge
Feb 15, 2024
When Treats Tantalized Taste Buds
By Columnist Bob Bridge My memory banks are filled with flavors and aromas reminiscent of those special moments in life. Remember that...
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Bob Bridge
Feb 8, 2024
THE FEDS, THE CDC AND ... GOD
By Columnist Bob Bridge During a recent conversation with friends, someone expressed exasperation over the inability to ascertain what is...
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Feb 1, 2024
BE YOU, NOT THEM
By Columnist Bob Bridge “If only you believe like I believe, baby, we’d get by. If only you believe in miracles ...” There’s a fact some...
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Bob Bridge
Jan 25, 2024
FILMS WITH THE FAMILY
By Columnist Bob Bridge I am not a cinematic specialist of any sorts; however, I’ve been an avid fan of films for nearly 70 years. My...
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Jan 18, 2024
MLK UNITY MARCH SUNDAY ON SQUARE
By Columnist Bob Bridge Sunday is the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Unity March which begins at 2 p.m. at the Lawrence County...
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Bob Bridge
Jan 11, 2024
OH, HOW WE’LL MISS MR. MITCHELL
By Bob Bridge Paul Mitchell glanced my direction as his golf ball rested several feet from a pond fronting the putting surface. Talk...
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Jan 4, 2024
INSANITY ALONG THE U.S. BORDER
By Columnist Bob Bridge Our nation is divided and the antagonism is certain to amplify as we prepare for an impending General Election...
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Bob Bridge
Dec 28, 2023
DEADLINES A NIGHTMARE
By Columnist Bob Bridge “You can’t just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to be in the right mood. What mood is that?...
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Bob Bridge
Dec 21, 2023
HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS
Columnist Bob Bridge “I’ll be home for Christmas … “ Actually, I will not visit my cherished childhood home. Not since 2004 have I failed...
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Bob Bridge
Dec 15, 2023
TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
Columnist Bob Bridge It came upon a midnight clear. My mother, Ruthie Laverne Bridge, was alone in her Evansville residence, seated in...
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Bob Bridge
Dec 11, 2023
THE GREATEST GENERATION
Columnist Bob Bridge I’m oft humbled when conversing with my elders. Fellows such as Paul Mitchell, Lee Hutchinson, Dave Jacobs and...
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Bob Bridge
Nov 30, 2023
HEROIC HORSES AND HOUNDS
Columnist Bob Bridge Change is inevitable. Some is positive; some … not so much. One thing is certain, constantly complaining about...
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