Archive for February 2022
Daily Almanac: Feb. 22, 2022
Sunrise/Sunset RISE: 7:27 a.m. SET: 6:28 p.m. High/Low Temperatures High: 60 °F Low: 54 °F Wacky Holiday Today • National Margarita Day • Walking the Dog Day • National Wildlife Day What Happened On This Day • 1879 The first Woolworth store opens in Utica, New York • 1986 The People Power Revolution begins in…
Read MoreHHSC Drama Department Presents Charlie & The Chocolate Factory
Members of the Hamilton Heights High School Drama Department cordially invite the community to attend its live production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory based on the book by Roald Dahl and dramatized by Richard R. George. The play is being directed by Hamilton Heights Theatre teacher, Brooks Myers, in collaboration with members of the…
Read MoreNon-Hodgkin Lymphoma
One of my patients asked me recently what lymphoma is. My knowledge of the subject was a bit dusty before I started researching this column. Medical knowledge of non-Hodgkin lymphoma has rapidly evolved over the last decade or so. It is a very interesting disease and a type of cancer that is illustrative of where…
Read MoreIRS; You Are Not
My friend is having trouble with the Internal Revenue Service. We’ll call him Mr. Farmer, be-cause — one; it’s the IRS, and two; well, they already know his real name. They know it far too well, as far as he’s concerned. First, a little background. Mr. Farmer is known among friends and strangers alike as…
Read MoreEducation ‘Reforms’ Come At Volatile Time
Here’s a pop quiz: What do Richard Lugar, Joe Donnelly, Mike Braun, and Todd Huston have in common? Early in their public service careers, they served on local or parochial school boards. This is notable because there is legislation in the Indiana General Assembly – House Bill 1182 – that will politicize school board races,…
Read MoreListening To The Bells
The bells ring more or less all the time here. My husband, Peter, and I are in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, a city filled with old churches. Every old church has at least a couple of old bells, and all the bells are rung frequently. Since there is so much I do not understand…
Read More2022 Subaru Forester Wilderness: Bred For Trails, Tamed For Suburbia
There’s no doubt the 2022 Subaru Forester Wilderness is capable of tackling really challenging trails. My trip to Bend, Oregon last October for the press preview proved that. I think we hit every log road in the state and it demonstrated its substantial prowess. But, back in the real world, all of the upfitting for…
Read MoreHamilton County Bicentennial Seeking Contributions
For Hamilton County’s bicentennial, happening in 2023, the Commission is capturing our history through Celebrating Hamilton County, Indiana: 200 Years of Change, a special edition book created by a team of volunteer writers, editors and historians. The Bicentennial Commission is also encouraging residents (past and present) to submit memories and photos to be featured in…
Read MoreHamilton County Companies Among The “Best Place To Work In Indiana” Winners
Companies from various industries throughout the state now have more recruiting leverage as they can call themselves a 2022 “Best Place to Work in Indiana.” A total of 125 Hoosier businesses have been named to the Best Places to Work list, which includes nearly 40 newcomers from last year. The annual program, which started in…
Read MoreIDHS Celebrates Third Annual EMA Appreciation Week of Feb. 20-26
Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb has proclaimed Feb. 20-26 as EMA Appreciation Week, honoring those county-level emergency managers who work around the clock to protect their communities from disasters. Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS) celebrates this week by shining a spotlight on the many faces that work behind the scenes to mitigate and respond…
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