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Here and There ... and Back Again
A Greencastle native and a 2017 graduate of Wabash College, Brand Selvia is passionate about history, conversation and classic cars. Nicknamed "Brando" by family and friends, Selvia loves chatting over a cup of coffee or glass of bourbon, as well as joyriding in his 1974 Volkswagen Beetle.
Archives
- 2022: Things fall apart, but they can be rebuilt (12/29/22)1
- Getting at it fundamental to what we do (9/23/22)1
- Getting the hang of a Model T (9/8/22)
- Price: Community buy-in critical for volunteer firefighters (8/30/22)
- If I can be a little more like Ernie Pyle (8/16/22)2
- Four years on: Being open about a 'hard' reset (6/15/22)4
- Walk (and limp) like you mean it (3/3/22)
- Finding and defining the cost of freedom (2/18/22)1
- A broken leg can't become a fall from grace (2/8/22)2
- One of those 'hell weeks' (1/14/22)2
- Still one and the same? They have always been (1/7/22)1
- 2021: On a great — and complicated — reckoning (12/28/21)
- 'Odd' Christmas this year means something more (12/22/21)
- About keeping busy — from myself, perhaps (12/17/21)
- There when hope — and traffic control — is needed (12/10/21)
- The gossip column: Good or bad news? (12/3/21)
- What's here to be thankful for? (11/26/21)
- 'Ole White' could get at it (11/19/21)
- Planning, connecting crucial to end-of-life care (11/12/21)
- Confronting one of those 'Wham!' moments (11/5/21)
- Is it just me, or do I see a ghost? (10/29/21)1
- Funerals can be (are) off-putting (10/22/21)
- Tidbits, stories make Putnam County tour an enlightening experience (10/15/21)1
- If I can't talk about it, I'll write it (10/8/21)
- More than just a limp (10/1/21)1
- My take on working with our first responders (9/24/21)
- Taking stock of the effort, not the 'likes' (9/17/21)
- Where were you? (9/9/21)
- Football is back for the Little Giants (9/3/21)
- Taking it easy on Friday (8/27/21)
- Speaking up for your care (8/20/21)
- Your other left, Brand ... (8/13/21)2
- We want — and need — you for a good story (8/6/21)1
- The most wonderful time of the year? ... (7/29/21)
- Why 'Who are you?' was a fair question (7/20/21)
- Parade to be a transition for Volkswagen Brigade (7/16/21)
- A little about pagination frustration ... (7/9/21)
- Some pet peeves of a local reporter (7/2/21)
- The people, opportunities keep me here (6/22/21)
- Being there was tough (6/16/21)1
- How I took an 'L' this week (6/11/21)
- A little grace can go a long way (6/2/21)
- Dedication and learning drove extrication training (5/28/21)5
- The cicadas in the whirlwind (5/21/21)
- Just one of those weeks (5/14/21)2
- A graduate project I'll get behind (5/7/21)1
- What undermines that 'concise, informative' article (4/30/21)3
- It's beginning to look a lot like ... never mind (4/23/21)
- A little shot in the arm (4/16/21)
- What goes into an 'iconic' photo? (4/9/21)1
- Local bourbon not hard to find here (4/2/21)
- They can have their titles ... right? (3/26/21)4
- Side effects a primer for a busy week (3/19/21)
- Are 'fireside chats' possible anymore? (3/12/21)1
- A good citizen comes through (3/5/21)1
- Get out some (while we still can) (2/26/21)1
- When you've got nothing, double down (2/19/21)
- Not that crazy about the salt (2/12/21)1
- Leadership 'reunion' more than a get-together (2/5/21)
- Am I just a storyteller? (1/29/21)
- Perhaps Gobin's bell tolled for us, too (1/22/21)1
- We'll be there -- even if we're not (1/15/21)2
- New coat has me thinking about 2021 (1/8/21)
- Still going out with a bang (12/30/20)
- Going from 'meh' to meaning (12/23/20)3
- With the cold came the mice (12/18/20)
- What's with the rush? (12/11/20)
- The ties that bind will move us forward (12/4/20)
- This time, 'Wild' turkey is a substitute (11/25/20)
- The ash said it all (11/20/20)1
- This dinner was about more than etiquette (11/13/20)1
- Bringing a 'fresh vision' to school leadership (11/6/20)
- Empower and invest in others, Lupton says (10/30/20)4
- What 'loving' your community means (10/23/20)
- Local government: More complex than we think (10/16/20)
- Is it more about diversity or inclusion? (10/9/20)2
- Fake it till you make it? (10/2/20)
- I'm mostly the 'S' in the group (9/24/20)
- Taking an opportunity for growth (9/18/20)
- First car show was (partially) as expected (9/9/20)
- These protest photos were not staged (9/4/20)4
- Where do Greencastle, local schools fit in here? (8/28/20)2
- Local cruise-in a welcome sight (8/21/20)
- Greencastle's comeback may still inform its future (8/14/20)1
- Has 'being there' changed for us? (8/5/20)
- Re: South Putnam and Mr. Kinnaird's resignation (7/31/20)2
- This year's fair was what it's about (7/24/20)2
- Tie change a sign of the times (7/15/20)1
- The 'teacher' within me (7/8/20)1
- What it means being on the sidelines (7/1/20)1
