Archive for March 2022
A Letter To Losers
Dear Athlete, We see you out there, young man. We see you with your head cradled low. We see you daughter. We see the tears collecting in your eyes, eyes that you shield from us, so we cannot suppose weakness in your humanity. We see your hand tremble, as you reach out in weedy approbation;…
Read MoreAmerican Express, The National Trust for Historic Preservation Bring Back $1 Million Grant Program to Support Historic Small Restaurants
American Express (NYSE: AXP) announced the next installment of its Backing Historic Small Restaurants Grant Program, which will once again award $40,000 grants, administered by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, to 25 historic small restaurants across the country. The past year has continued to pose challenges for restaurant owners as they navigate the impacts…
Read MoreWar And The Press
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has once more brought journalists to the front lines, in Kyiv, Odessa, and even Moscow. Freelancer Brent Renaud, Fox News videographer Pierre Zakrzewski and Fox News consultant Oleksandra “Sasha” Kuvshynova were killed by snipers and shells, while Fox correspondent Benjamin Hall was injured. And in the belly of the beast,…
Read MoreSuper Bonito
“Maybe I’m a little old for this dress?” I suggested tentatively as I made my way to the mirror in the little shop. I was in the artisans’ market in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, where they sell everything imaginable—and quite a few things I had never imagined. I was wearing a dress that had…
Read More2022 Lexus Nx350 Is A Small Nip Of Luxury
My friends and I are at it again. There is bourbon aging and Kentucky is not far away. How could this go unanswered, especially with a comfy little crossover at our disposal? Whether erasing Interstate, or carving up Kentucky backroads, the 2022 Lexus NX 350 is a small nip of luxury worth savoring. When we…
Read MoreCollegeChoice 529 Plans Celebrate 25 Years of Hoosiers Saving
Indiana’s nationally-recognized CollegeChoice 529 Savings Plans are celebrating 25 years of Hoosiers saving for education. The popular program launched in 1997, following passage of legislation on March 21, 1996. Today, the program boasts $6.8 billion in assets under management in more than 417,000 accounts across three plans: CollegeChoice 529 Direct Savings Plan, CollegeChoice Advisor 529…
Read MoreFBI Announces Reward for Information Leading to Ciera Breland
FBI Atlanta is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the whereabouts of Ciera (Locklair) Breland who has been missing since February 24, 2022. Ciera Breland was last known to be visiting her family in John’s Creek, Georgia from Carmel, Indiana the week of February 20th with her husband, Xavier Breland,…
Read MoreHelping Schools And Students Recover From Pandemic Challenges
(StatePoint) Over the past two years, public schools have faced continual disruptions brought about by COVID-19. Experts say that federal relief funds have given the nation a one-time opportunity to learn from the experience and to focus recovery efforts and resources on delivering high-quality instruction and support for students in ways that will accelerate their…
Read MoreThe Season of Sneezing
It’s once again time to run my annual column on allergies. Some of our readers may already cursing the annual return of allergy symptoms. Tree pollen levels (Oak, Cedar/Juniper, Nettle) in Indiana have been high recently. Spring allergy symptoms can make it even more difficult to differentiate who might have lingering COVID-19 symptoms or just…
Read MoreMarch Is National Social Work Month
With as many lives as have been changed by COVID-19 over the past two years, the 2022 “National Social Work Month” theme for March of “The Time is Right for Social Work” is quite fitting. Led by the National Association of Social Workers, the theme underscores the contributions social workers have made to this nation…
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