Augustana College’s Fall Semester Dean’s List

Augustana College announced more than 1,000 students were named to the Dean’s List for the 2021-22 fall semester. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term. Sydney Rector of Fishers, Ind. Margaret Huntley of Westfield, Ind.…

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Biden Administration Announces Nearly $725 Million to Create Good-Paying Union Jobs, Generate Economic Revival in Coal Communities

The Department of the Interior today announced nearly $725 million in Fiscal Year 22 funding is available to 22 states and the Navajo Nation to create good-paying union jobs and catalyze economic opportunity by reclaiming abandoned mine lands (AML) as part of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The law allocates a total of $11.3 billion…

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Out Of The Jungle

In my dream, the jungle was thick and dark. There was a river running through it and I was on a small raft, careening down it. The current was flowing fast in the center and I wanted to steer closer to the banks, but the jungle was filled with monsters—prehistoric creatures that roared when they…

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Hamilton Heights High School Construction and Engineering Department building ten new pantries for FeedingTeam.org

This school year sixty local high school students are learning construction skills while giving back to the community at the same time. Eric Fisher, Hamilton Heights Construction and Engineering Department Trades Teacher, thought it would be a great project to have his Construction Trades I class combine learning with serving the community. He reached out…

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Basic Prevention, Treatments For Insomnia

I want to follow up on last week’s column where I discussed the causes of insomnia and focus on basic prevention and treatments. If the cause of insomnia is not readily identifiable it’s helpful to keep a sleep diary for 2-4 weeks to share with your doctor. It should include sleep and wake times, naps,…

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Senators Braun, Burr, Representatives Foxx, Keller send letter to Labor Secretary Walsh calling for public engagement before new overtime rules

Today, Senator Mike Braun (Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety), Senator Richard Burr (Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions) and Representative Virginia Foxx (Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and Labor) and Representative Fred Keller (Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections)…

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CARMEL PLAN COMMISSION 2/15

Feb. 15, 2022 | Meeting Agenda Location: Council Chambers Time: 6 p.m. Carmel City Hall, 2nd floor (doors open at 5:30 p.m.) One Civic Square, Carmel, Ind. 46032 How to view electronically: AT&T Cable Ch. 99 Digital Ch. 64.45 Metronet Ch. 33 Spectrum Cable Ch. 340 Facebook.com/CityofCarmel YouTube.com/CityofCarmel http://carmelin.new.swagit.com/views/1 Agenda: A. Call Meeting to Order…

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Travis Roy Edwards

Sep. 4, 1972 – Feb. 2, 2022 Travis Roy Edwards, 49, of Coal City, Ind., passed away on Wed., Feb. 2, 2022 at IU Health University Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born on Sep. 4, 1972 to Frank and Susan Ann (Brantlinger) Edwards in Indianapolis, Ind. Mr. Edwards was a brick mason for many years.…

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