- For this symbol, context remains important (6/25/20)3
- Separate -- but still on the same team (6/19/20)1
- The precipice of the hard line (6/11/20)7
- A sign of better times? (6/3/20)
- Commencement redux: Ones to remember (5/28/20)
- On responsibly enjoying my whiskey (5/20/20)2
- Commencement: A COVID-19 story (5/15/20)
- Four dead in Ohio: 50 years later (5/8/20)
- I hear the saxophone playing again ... (5/1/20)
- Remembering Dick Funk (4/21/20)2
- Some things change ... and others remain the same (4/17/20)
- Is car show season in jeopardy? (4/8/20)2
- Working with my sources - especially now (4/1/20)
- It's still about moving forward, not freaking out (3/25/20)3
- This week's blog post has been canceled (3/18/20)1
- A kudos to President Hess (3/11/20)
- How do you cover faith? (3/5/20)2
- Why I was okay with being made fun of (2/28/20)2
- Meeting Sen. Braun is another connection made (2/19/20)2
- What's my bread and butter? (2/12/20)1
- The newsroom can counter vitriol (2/5/20)4
- Two ideas still at the core of your local news (1/29/20)1
- This is a short one ... (1/23/20)6
- I used to race these - sort of (1/15/20)
- A trip to Bourbon Country (1/9/20)1
- Some moments which defined 2019 for me (12/31/19)3
- A Christmas Eve sentiment (12/24/19)
- Trump's impeachment a reflective moment (12/19/19)4
- My first graduate semester in a nutshell (12/11/19)
- A fall night when faith can matter (12/4/19)1
- For the people outside the newsroom (11/27/19)
- DePauw's consummate PR man (11/20/19)
- The ringing in my back yard (11/13/19)
- Like The Amazing Race - except with cameras (11/6/19)
- Getting into the spirit (10/30/19)
- Just another work week (or was it?) (10/25/19)
- Getting spooky (10/17/19)
- Others can make themselves look bad (10/10/19)4
- Is innovation always a good thing? (10/2/19)
- Celebrating service and connections (9/25/19)
- Back in action (9/18/19)
- Helping ourselves and each other (9/11/19)1
- On the importance of 'go juice' (9/4/19)
- What if....? (8/28/19)1
- Moving forward - and still here (8/21/19)1
- What should be expected on Freshman Saturday (8/14/19)2
- Back to school/reacting to Dayton and El Paso (8/7/19)2
- A victory for the press (8/1/19)2
- What does the fair mean? (7/25/19)2
- The legacy that should be behind the Beetle (7/17/19)
- Rollin' down the highway (7/10/19)1
- Typos and the bigger picture (7/3/19)4
- Feeling stronger every day (6/26/19)1
- One year in: A "green" reporter reflects (6/21/19)1
- Nothing particular ... except the craziness (6/12/19)
- Banding together (6/5/19)1
- This weekend's great reunion "bash" (5/27/19)
- The day-and-a-half "editor-in-chief" (5/22/19)2
- Resignations, meetings and a two-man team (5/15/19)2
- On graduation: sweat, hugs and "Old Wabash" (5/8/19)1
- How can I (and they) keep from singing? (5/1/19)
- Doing my due diligence (4/24/19)
- Imagine if this was the courthouse... (4/17/19)1
- Humming in the newsroom (4/10/19)
- Giving should be about being there, too (4/3/19)2
- Not jumping the gun on Mueller's report (3/27/19)1
- The flowers will be back - and so will the cars (3/20/19)1
- Support your local paper - quit screenshooting it (3/13/19)4
- Back on schedule - as much as I can be (3/8/19)
- We can try to be creative, too (3/1/19)
- On the lockdown, and why you can still trust us (2/21/19)1
- Thinking about tolerating the intolerant (2/15/19)3
- Bitter cold and the "tough" bubble (2/5/19)1
- (Trying to) not talk just about the weather (1/29/19)2
- Media "bias" and a difficult question (1/22/19)4
- PSA on future blog posts (1/16/19)
- What "Comps" means to me (1/9/19)1
- All can't be quiet on New Year's Day (1/2/19)
- Looking back on 2018 (12/26/18)
- Reflecting on this year's news - good and bad (12/19/18)
- This week's hodgepodge (12/12/18)
- Be good - or get abducted by a Christmastime demon (12/5/18)
- ... Now I can play "Little Saint Nick" (11/28/18)
- What are you thankful for? (11/21/18)
- Jim Acosta, the White House and not backing down (11/14/18)1
- What the rivalry should be about (11/7/18)1
- My house (maybe) is haunted (10/31/18)1
- Dillinger in Greencastle - thinking about the man (10/24/18)2
- Help me...help you (10/17/18)
- What's Going On (10/10/18)
- Celebrating the difference makers (10/3/18)
- What it will mean to go back (9/26/18)
- Interacting with the local firefighters (9/19/18)1
- To Everything There Is a Season (9/12/18)
- Gettin' my stash (9/7/18)
- A touch of grey (or what's on my mind this week) (8/29/18)
- "Beaware" of what and how you read (8/22/18)1
- Reminiscing on being "rung in" (8/15/18)
- My thoughts on Ivy Trace (8/8/18)1
- Feeling like Andretti in a four-cylinder (8/1/18)
- A Fairly Eventful Affair (7/25/18)
- For Mr. and Mrs. T (7/18/18)1
- Food (and a Sign) for Thought (7/11/18)1
- A Thought on Protest on This Independence Day (7/4/18)
- Thoughts from the First Week (6/27/18)3
- My Take on Small Town PR (6/20/18)2