Archive for September 2023
Daily Almanac: September 27, 2023
Sunrise/Sunset: RISE: 7:38 a.m.SET: 7:38 p.m. High/Low Temperatures: HIGH: 74 °FLOW: 60 °F Today is…: • National Chocolate Milk Day• National Day of Forgiveness• World tourism Day What Happened On This Day: • 1996 Taliban take over Kabul. Following the take-over, the Islamic fundamentalist group established the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.• 1940 Tripartite Pact is…
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Some Sunshine In September
By: Carrie Classon He was sitting outside his home on a tiny patio, wearing a fedora and smoking a cigar. He had a portable music player sitting beside him, and he looked as if he was enjoying the September sunshine about as much as anyone could. “Good afternoon!” I said as I passed. “Good afternoon!”…
Read MoreWhat Causes Shingles And What To Do About It
By: John Roberts I’ve had a number of requests to re-run my column on shingles. This may be due to the successful marketing campaign for Shingrix® vaccine, developed to reduce the incidence of this often painful malady. The ads are quite accurate and compelling. Shingles is a condition caused by the Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV). The…
Read MoreHow Are Heat Waves Affecting Wildlife?
Dear EarthTalk: How are recent heat waves around the world affecting wildlife? It would be hard to ignore the heat waves that have plagued North America, Europe and Asia in recent months. If you did not experience them yourself, chances are that you read about them, or their effects. Abnormal thermal extremes like this have…
Read MoreBrad Chambers’ Long Shot Race For Governor
By BRIAN A. HOWEY About this time five years ago, Mike Braun was a relatively unknown state rep from Jasper, preparing to take on two sitting congressmen in the Republican U.S. Senate primary. Braun registered about 1% in his initial internal poll. And he won that primary by spending about $5 million of his own…
Read MoreIIHS Finds Muscle Cars Rank Among Deadliest Vehicles, But Automotive Safety Is Not Always What It Appears
By Casey Williams The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, famous for their impact tests and accident research, recently found muscle cars to be among the deadliest vehicles. Six of the 21 vehicles with the highest driver death rates are variants of the Chevy Camaro, Dodge Challenger/Charger, and Ford Mustang. Eight others are small cars. Eighteen…
Read MoreThelma R. Clark
April 17, 1940, Thursday, September 21, 2023 Thelma R. Clark, 83, passed away on September 21, 2023. She was a beloved mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, aunt, and friend. Thelma will be deeply missed but we find comfort knowing she is in heaven, pain free, and walking the streets of gold. Thelma was born on…
Read MoreDuke Energy Argues Cases Against Carmel, Noblesville Before The Indiana Supreme Court
In contention in the separate legal matters are the location — and relocation — costs of the power company’s facilities. BY: CASEY SMITH Legal counsel for Duke Energy argued two cases before the Indiana Supreme Court Thursday — from both sides of the courtroom — on separate matters relating to where it maintains its equipment…
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What makes Ian Hauer smile? “My wife makes me smile,” he said. “It’s not just that I enjoy being with her — which I do — it’s that she causes smiles to creep up unaware … Being with her means I’m always in danger of smiling when I least expect it.” The Noblesville resident was…
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