Young, Assistant Secretary Of Commerce Alejandra Castillo To Hold Media Availability

U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) will join U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development Alejandra Y. Castillo and local and state stakeholders at a listening session Tuesday on the formation of Tech Hubs across the country. Following the listening session, Young and Assistant Secretary Castillo will hold a media availability. Tech Hubs are a…

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Stem Cells

I’ve been seeing some news stories recently describing stem cell therapy. This week I will describe what they are, where they come from, how they might be used to treat disease and finally, touch briefly on the social and ethical challenges surrounding their use. Stem cells are critical to our development and tissue repair. They…

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“More Useful”

I spent last week trying to be useful. I volunteered for a writers’ conference in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, where my husband, Peter, and I stay. I love writers’ conferences. I love that people will travel from far away just to talk about writing, to meet other writers, to learn about writing, to listen…

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The CPAC Time Warp

Let’s crank up the CPAC time machine. On March 20, 1981, there stood President Ronald Reagan, who told the Conservative Political Action Conference, “We’ve come to a turning point. We have a decision to make. Will we continue with yesterday’s agenda and yesterday’s failures, or will we reassert our ideals and our standards, will we…

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Reader Says Mayor Has Conflict Of Interest

Dear Editor, When I first moved to Noblesville some 18 years ago I got on the wrong side of our then-mayor over his practice of funding the campaigns of his favorite city councilors. I thought it was a bad idea to have people who are supposed to represent their constituents beholden to another elected official,…

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On My Way Pre-K Applications For The 2023-2024 School Year Now Available

Following a record-setting year of enrollment for On My Way Pre-K, Indiana’s Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning is now accepting applications for the 2023-2024 school year. On My Way Pre-K allows 4-year-olds from lower-income families to receive a free, high-quality, prekindergarten education through Indiana’s only state-sponsored prekindergarten program. Information about the program and…

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It’s Severe Weather Preparedness Week

Indiana is no stranger to storms. Snow and ice happen each winter, then in the summer, extreme heat can alter outdoor plans. Even though Hoosiers experience this kind of weather often, they cannot get complacent. That is why Gov. Eric Holcomb proclaimed March 12-18 Severe Weather Preparedness Week. Each year, the Indiana Department of Homeland…

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Indiana’s January 2023 Employment Report

Indiana’s unemployment rate in January stands at 3.1%, according to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. By comparison, the national unemployment rate for January stands at 3.4%. In addition, Indiana’s labor force participation rate held at 63.4% for January, remaining above the national rate of 62.4%. Indiana’s total labor force, which includes both Hoosiers employed…

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