Vincennes native J. Patrick Redmond is leaving it up to his readers to determine which parts of his new novel, Some Go Hungry, are real or which parts are fiction. "But it is absolutely inspired by my own experiences," he said. The author's first novel recounts his experiences of working in his family's restaurant and wrestling with his sexual orientation at a time (the … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2016
A kid, a tractor, and hot summer days
In the twilight hour of a summer's day, when the fireflies begin their twinkling show, my dad and his brothers, and me, would finish a long day's work of hauling in wagon-loads of hay or straw from the fields. There weren't many days like this, but as a fifth-grader in the late 1960s, being able to drive a tractor between the bales, and sometimes all the way back to the … [Read more...]
Genealogical research inspires historical novel
Thanks to his teachers, Mike Phegley developed a love for history many years ago. Now in retirement, the Knox County native has used this affinity for history to research his family's past and to imagine what his ancestor's lives were like more than 200 years ago. His efforts led him to write "Storms of Kendiamong," a work of historical fiction which focuses on what the … [Read more...]
Marc & Mark Radio Hour Community leaders volunteer time to talk . . . about anything
Marc & Mark Radio Hour Community leaders volunteer time to talk . . . about anything By Bernie Schmitt A couple of local leaders have harnessed their gift of gab for a one-hour radio program broadcast on Vincennes' oldest radio station, WAOV. The Marc and Mark Radio Hour is the brainchild of Marc McNeece, president of the Knox County Chamber of … [Read more...]
A peculiar time in Indiana history: 1920s Klan in Knox County was short-lived
One of the stranger anomalies in Indiana history occurred in the 1920s, when hundreds of people, men, women, and even children, became members of the Ku Klux Klan. While the images of masked, white-robed Klansmen conjure up frightening images of hate and disgust, the 1920s version of the Klan, at least in Indiana, was somewhat different than the white supremacist group that … [Read more...]