Universal Cares to Host ‘Softball Slamfest’ Fundraiser in Noblesville

Universal Cares, a 501(c)3 not-for-profit, is hosting their 1st Annual Universal Cares Softball Slamfest on Saturday, June 18th at Morse Parks, 19777 Morse Park Ln, in Noblesville. Universal Cares has partnered with the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Community Foundation, Hamilton County Parks and Recreation, Friends of Hamilton County Parks to split funds equally between the four…

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Daily Almanac: May 17, 2022

Sunrise/Sunset: RISE: 6:26 a.m. SET: 8:54 p.m. High/Low Temperatures: High: 79 °F Low: 54 °F Today is…: • International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia • National Walnut Day • Pinot Grigio Day What Happened On This Day: • 1954 The U.S. Supreme Court declares racially segregated public schools unconstitutional • 1972 Germany ratifies the…

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2nd Best Brothers

I have three brothers, and together, we couldn’t be more different. Well, that’s not quite true. Two of us think similarly. Two of us behave similarly. Two of us react similarly. The matter is that, at any given time, we are never sure which two. Maybe that’s because we are the offspring of our father,…

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‘Liberty Defense’ GOP Insurgency Was a Dud

This “trend” bubbled up in the homestretch leading into the May 3 Indiana primary in several media quarters: A slate of “Liberty Defense” candidates was poised to pull the Republican House and Senate super majorities even further to the right. Liberty Defense, based in Bluffton, was formed to confront Gov. Eric Holcomb’s pandemic mandates and…

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Friends Like Angel

This time of year still hits me hard. It is the anniversary of the death of my best girlfriend, Angel, who died too young and left an Angel-shaped hole in my life. “Can it be six years?” I ask my husband, Peter, in disbelief. Angel died at 50 years old, six years ago. In the…

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