• During the past 50 years Indiana has seen a 234% increase in suicide mortality rates for youth ages 15-24.

In 2020, as Hoosiers saw Indiana’s COVID-19 death figures rise, another figure, largely unseen, was rising, too.

We are facing pandemic fatigue.

Tia, 3, has been loving the Mr. Men and Little Miss books like Mr. Happy & Mr. Messy and they found a season of short animated movies of them that are 5-7 minutes long on Amazon. Courtney asked Tia to wait a minute so that she could get them to play automatically when one ends. Courtney …

During these pandemic times my thoughts — and prayers — often turn to children and their parents. How is it going for them? And for the agencies and volunteers who help them?

Would you like to read some good, timeless social media messages?

Grandson Josiah, 2, was running around out by the barn when Grandpa showed up. Josiah had a lead pencil with a roll of toilet paper on it. “What are you doing?” Grandpa asked. “I’m the skiddy, pencil is my bale spear and toilet paper is my round bale of hay!” Josiah replied. — Pete and Mary …

Ginny and John Sparks took their little 10-pound Schnauzer Pepper with them to visit daughter Katie and her family in Chicago recently. John was playing with their granddaughter Edith, 2, and Pepper was observing. When Edith would run over to try to pet her, Pepper would run away, being tiny…