Archive for March 2023
03-29-23
Volvo Builds A Better Turbo Wagon In The 2023 Cross Country
When I was a car-obsessed kid back in the ‘80s, one of my favorites was the Volvo Turbo Wagon, made iconic in an advertisement showing it sitting next to a Lamborghini Countach pulling a trailer. The comparison was apt – a superwagon with no penalties of a supercar – a very practical way to haul…
Read MoreRequest For Sponsorship Of Indiana Landmarks Juneteenth Black Heritage Concert
Right now, a historic Black heritage site is being destroyed. A theater. Your grade school, perhaps. Or a corner store, or that house of worship. Smashed to pieces and lost forever to all who cherished it as a landmark both physical and emotional. Its destroyers will claim the building was empty. But it was full.…
Read MoreThe Season of Sneezing
It’s once again time to run my annual column on allergies. Some of our readers may already cursing the annual return of allergy symptoms. Tree pollen levels (Oak, Cedar/Juniper and Birch) in Indiana have been high recently. Spring allergy symptoms can make it even more difficult to differentiate who might have an upper respiratory infection,…
Read MoreThe Postscript by Carrie Classon
“Enough Steps” Anxiety likes numbers. I only recently realized that a lot of my anxiety fixates on meaningless numbers. I like to know how many there are of a particular thing and then attach meanings—usually sinister, sometimes hopeful, always unreasonable—to these numbers. How many words are in this column? Six hundred exactly. Why are there…
Read MoreRemembering Our Last Democratic Governor, Joe Kernan
To the congressional Republican rank and file, Democrats today are often described as “radical leftists” or “socialists” and even “Marxists.” There have been Hoosier Republicans who described Democrats as partisans who “don’t love our country.” I would have loved to have seen the reaction to this type of criticism from the last Indiana Democratic governor,…
Read MoreSheridan Public Library April Events
Babies + Toddlers: April 13,20,27 | 11am Discovery Time (ages 0-2) Rain Theme Preschool: April 14,21,28 | 11am Storytime with Wynn (ages 3-6) Rain Theme Grades K-5: 12 | 4pm STEAM: Weather 19 | 4pm Building Club 26 | 4pm Comic Club Grades 6-12: 13,20,27 | 4pm D+D Club Adults: 5,12,19,26 | 11am-1pm Knitting Club…
Read MoreProperty Taxes Due Wednesday, May 10th
Hamilton County Tax Rate Remains Flat; Property Assessments Increase The Hamilton County Treasurer will mail property taxes the first week of April. The Spring installments are due Wednesday, May 10. Fall property taxes will be due Monday, November 13. “The good news is the housing market is still strong,” says County Assessor Kevin Poore. “We’re…
Read MoreOver 55 Farming Families Honored With The Hoosier Homestead Award
At the Indiana Statehouse, Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) Director Don Lamb presented 56 farming families with a Hoosier Homestead Award in recognition of their commitment to Indiana agriculture. “It is a true honor to be in the historic Statehouse today celebrating your incredible family farming history,” said Lt.…
Read MoreIndy Airport, INARF To Honor Local Artists, Creatives With Disabilities
What: The Indianapolis Airport Authority and the Indiana Association of Rehabilitation Facilities will come together on March 29 at the Indianapolis International Airport (IND) to unveil an exhibit with more than 20 art pieces created by adults with disabilities. This event will emphasize and celebrate diverse artists and creatives in Indiana – which includes Hoosiers…
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