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For anyone on the fence considering retirement, I would highly recommend it. As I have mentioned before, seeing our son more than a handful of times per year entered into my wife and I choosing to move to Noblesville. That said, it was only one of many reasons. Hamilton County remains in the top tier…

For those summer barbecues and dinner parties ahead this summer, setting the table before those plates of homemade potato salad, grilled pork chops, dripping watermelon and pie fill the table can be a great way to set the mood and invite warm conversation to your summer soiree. Your table setting is a simple way to…

  Spartz Honors Our Fallen Heroes This week, as we honor and remember the brave heroes who stormed the beaches of Normandy 79 years ago, Rep. Spartz spoke on the house floor to share a memorial service note from LTC David Strysko to his fallen brother-in-arms Master Sgt. Benjamin Franklin Bitner. Judiciary Highlights On Wednesday,…

Over the past months, Noblesville and Fishers have announced partnerships to build new arenas. In addition, Lebanon is also planning to build a large youth sports complex. It’s not the purpose of this article to say if these are good or bad projects for the respective communities, only be careful as things proceed. Working in…

The Timesheet Welcome to the Timesheet. This column is a report of work done on behalf of the people of Hamilton County. It’s to be informative too, a place to learn about projects and how our county government works. As your employee, it’s important to me that you know what is being worked on as…

May and June means graduation season is upon us. Don’t let them fool you, this is a tough time of the year for moms or the person that serves in that function for you. They are proud of you, whether they tell you or not. Most are probably busy running around with planning your post-graduation…

  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…

My introduction to Greater Indianapolis were trips with my buddies to basketball, football and auto racing events. We were all sports enthusiasts. Trips to Market Square Arena, Hoosier (RCA) Dome and IMS became our road trips of choice. It always felt like Indy was hosting a major sporting event or attraction every weekend of the…

Carmel resident Sophie Maurer may be only 15 years old, but she’s already a passionate free speech advocate. It’s not a passing fad for her or even a new interest. She’s been involved in free speech efforts since 2019 when she was in the fifth grade. That was the year that author Salman Rushdie came…

According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, 1 in 5 adults and 1 in 6 youth experience mental illness each year in the United States, but less than half of them receive treatment. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and this session we prioritized several bills to increase and improve services and treatment across…