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Calling All Former Diana Theater, ABC Drive-In Folks
I never used to like it when my grandparents and parents would wax poetic about the good old days and how great life was back in the day. Life seemed pretty good to a kid living out on James Road, riding a bicycle down the dirt road, throwing rocks, hitting baseballs, shooting baskets, fishing under…
Read MoreMaking the Grade & Taking the Cake!
“Pomp and Circumstances” is no longer served up solely for the ceremony of high school graduations. On May 29, I returned to my own alma mater, where I was a second grader in 1967 when it first opened its doors. Amid the awards galore, and recognition of rampant readers and mathematical minds, I couldn’t be more…
Read MoreGoldsmith, Ben-Hur and Mrs. Dempsie’s Roadhouse
From Time to Thyme By Paula Dunn It’s a reader feedback week! After I wrote about Ben Goldsmith, one of Hamilton County’s earliest Jewish residents, Larry Cloud wondered if there was any connection to the tiny Tipton County village of Goldsmith. That’s a natural question, given how close Goldsmith is to Hamilton County, but I…
Read MoreRockville Has Connection to Republic of Texas
Howard County Named After Short-Lived Ambassador While most people associate Rockville with the Covered Bridge Festival, it’s also a town that has a unique relationship with the Republic of Texas. About a quarter mile from the courthouse is the old city cemetery, established in 1824. Left of the flagpole, and a few yards down the…
Read MoreAsk Rusty – Help! SSA Says I’m Not Eligible for Benefits
Dear Rusty: Help!! The Social Security Administration says I didn’t pay enough into my Social Security account, despite being a business owner and paying taxes. What can I do?” Signed: Self-employed American Dear Self-employed: For all potential SS beneficiaries, it is very important to know how Social Security determines if you are eligible for retirement benefits: Everyone (including…
Read MoreThings Began to Change for Purdue in Fall of 2014
In the fall of 2014, no one outside of Mackey Arena realized that it was the eve of the most successful period in Purdue men’s basketball history. The freshman class of Vincent Edwards, Isaac Haas, Dakota Mathias and P.J. Thompson were about to change the Boilermakers’ trajectory after a last place Big Ten finish in…
Read MoreGetting an Education at Cat College
From Time to Thyme By Paula Dunn It’s June! That means it’s National Adopt-a-Cat Month (or Adopt a Shelter Cat Month, if you prefer) -— the time of year that shelters are not only full of older cats needing good homes, but also oodles of kittens. If you’ve been considering adding a furry member to…
Read MoreWhen We Celebrate Our Graduates, We Celebrate Strength of Indiana’s Public Schools
By Dr. Derek Arrowood Superintendent, Hamilton Heights School Corporation In February, our nation celebrated Public Schools Week, a time dedicated to recognizing the essential role public schools play in shaping the lives of young people and strengthening the communities they call home. Yet public schools deserve more recognition than a single week can provide. Strong…
Read MorePhotographer, Archivist Locates Grave of Civil War Veteran
Photos courtesy Andy Chandler By Andy Chandler A dedication ceremony was held this past Saturday morning at Terre Haute’s Woodlawn Cemetery for the grave marker of Civil War veteran 1st Lt. John G. Shryer of Terre Haute. The dedication came 124 years after Shryer’s death and was part of an effort to locate the mark the graves of Companions of the Military Order of…
Read More6-3-26
Timmons Tries Grad Speech . . . Again It’s become my annual rite of frustration – waiting by the phone this time of year for schools to call. Why would they call you ask? Simple. There are thousands of schools and they all need a graduation speaker. I humbly and happily volunteer my services –…
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