Archive for June 2022
Senator Braun Joins Indiana Republicans Calling on Biden Administration to Secure Energy Supply, Prevent Summer Blackouts
Senator Mike Braun yesterday joined U.S. Reps. Jackie Walorski (IN-02), Greg Pence (IN-06) and the entire Indiana Republican Congressional Delegation in calling on the Biden Administration to secure the national energy supply and prevent potential summer blackouts that could devastate Hoosier families, workers, and industry. They were joined by U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-IN) as…
Read MoreSenators Young and Hassan Introduce Bill to Improve Special Needs Trusts
On Thursday, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) introduced the Special Needs Trust Improvement Act of 2022 to give families greater flexibility in choosing the remainder beneficiary of trusts established for a loved one who has a disability or chronic illness. The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act, signed…
Read More06-17-22
Maker Faire, Juneteenth, String-Time, Movies, Concerts, Plays and More
Flying Toasters concert tonight at Cool Creek Park, Strawberry Festival, Art Fair and Juneteenth are Saturday on the Courthouse Square with a Wayne-Fall Lions Club Rummage Sale on Saturday. Here, we offer our Times readers 25 things to do this weekend and beyond: 1. Bring your family to the Touch-a-Truck event, open 10 a.m. to…
Read MoreDaily Almanac: June 17, 2022
Sunrise/Sunset: RISE: 6:14 a.m. SET: 9:15 p.m. High/Low Temperatures: High: 86 °F Low: 70 °F Today is…: • Global Garbage Man Day • National Flip Flop Day • World Croc Day What Happened On This Day: • 1885 The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York • 1928 Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to…
Read MoreRecognizing Our Staff at the End of Another Year
A special part of bringing the school year to a close is our annual End of Year Employee Recognition Breakfast to celebrate our retiring staff, recognize service milestones, and commend our HHSC Building Support Staff and Teachers of the Year. This year we had over 200 current and past staff in attendance! I would like…
Read MoreMeditation Repudiation
Mary Ellen and I just got back from a trip to visit my sister and brother. In my sister’s lovely condominium in Great Neck, New York, she has a little windowed room off her kitchen that’s no more than 6 by 8 feet. In that room she meditates every day, and she claims she has…
Read MoreProfiling Purdue’s Indiana Football Hall of Fame Inductees, from M – Z
While researching part 2 of my series on Purdue football’s membership in the Indiana Football Hall of Fame, one trend stood out. Some of the state’s finest high school, college and professional football coaches had Boilermaker ties. A few, like Gordon Straley of West Lafayette, Pat McCaffrey of Lafayette Jeff and Bob Springer of Indianapolis…
Read MoreGrocery Store Visit
Last week when I walked into the grocery, I was in no hurry. If I get home too early, my wife makes me work. Each time I enter that store, I scrub my hands with the free sanitizer. After a couple minutes, I am the model of sterility. An older lady at a small table…
Read MoreMeeting Notes: Carmel Public Art Advisory Committee 06/21/2022
Meeting Agenda Caucus Room, 1 Civic Square Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at 6 p.m. Welcome / Call to Order Approval of Minutes from the Tuesday, May 17, 2022 Meeting Cosmic Flow I & II Presentation and Review of Intake Form 116th Street Monon Greenway Tunnel Mural – Student Mural Project – Quick Update and Slideshow…
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