Archive for July 2022
The Unlikely Story of Parke H. Davis and the 1931 Boilermakers Football Team
Until reading “Perfect Warriors,” the story of the 1943 undefeated Purdue football team, I didn’t know Parke H. Davis from Fenway Park. Between 1869 and 1936, when The Associated Press poll was launched, there seldom was such a thing as a consensus national champion. Davis, a former player at Princeton in the early 1890s, took…
Read MoreLawrence ‘Larry’ M. Kehoe
July 6, 1964 – July 18, 2022 Lawrence ‘Larry’ M. Kehoe, 58, of Carmel, IN, passed away on July 18, 2022 at home, surrounded by his loving family, after a short and brutal battle with cancer, during which he showed his lifelong qualities of bravery and fearlessness. He was born on July 6, 1964 to…
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Stone Soup Holds The Golden Ticket
If you want a lead role in Joey Murello’s Stone Soup summer youth musical, you have to show the director that you can handle it. Once she sees and hears firsthand the talents of those participating in the Stone Soup Children’s Musical Theater summer program, she chooses a show that highlights their talents. “I always…
Read MoreDaily Almanac: July 21, 2022
Sunrise/Sunset: RISE: 6:32 a.m. SET: 9:07 p.m. High/Low Temperatures: High: 92 °F Low: 70 °F Today is…: • Get to Know Your Customers Day • National Be Someone Day • National Junk Food Day What Happened On This Day: • 1969 Neil Armstrong becomes first human to walk on the Moon • 1977 Libyan–Egyptian War…
Read MoreRepublican State Senator Kyle Walker Supports a Balanced Approach on Abortion Policy
The Indiana General Assembly is scheduled to meet for a Special Session beginning July 25 to consider Gov. Eric Holcomb’s proposal to provide inflation relief and to address abortion policy following the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade on June 24. “I have given this a significant amount of thought and I’ve listened…
Read MoreIndiana Arts Commission Announces New Team Members, Staffing Changes
The Indiana Arts Commission earlier this week added several key staff members, with other staff members stepping into new roles. Jordan Adams joined the Arts Commission in April as the Artist Services Program Manager. In this role, she oversees the agency’s programming for artists, including the On-Ramp Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator and the Next Steps Creative…
Read MoreIndiana Republicans Begin Putting Out Abortion Legislation Stances
By Leslie Bonilla MuñizRepublican Sen. Kyle Walker on Tuesday became the first member of his party to release a public statement detailing his stances for potential abortion legislation — which includes a range of exceptions, plus opposition to criminal penalties. It came a day before Senate Republicans are set to unveil a bill Wednesday on…
Read MoreIndiana’s Momentum Continues with First Microelectronics Fab, $1.8B Planned Investment from SkyWater Technology
Governor Eric J. Holcomb and Secretary of Commerce Brad Chambers yesterday joined Purdue University President Mitch Daniels and executives from SkyWater Technology (NASDAQ: SKYT) to announce the company’s plans to build a $1.8 billion state-of-the-art semiconductor R&D and production facility in Indiana, supported by 750 new high-wage jobs in Tippecanoe County. “Days like today prove…
Read MoreThree Little Piggies
With time on my hands and no summer trips planned, I’ve been reading a book of fairy tales. I’ve found many versions of the Three Pigs classic. Here’s a condensed story. An old sow supports three grown sons. She tires of feeding them, and tells the boys to go “seek your fortune.” This means, “Get…
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