Archive for January 2023
Sacred Places Indiana Receives $10M Grant from Lilly Endowment
A $10 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc., will help greatly expand Indiana Landmarks’ Sacred Places Indiana program, which helps congregations across the state maintain their historic structures and thrive as spiritual centers in their communities. Shrinking attendance at churches nationwide leaves fewer resources to maintain historic houses of worship, often among the most architecturally…
Read MoreRenting or Buying, Which is Best for You?
A retired minister and his wife had never owned a house. They had spent all their married lives living in housing provided by churches. At age 65 they bought a house and financed it for 15 years. They had been frugal and had saved a good down payment. They paid for the house by age…
Read MoreICHE Releases Statewide High School FAFSA Completion Goal
The Indiana Commission for Higher Education announced a statewide Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) completion goal for high school seniors to improve currently low FAFSA filing rates and increase access to state, federal and institutional financial aid. The Commission’s goal is to have at least 60 percent of the high school graduating class…
Read MoreKenny on The Strength of Big Ten Basketball Recruiting
My old colleague at the Lafayette Journal and Courier, Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame sportswriter Jeff Washburn, liked to say winning in college football and basketball is all about the “Jimmys and Joes, not the Xs and Os.” It’s difficult to argue that premise. Just look at the familiar names that seem to make the…
Read MoreLawmakers Weigh Bill to Create Universal School Choice Program
By Casey Smith Indiana lawmakers on Wednesday began a contentious debate over whether it should bring universal school choice — and its daunting potential long-term cost — to Hoosier students and parents. Testimony heard in the Senate education committee raised questions about how much universal education scholarship accounts would cost and whether the state can…
Read MoreDonate Now to Keep Blood Stocked When Winter Weather Hits
As National Blood Donor Month continues this January, the American Red Cross celebrates those who give blood and platelets to help save lives − especially now, as we work to ensure a stable blood supply amid the threat of icy winter weather and severe seasonal illness. Donors of all blood types – particularly type O…
Read MoreIndiana American Water Now Taking Applications for Environmental Grant Program
Indiana American Water, a subsidiary of American Water, the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, is now accepting applications for its 2023 Environmental Grant Program. “Indiana American Water is committed to providing our customers with clean, safe, reliable water service and protecting our environment and our water sources,” said Indiana American Water…
Read MoreWolfsie Getting Testy!
My wife read some troubling information the other day in one of her monthly magazines. You might think the source of this bad news would be a publication like Prevention, where every page is full of things you should not be full of, like red meat, trans fat chips, cakes and pies, and sugary soft…
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Daily Almanac: Jan. 19, 2023
Sunrise/Sunset: RISE: 8:02 a.m.SET: 5:47 p.m. High/Low Temperatures: HIGH: 56 °FLOW: 44 °F Today is…: • Artist as Outlaw Day• New Friends Day• Good Memory Day What Happened On This Day: • 1829 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s Faust: The First Part of the Tragedy receives its premiere performance• 1883 The first electric lighting system employing…
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