April is National Donate Life Month

Dear Editor: The Children’s Organ Transplant Association was founded in April 1986 when Bloomington, Ind. residents rallied around a toddler who needed a liver transplant. In less than eight weeks, the community raised more than $100,000 to place the boy on the organ waiting list. But he died before an organ was found. Those community…

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Mathew Hewitt is a social studies teacher at Sheridan High School. He enjoys making the topics in his curriculum applicable to his students’ lives. Mr. Hewitt is heavily involved in the Sheridan community through many years of coaching various sports and his current position as President of the Sheridan Education Association. He loves his wife…

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Know The Early Warning Signs Of COPD

(StatePoint) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a long-term lung disease that makes it hard to breathe. A leading cause of disability and death in the United States, more than 12.5 million people have been diagnosed, and millions more may have the disease without even knowing it. While there is no cure, knowing COPD’s early…

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Daily Almanac: April 08, 2023

Sunrise/Sunset RISE: 7:15 a.m.SET: 8:16 p.m. High/Low Temperatures: HIGH: 64 °FLOW: 36 °F Today is… • Holy Saturday• Slow Art Day• Zoo Lovers Day What Happened On This Day: • 1904 France and the United Kingdom sign the Entente cordiale. The treaty, which was initially designed to regulate the countries’ colonial interests in Africa, later…

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Community Mourns Deaths

Four people, two from Noblesville and two from Fishers, were killed when their plane crashed Wednesday night in the Gulf of Mexico near Venice, Fla. According to The Times’ newsgathering partners at WTHR, the victims were Rick and Bethe Beaver, of Noblesville, and Jeff and Patty Lumpkin, of Fishers. Officials said their plane went down…

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Indiana Legislators Need To Act Now To Lower Healthcare Costs

Owners reporting labor quality as their top small business operating problem remains elevated at 23%, according to NFIB’s monthly jobs report. Labor costs reported as the single most important problem to business owners decreased one point to 11%, just two points below the highest reading of 13% reached in December 2021. “What’s clear from this…

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