Archive for August 2025
Dick Wolfsie: The Moose is Loose
Warning: There was another case of food impropriety in the news. A popular frozen dinner option is being removed from ovens over in Scandinavia in another half-baked scandal. Families were waiting to feast on moose lasagna, but as the cheese was becoming bubbly and browned, food officials exposed that there was pork in some of…
Read MoreIndiana GOP Talk Redistricting Behind Closed Doors
By Casey Smith and Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle Indiana’s entire House GOP congressional delegation pledged support recently for President Donald Trump’s plan to craft new federal district maps in an attempt to pick up one to two additional Republican seats in 2026. Meanwhile, Indiana House Republicans that would actually have to draw new boundaries…
Read MoreA Chance to Change a Young Life
Dear Editor, We know we’ve asked before, but we’re now in the homestretch for our remaining World Heritage Exchange Students—wonderful young people from around the world who are still waiting for the news that an American family will welcome them into their home this coming school year. Opening your home, whether for the school year,…
Read MoreZooming toward Virtual PT Coverage?
By Dr. Michael P. Ast Hip and Knee Replacement Surgeon Medicare pays for about 8 million surgeries each year, from joint replacements and spinal fusions to open-heart bypasses. To ensure that seniors get the best follow-up care possible — and thus avoid expensive complications — Medicare officials are about to roll out a new payment…
Read MoreScams Against Seniors Rising; Indiana Among Worst
With scams against seniors on the rise, new research has revealed the states with the most victims of fraud over the age of 60, and Indiana ranks in second place. In 2024 alone, $4.8 billion was stolen from Americans aged 60 and over through internet crime. But where are seniors suffering most at the hands…
Read MoreAsk Rusty – Can My Wife Get Her Full Spousal Benefit at 62, or Must She Wait?
Dear Rusty: I’m 64 and my wife is 62. If my wife starts her own benefit now, she will get about $700 on her own at 62. I will retire next year and claim Social Security when I am 65. SSA says my wife can draw $1,100 under spousal benefits, so if she claims now will…
Read MoreAs Crystal Balls Go, First Games Don’t Mean Much
As tempting as it may be for fans to predict future success or failure for a Purdue football head coach after his first game, history says your results may vary. Barry Odom makes his debut Saturday in Ross-Ade Stadium against Ball State, and the Boilermakers are 18 and a half-point favorites. As Purdue fans discovered…
Read MoreCarmel Symphony Opens Doors to 5th, 6th Graders
The Carmel Symphony Orchestra is thrilled to announce that Glick Art has generously awarded funding to support the Orchestra’s Music Matters concerts, bringing the joy and inspiration of live symphonic music to more than one thousand schoolchildren across central Indiana. Two Music Matters concerts will be performed Monday, October 27, in the elegant Payne &…
Read MoreWhere There’s a Will There’s a ‘Weigh’
Everyone has their demons and I certainly have mine: the Devil himself, diets and donuts. Don’t get me wrong. These things do plague me, but I have always preferred counting my blessings over calories. Nonetheless, the issue of food and weight has weighed heavily on me (no pun intended) my entire life. And as promised last week, this week…
Read More13th Annual Blues Fest Back in Fishers
Looking for something to do on the holiday weekend? Look no further than Fishers and make plans to celebrate the 13th Annual Fishers Blues Fest at the Nickel Plate District Amphitheater! A Labor Day tradition in the Fishers community, this year’s festival will take place Saturday and Sunday. For more than a decade, the Nickel…
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