Archive for January 2023
Tough Road Ahead for Bill to Increase Semi Truck Speed Limits
By Casey Smith A pair of bills filed in the Indiana Legislature seek to raise the speed limit for large trucks on certain state highways and interstates, but continued pushback from a Hoosier truck drivers group is likely to keep the measures from becoming law. Five prior proposals to eliminate the lower speed limit for…
Read MoreIndiana Gas Sales Tax to Hit 10-Month Low
By Leslie Bonilla Muñiz Hoosiers will get to ring in the new year with cheaper gas, as Indiana’s gas sales tax drops to the lowest it’s been in nearly a year. Starting Jan. 1, the monthly tax will be 19.9 cents per gallon, the Indiana Department of Revenue announced this month. That’s down from December’s…
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NHS Show Choirs Kick Off Competition Season Today
Noblesville High School’s show choir competition season begins today. NHS Singers, the high school’s top mixed show choir, and their traveling companion choir, New Dimension, NHS’s top all-female show choir, today travels to and competes at Jay County High School in Portland. I know this because my daughter, a NHS junior, is in NHS Singers…
Read MoreDaily Almanac: Jan. 14, 2023
Sunrise/Sunset RISE: 8:04 a.m.SET: 5:41 p.m. High/Low Temperatures: HIGH: 37 °FLOW: 26 °F Today is… • Caesarean Section Day• International Kite Day• Ratification Day What Happened On This Day: • 1639 The “Fundamental Orders”, the first written constitution that created a government, is adopted in Connecticut• 1911 Roald Amundsen’s South Pole expedition makes landfall on…
Read MoreBoomer Bits: Ask Rusty – How Will My Work Earnings Affect My Social Security Benefits?
Dear Rusty: I am presently 67 years of age and am still working full time. I am receiving Medicare coverage, but I have not yet applied for monthly Social Security payments. I have been told that I can take SS payments even if I am still working. Is that correct? Is there a limit to…
Read MoreBoomer Bits: Five Resolutions for A Fraud-Free New Year
The loss of money, personal information and perseverance of scammers continue with online purchase scams as the riskiest of scams. And the group that may be targeted the most are today’s senior citizens. The Better Business Bureau recommends adding a few precautionary steps to the New Year’s resolution list, along with the weight loss and…
Read MoreBoomer Bits: Pack It In – You’re the ‘Working Aged’
My new Human Resources/Medicare employment identity is “Working Aged.” Ok, sure, I get it—as in elderly, feeble, decrepit, ancient, debilitated, worn out and shot. Yes, I am 64 and approaching retirement age, but what a dispiriting designation. If I continue to work beyond 65, what will they call me next, the “Working Dead?” Is my…
Read MoreCarmel Author Publishes Poetry Collection
It Ends Well, a new book by Samantha Schleeter, has been released by RoseDog Books. While growing up, Samantha was a seemingly joyful child. She got along with others, was talkative, and never stopped laughing. This was because she always wore a mask. This mask changed everything that made her, her. This hid her sadness…
Read MoreLongtime Local Resident, Leader Announces Run for Carmel City Council
Shannon Minnaar has filed to run for Carmel City Council in the Northeast District. Minnaar has lived in Carmel for 22 years and has been involved with several impactful Carmel community organizations and initiatives. “Carmel is a leader across the board. I’m thrilled to take my leadership and community experience to the city council,” said…
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