Ward Degler earned a journalism degree from the University of Missouri and worked for a daily newspaper and the Associated Press before joining the private sector. A veteran of bot...view moreWard Degler earned a journalism degree from the University of Missouri and worked for a daily newspaper and the Associated Press before joining the private sector. A veteran of both the US Army and US Navy, he wrote a weekly column for sixteen years for the Times Sentinel in Zionsville, Indiana. Degler lives with his wife, Jeanne, in Zionsville.view less