Keith Roysdon
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Muncie, IN, United States
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What Is It That Makes Used Bookstores So Wonderful?
After I recently lamented on social media about how much I miss used bookstores, a couple of people pointed out that I could get used books here or there. They usually cited those used books superstores like Half Price Books. I replied that I’m not looking for used books – I’m looking for a used […] → Read More
7 Crime Movies That Should Have Been the First in a Series
Who among us, crime movie fans, wouldn’t want to see Agnes Moorehead and her sidekick traveling around and solving murders? Who wouldn’t want more of Denzel Washington as Ezekiel “Easy” Rawlins? Or follow-ups to “Gone Baby Gone” with more faithful versions of author Dennis Lehane’s complex characters, Boston private investigators Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro? […] → Read More
Gas prices reaching as high as $5.25 around Indiana
At the gas pumps at Pay Less along McGalliard Road in Muncie, one motorist left an especially grim sales total on one pump: $92.77 for 18.7 gallons. → Read More
New Muncie residents from Afghanistan are working, in school, playing soccer
Nearly 60 refugees from Afghanistan are now settled in Muncie, with more to come in the next few weeks and months. → Read More
Indiana ICU beds near capacity as hospital workers are quarantined
Hospitals are again dangerously low on bedspace in their intensive care units at the same time they’re dealing with a boom in COVID-19 cases. → Read More
Restaurants were coming and going in 2021
The restaurant business in Muncie saw ups and downs, openings and closings in 2021. → Read More
Dozens of new neighbors from Afghanistan now living, working in Muncie
Eleven families have settled in Muncie after leaving Afghanistan this year. → Read More
IU Health to get National Guard help for its hospitals, including Ball Memorial
“The six-person National Guard teams consist of two clinical and four non-clinical service members, and deployments are in two-week increments" → Read More
Black Friday and shopping season will be different this year
“Today, if I’ve got it, they might want to take it, because I might not have it tomorrow,” one retailer says of customers who once might have browsed. → Read More
Knot in the global supply chain hits home, from grocery stores to construction sites
Shortages are tied to the COVID-19 pandemic and changes in the workforce are affecting Hoosiers → Read More
It’s spooky season. Here are some Hoosier Halloween myths and legends
Every city and town, around Indiana and beyond, has its share of Halloween myths and legends. → Read More
An Indiana author’s book is targeted as schools become culture wars battlefields
Julia Scheeres, formerly of Lafayette, faces book-banning for her memoir, "Jesus Land." → Read More
Muncie, Richmond, Lafayette hospitals seeing continued COVID-19 patient increase
From Muncie to Lafayette to Richmond, the numbers of people admitted to the hospitals in those communities are up. → Read More
Is it the original COVID or the delta variant? Experts say treat them both seriously
Infectious disease expert says delta variant presents varying symptoms, from stuffy nose to diarrhea. → Read More
'A really big problem': Pregnant women being hit hard by COVID, increasingly hospitalized
A Muncie OB/GYN says the COVID vaccine is a tough sell to his pregnant patients, despite assurances that it is safe for the patients and their babies. → Read More
'A really big problem': Pregnant women being hit hard by COVID, increasingly hospitalized
A Muncie OB/GYN says the COVID vaccine is a tough sell to his pregnant patients, despite assurances that it is safe for the patients and their babies. → Read More
Census figures show more people of color in Muncie, Lafayette, across Indiana
For some people of color, growing diversity is welcome if personally too late. → Read More
COVID in Indiana hospitals: Muncie tops Richmond and Lafayette for number of inpatients
The alarm is reflected in statements and social media posts from local health departments and in numbers released from healthcare organizations. → Read More
Indiana's homebuying market is ‘wild’ as houses snapped up quickly
Few choices, high prices, quick sales mark the strangest real estate market in, well, maybe forever. → Read More
Officials: Cases ID’d last week not proven connected to the fair; COVID numbers increase
Majority of COVID-19 patients hospitalized at IU Health Ball Memorial had not been vaccinated. → Read More