Archive for July 2022
Letter to the Editor: Key Thanks Speaker Huston for Work on Behalf of News Industry
EDITOR’S NOTE: Steve Key is the retired executive director and general counsel for the Hoosier State Press Association. Each year, Mr. Key writes legislators and thanks them for the work they did this year on behalf of both the general public and the newspaper industry. This is one of the letters that went to a…
Read MorePurdue-Based Indiana Climate Summit Announces Opening Keynote Speaker
The Indiana Climate Summit, hosted by IN-CLIMATE, will be held Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Purdue Beck Agricultural Center. This is the only event bringing together professionals in the agriculture, food, and energy industries to discuss climate in Indiana and beyond. This event aims to educate, inform, and…
Read MoreSoil Conservation on an Uphill Trend in Indiana
According to a recent conservation survey, Indiana farmers planted an estimated 1.5 million acres of overwinter living covers in the late fall of 2021, matching the record 1.5 million acres planted in 2020, according to the Indiana State Department of Agriculture. Overwintering living covers (i.e. – cover crops and small grains, like wheat) are known…
Read MoreSymphony on the Prairie to Host ‘Broadway Under the Stars’ Shows
Join Principal Pops Conductor Jack Everly for this exciting performance of your Broadway favorites. Featuring music from Les Misérables, Company, Wicked, Funny Girl, Moulin Rouge, and more! Special guest vocalists include Nick Adams, Tiffany Gilliam, Jim Hogan, Shereen Pimentel, Katie Swaney, and the ISO Pops Chorus. General admission lawn seats, reserved seating, tables, and seats…
Read MoreVolunteers Needed for IU Health Momentum Indy Bicycle Festival
Organizers of one of the nation’s biggest cycling weekends, IU Health Momentum Indy, need volunteers to help put on the Aug. 27-28 event in downtown Indianapolis. Built around two cycling events that draw pro and amateur racers from across the U.S. — Saturday evening’s Mass Ave Crit presented by First Internet Bank and Sunday’s Indy…
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Fireworks Festival Parking Pass Holders Treated as VIPs (Very Ignored Persons)
I wonder if people who paid $160 for VIP tables at the Noblesville July 4 Fireworks Festival at Forest Park had good parking. And I wonder if those VIP guests were let out of the park before the trolleys and buses at the end of the night. Usually we ride our bicycles or walk into…
Read MoreDaily Almanac: July 7, 2022
Sunrise/Sunset: RISE: 6:22 a.m. SET: 9:15 p.m. High/Low Temperatures: High: 90 °F Low: 72 °F Today is…: • Chocolate Day • Global Forgiveness Day • Tell the Truth Day What Happened On This Day: • 1947 Roswell UFO sighting • 1958 President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the Alaska Statehood Act into law • 1981 Sandra…
Read MoreCelebrating Anniversaries is Important For so Many Reasons
I have always been a believer in celebrating notable events in people’s lives, although my wife will be the first one to tell you about a birthday or two, I have forgotten about. But it is Important we try not forgetting events worthy of celebrating. That said, let me tell you about a good friend…
Read MoreTwo Local Restaurants Cook Up Results in Wine Spectator’s 2022 Restaurant Awards
Two Local restaurants have been recognized by Wine Spectator, the world’s leading authority on wine, as part of their 2022 Restaurant Awards, which honor the world’s best restaurants for wine. This year’s awards program recognizes 3,169 dining destinations from all 50 states in the U.S. and more than 70 countries internationally. The two restaurants are…
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