Archive for August 2022
Donald M. Bannon
May 27, 1935 – August 22, 2022 Donald M. Bannon, 87, of Noblesville, passed away on Monday, August 22, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on May 27, 1935 to Roy and Leota (Osborne) Bannon in Noblesville, Indiana. Mr. Bannon was a 1955 graduate of Noblesville High School and proudly…
Read MoreMichael Wayne Hadley
May 22, 1957 – August 16, 2022 Michael Wayne Hadley, age 65, passed away peacefully at his home in Logansport, Indiana on Tuesday morning, August 16, 2022. He was born on May 22, 1957 in Noblesville, Indiana, son of the late Charles Darrel and Mary Anna (Cline) Hadley. Mr. Hadley was a 1977 graduate of…
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Peter Fulton Loves Singing to Others
20-Year-Old Wins2nd Overall Vocalat Indiana State Fair Peter’s Fulton best advice for young singers? “When you’re performing, don’t focus on sounding ‘good.’ Focus on telling the audience a story. If you try to sing perfectly, you’d be putting too much pressure on yourself. But if you try to tell a story, you’ll be letting the…
Read MoreDaily Almanac: Aug. 23, 2022
Sunrise/Sunset: RISE: 7:03 a.m. SET: 8:29 p.m. High/Low Temperatures: High: 83 °F Low: 59 °F Today is…: • Buttered Corn Day • Internaut Day • Valentino Day What Happened On This Day: • 1939 Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact is signed • 1944 Romania switches sides in World War II • 1966 First photograph of the Earth taken…
Read MoreA Night of Make-Believe
Close your eyes. Wait a minute! What am I thinking? That won’t work. How are you going to read the rest of this experiment if your eyes are closed? Let’s start again. Make-believe that your eyes are closed. That’s better! And it is a perfectly acceptable preamble to what’s coming next. Because from this point…
Read MoreIndiana Facing 125 Degree Days, Severe Rain Events
This past month, Indiana was bookended by two “thousand year” floods, coming in St. Louis and eastern Kentucky, in which at least 37 people were killed. This comes on the heels of a July 6 rainfall event in Fort Wayne that yielded nine inches, as well as a June 13 derecho that snapped hundreds of…
Read MoreMarta, Me and Piccolina
I was walking down an old street in an old part of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Brightly colored wooden doors lined the streets. There was no indication from the outside what might be within. It could be a courtyard filled with flowers and a fountain, or a small business, or somebody’s kitchen. It is…
Read More2023 Kia Sportage Hybrid is the ‘Tweener for Aspiring EV Fans
When I recently drove the Kia EV6 electric crossover, I suggested it was a car from 2030 available today. But I realize not all of you are ready to make the full journey to the future and still worry a lot about driving range. I get it, and may have a better choice that takes…
Read MoreGuest Column – Spartz: Anti-Police Rhetoric Must Stop and We Have to Support our Police Officers on the Frontlines Daily
Amidst an ever-changing news cycle, I remain extremely concerned about rising anti-police sentiment across our country. Baseless claims of institutionalized police violence, oppression and incompetence avoid a simple and undeniable truth – strong and well-funded police departments make our communities safer. An Obama Administration report confirmed this, concluding that a 10% increase in the size…
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