Bird Calls

A few weeks back I mentioned a news app called “Smart News” that features daily tantalizing headlines accompanied by brief articles.  Here are some of their recent postings: 8 Things to NEVER Buy at Costco 4 Vegetables You Should NOT Eat 7 Canned Fruits to NEVER Buy 6 Things to NEVER Eat at a Breakfast…

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Ken Selects Fantasy Lineups For Purdue-IU All-Star Contest

Like so many things, the Indiana-Kentucky All-Star basketball series isn’t the same event I remember following in the 1970s and ‘80s. Some of the blame belongs to college coaches demanding the series and side events be conducted in a week’s time so that their freshmen can arrive on campus and begin summer workouts. A prime…

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2023 Scholarship Winners

Hamilton County Master Gardeners Association presents annual scholarships to Hamilton County (Indiana) residents or children/grandchildren of an HCMGA member, with an intent to major in horticulture, botany, landscape architecture/design or an agriculture or environmental science that includes a plant-focused component. Candidate must be a full-time college student in the fall of 2023. The scholarship cannot…

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Young, Colleagues Implore Biden Administration To Nullify Rule That Will Exacerbate Transformer Shortages, Jeopardize National Security, And Weaken Supply Chains And Workforce

U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined 46 of his colleagues in a bipartisan letter to Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm, raising their concern about a proposed rule by the DOE that increases efficiency standards on distribution transformers—critical grid products—at a time when the availability of essential grid components remains a significant challenge for…

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Young Recognizes Hoosier Students Who Completed Spring Internship

 U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) recognized Hoosier students who participated in the spring session of his internship program in Washington, D.C. and Indianapolis. The students assisted with daily activities and special projects related to legislation, communications, and constituent services. The Washington, D.C. intern class included Audrey Sims (top left), a graduate of the University of…

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Crossing School of Business & Entrepreneurship Announces Move

Crossing School of Business & Entrepreneurship announced they are moving their Indianapolis campus to its new location at Lutherwood Children’s Home for the start of the new school year which begins July 31, 2023. The Crossing Indy campus has been located at Diversity Church since…… and but has been in Indy since…. And has successfully…

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Attorney General Todd Rokita Sues Company Allegedly Responsible For Billions Of Illegal Robocalls

Lawsuit against Avid Telecom represents Rokita administration’s fifth major case against robocallers. The state has filed a lawsuit against an Arizona-based company allegedly responsible for facilitating billions of robocalls. As part of a coalition of 48 states and the District of Columbia, Attorney General Todd Rokita sued Michael D. Lansky LLC — which does business…

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A Loaded Question Has Complex Answer

Dear EarthTalk: Do nature, plants and animals have legal rights? The question of whether nature, encompassing plants and animals, should possess rights is a complex and contentious one. Humans have long exerted dominance over the natural world, but a growing movement argues for recognizing the inherent value and rights of nature. Advocates of this view,…

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Timmons Wages Battle Between Good, Evil

Like a lot of you, I’m at the age where sleeping through the night is an elusive commodity. It’s not that I have trouble falling asleep. I’m usually lucky that way. It’s just I don’t stay asleep. The biggest issue is going to the bathroom. On a good night, that may only happen once or…

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