Smile

What makes Justin Cowan smile? “Working with the youth every single day and helping them get better and inspiring them to empower and everything like that,” said the  26-year-old Noblesville resident, the teen director for Boys & Girls Club of Noblesville of nine years. Before being the teen director, he worked in the Club’s games…

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Hot Car, Hot Dog

Dear Editor, Well seems it is time for our annual letter to the editor about using common sense to care for our canine companions in the summer months. Ugh. Why is it necessary? We wish we knew! So here we go! Leaving your dog in a parked car on a lovely summer day. Sigh. The…

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Crypto Mining’s Impact On The Environment

Dear EarthTalk: I don’t get how cryptocurrency is so bad for the environment? Cryptocurrency’s impact on the environment is a big cause for concern. While cryptocurrencies (e.g., Bitcoin, Ethereum) offer various benefits, such as decentralized transactions and financial inclusivity, their underlying technology, known as blockchain, has significant environmental drawbacks. One of the main environmental issues…

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Update from Washington, D.C.

  E&C Makes Progress to Prevent Medicare Overbilling This week, the House Committee on Energy & Commerce marked up 19 bills, including the PATIENTS Act, which requires Medicare providers to standardize fees for 300+ codes and separate ID numbers for off-campus locations, as well as making an important step forward to implement site-neutrality for pharmaceuticals…

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The Postscript by Carrie Classon

“Too Old” My new friend, Betty Lou, started a book club, and she asked me to join. I was delighted. I hadn’t been in a book club for a long time. Because she is a librarian, Betty Lou knows better than most the importance of reading a variety of things and so, at the very…

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2023 Kia Niro Ev Surfs Long Waves On Its Cool Urban Vibe

I like traveling to California. I enjoy the warm weather, cool architectural vibe, surfing the waves, and of course, imbibing all of the latest electric cars. I love eating on a fresh air patio and cruising the Pacific Coast Highway with windows and sunroof open. If I lived there, or even in Indiana, I’d drive…

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Sen. Young Bolts From Trump

By BRIAN A. HOWEY “Where do I begin?” That was U.S. Sen. Todd Young’s response to a Capitol Hill reporter’s question after he became the first current elected Hoosier Republican officeholder to say he will not support Donald Trump’s presidential re-nomination in 2024. Sen. Young’s tipping point appears to be related to the Russia-Ukraine war.…

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That’s The Ticket!!!

I just got a call from my wife who is vacationing with my sister in North Carolina. This trip worries me. If my name comes up, no one in that car will take my side. Mary Ellen was just pulled over by the local police for a minor infraction.  Mary Ellen never breaks the rules.…

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