Somewhere in a bookstore is a book titled "How to Lie With Statistics." We dusted that old timer off the shelf and present you a column on the "average" Icon viewer's opinion.
Based only on our frequent poll questions posed at the bottom of the home page, we've created the perfect snapshot of the Icon viewer. We aren't lying about the findings; we simply realize there's no scientific proof to our findings. So, perhaps we are lying with statistics.
Nevertheless here's's how Icon viewers have expressed themselves in several of our ever-so-serious questions:
Willis Sommer wrote the following about Leland Lehman, who died recently. In our mind, Lee is what a small town is all about. The views of Willis parallel our thought exactly.
Bluffton lost a faculty stalwart with the death of Leland Lehman. Lee came to Bluffton in 1968 as Professor of Economics after holding faculty positions at Dennison and Macalester.
Ryan Lowry is the website developer for the Bluffton Icon and offers technological tips for Bluffton Icon viewers.
One of the greatest features of online news is the ability to share information and ideas with others. In order to expand on this feature, The Icon has been testing out different methods of user comments. At first, we allowed anyone to comment freely. Unfortunately, we began to get bombarded with spam and had to disable comments.
This meandering train-of-thought piece I hereby dedicate to Ring Lardner, champ of this writing genre. It also enables me to misspell words and get away with it.
By Fred Steiner
After escaping last week's snow drift (think Herman Melville's White Whale), I decided to set things straight in my life.
Think you know every Super Bowl football fact worth chewing on? Think again.
Bet you didn't know a Bluffton High School grad, now deceased, owned four Super Bowl rings. Think hard. Hint: He's Mary Amstutz's brother...or if you still need help...he's Steve Amstutz's (a.k.a. Mr. A) uncle.
Neil Schmidt, a 1947 Bluffton High School graduate, who you could say was the greatest Bluffton athlete of his era, owned four Super Bowl rings. I know. I saw 'em.
All I wanted was a one-day-old roll from The Dough Hook.
But, it became much more complicated than that last Saturday. Complicated for several reasons. For starters, I forgot to take my pills, so I stopped into Common Grounds for a quick jolt. Was planning on informing Phil Zimmerly that his chamber renewal was up.
Being the end of the month he and one other guy started moaning about bills due on the 31st. So, I kept my mouth shut.
