Archive for May 2023
Daily Almanac: May 31, 2023
Sunrise/Sunset: RISE: 6:19 a.m.SET: 9:11 p.m. High/Low Temperatures: HIGH: 88 °FLOW: 65 °F Today is…: • National Meditation Day• National Smile Day• World Parrot Day What Happened On This Day: • 2005 Deep Throat reveals himself. Former FBI agent Mark Felt admitted that he was the most important informant in the 1970’s Watergate scandal which…
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Sen. Young Bolts From Trump
By BRIAN A. HOWEY “Where do I begin?” That was U.S. Sen. Todd Young’s response to a Capitol Hill reporter’s question after he became the first current elected Hoosier Republican officeholder to say he will not support Donald Trump’s presidential re-nomination in 2024. Sen. Young’s tipping point appears to be related to the Russia-Ukraine war.…
Read More2023 Kia Niro Ev Surfs Long Waves On Its Cool Urban Vibe
I like traveling to California. I enjoy the warm weather, cool architectural vibe, surfing the waves, and of course, imbibing all of the latest electric cars. I love eating on a fresh air patio and cruising the Pacific Coast Highway with windows and sunroof open. If I lived there, or even in Indiana, I’d drive…
Read MoreThe Postscript by Carrie Classon
“Too Old” My new friend, Betty Lou, started a book club, and she asked me to join. I was delighted. I hadn’t been in a book club for a long time. Because she is a librarian, Betty Lou knows better than most the importance of reading a variety of things and so, at the very…
Read MoreUpdate from Washington, D.C.
E&C Makes Progress to Prevent Medicare Overbilling This week, the House Committee on Energy & Commerce marked up 19 bills, including the PATIENTS Act, which requires Medicare providers to standardize fees for 300+ codes and separate ID numbers for off-campus locations, as well as making an important step forward to implement site-neutrality for pharmaceuticals…
Read MoreCrypto Mining’s Impact On The Environment
Dear EarthTalk: I don’t get how cryptocurrency is so bad for the environment? Cryptocurrency’s impact on the environment is a big cause for concern. While cryptocurrencies (e.g., Bitcoin, Ethereum) offer various benefits, such as decentralized transactions and financial inclusivity, their underlying technology, known as blockchain, has significant environmental drawbacks. One of the main environmental issues…
Read MoreHot Car, Hot Dog
Dear Editor, Well seems it is time for our annual letter to the editor about using common sense to care for our canine companions in the summer months. Ugh. Why is it necessary? We wish we knew! So here we go! Leaving your dog in a parked car on a lovely summer day. Sigh. The…
Read More15th Annual Wine, Wags & Whiskers Benefits The Humane Society For Hamilton County
Brought to you by Cosmo’s Superior Foods, Canine Cloud Nine and Smitten Kitten Cat Café. The Humane Society for Hamilton County (HSHC) will host their first major fundraising event of the year, Wine, Wags & Whiskers on Friday, June 16, 2023, at the Embassy Suites in Noblesville. Wine, Wags & Whiskers is a critical…
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What makes Justin Cowan smile? “Working with the youth every single day and helping them get better and inspiring them to empower and everything like that,” said the 26-year-old Noblesville resident, the teen director for Boys & Girls Club of Noblesville of nine years. Before being the teen director, he worked in the Club’s games…
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