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Daily Almanac: April 26, 2023
Sunrise/Sunset: RISE: 6:48 a.m.SET: 8:34 p.m. High/Low Temperatures: HIGH: 60 °FLOW: 35 °F Today is…: • Alien Day• Denim Day• Hug a Friend Day What Happened On This Day: • 1994 Germany makes Holocaust denial illegal. The far-right party NPD had sought legitimation by Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court for expressing the view that the Nazis’…
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The Postscript by Carrie Classon
“Fireworks in the Morning” I start noticing the planes overhead when it’s nearing the time to go. Planes don’t fly low over this small Mexican city. San Miguel de Allende doesn’t have its own airport, so the few planes flying overhead are high in the sky, headed off to somewhere else. I rarely notice them…
Read MoreVictims’ Rights Awareness Week Puts Focus On Survivors
The Indiana Criminal Justice (ICJI) is observing National Crime Victims’ Rights Week from April 23-29. According to a report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics, in 2021, there were more than 4.6 million violent victimizations and 11.7 million property crimes, the latest year for which such information is available. From 2017-2019, Indiana was among the…
Read MoreShoulder Pain – Part 1
The next two weeks, I’d like to address shoulder pain and injuries. Most people experience shoulder pain at some point in their lives. Doctors see it in mostly in athletes and people who overuse their shoulders. We also see it in those who suffer trauma, particularly from taking a blow directly to the shoulder or…
Read MoreLegislation To Lift Up Foster Children, Families
Foster youth often face numerous challenges that can impact their development and future. Every child deserves a safe, loving home, and this session I’m working on several bills to support and create more opportunities for Hoosier foster children. Keeping siblings together in foster care can put them in the best position to overcome emotional trauma,…
Read MoreAffordable, Future-Tech 2023 Nissan Leaf Ev Deserves A Second Look
By Casey Williams I have to admit I didn’t give this second-generation Nissan Leaf EV a fair shake. I went to the media preview of the first-generation Leaf a decade ago and was impressed with the effort, but a wobbly oddly-styled compact that could only go 75 miles on a charge wasn’t going to lure…
Read MoreThe Biden & Trump Actuarial Dilemma
By BRIAN A. HOWEY Leave it to Al Roker at the annual White House Easter egg hunt to smoke out President Biden on whether he will seek a second term at age 82. The NBC Today Show weatherman phrased the question as to how many more Easter hunts were in the president’s future. The president’s…
Read MoreIndiana School Officials Push Back On CTE Grant Elimination In Senate GOP Budget Plan
By: Casey Smith A school funding provision in the Senate-drafted state budget has drawn apprehension from some Hoosier education officials who say the change threatens students’ access to “essential” training programs. In contention is a proposal to eliminate existing Career and Technical Education (CTE) grants that Indiana schools can receive on top of basic tuition…
Read MoreWilson Commits to University of Kentucky
Colin Wilson, Hamilton Heights’ senior, has signed a letter of intent to join the University of Kentucky (UK) Men’s Track and Field Team in Lexington, Kentucky this fall. University of Kentucky is a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and a NCAA Division I athletic institution. He is the son of Ashlee Medley. “I chose…
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