Archive for May 2022
IndyCar Ministry Planning ‘Month of Ministry’ Event
The calendar has flipped to the Month of May, and you can feel the excitement building in Indy. With the Indianapolis 500 Presented by Gainbridge less than one month away and the GMR Grand Prix of Indianapolis next week, the Month of May is buzzing for the INDYCAR community. Behind the scenes, IndyCar Ministry continues…
Read MoreOne Man’s Ranking of Purdue Football’s Previous First Round Draft Picks
George Karlaftis became the 24th Purdue football player taken during the first round of a professional football draft, going 30th overall to the Kansas City Chiefs last week. His selection ended an 11-year first-round drought for the Boilermakers, whose last first-round pick was another All-American defensive end: Ryan Kerrigan. Those 23 first-round selections include three…
Read MoreNew HSPA Executive Director and General Counsel Amelia McClure Begins Tenure
Amelia Dieter McClure begins her tenure this week as executive director and general counsel for the Hoosier State Press Association. HSPA represents 142 daily and weekly paid-circulation newspapers across Indiana. The trade association was founded in 1933. It lobbies on behalf of the state’s newspapers, provides legal information, training and other services to its members.…
Read MoreAunts, Uncles, and Cousins
My friend Mel just got back from an uncle’s funeral, where he met family members he did not know he had. Personally, I’ve met more relatives at funerals than I have at weddings…but maybe it’s because weddings require an invitation. Last month, my uncle told me that my third cousin had died. No, two cousins…
Read MoreSenate Votes to Support Sens. Young and Hassan’s Bipartisan Provision to Strengthen Research, Development
On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate voted on priorities for the upcoming conference committee on the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, a bill led by Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.). In an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 90 to 5, the Senate passed a bipartisan motion offered by Senators Young and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) to promote American research…
Read MoreArthur A. Bruns
July 15, 1945 – May 4, 2022 Arthur A. Bruns, 76, of Noblesville, passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at Ascension St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born on July 15, 1945 to Arthur John and Elizabeth Genevieve (O’Neil) Bruns in Inglewood, California. Mr. Bruns proudly served in the United States Army. He…
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‘Sense & Sensibility’ Play Offers ‘Something Different’
Bill Smith has always been a fan of Jane Austen’s classic stories. Add that to his love for theater, and his experience locally as an actor and director. So it’s easy to understand why he would want to bring Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility” to the local community theater stage. “Typically, I have directed mysteries or…
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Daily Almanac: May 5, 2022
Sunrise/Sunset: RISE: 6:39 a.m. SET: 8:42 p.m. High/Low Temperatures: High: 67 °F Low: 51 °F Today is…: • Cinco de Mayo • National Day of Reason • Revenge of the Fifth What Happened On This Day: • 1904 Cy Young pitches the first perfect game in modern major league baseball • 1934 The first Three…
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