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‘Any’ Abortion Restriction Bill Poised for General Assembly Passage
When the Indiana General Assembly reconvenes on Tuesday for “Technical Corrections Day” it will almost certainly override Gov. Eric Holcomb’s veto of HEA1041, the transgender sports bill. But the subplot will be the looming U.S. Supreme Court decision of the Dobbs case, which is expected to repeal Roe v. Wade. The U.S. Supreme Court voted…
Read MoreRemembering Evan Whatshisname
Wouldn’t you know it! I’ve forgotten Evan’s last name. It really aggravates me, because Evan is very important to me. He brings me food. Every Sunday, while young parents and kids are pulling into Applebee’s for that special after-church meal, or while grandpa and grandma saunter into the cafeteria for “mush food” (chewing is optional),…
Read MoreClub Opens New Recovery Center ‘For All Who Seek It’
Suburban North Club’s new recovery center opens today, just eight months after the building’s ground breaking in September. Club members, friends from the community, other recovery groups, Noblesville Mayor Chris Jensen, major donors, contractors and many others involved in the project are expected to be in attendance at today’s grand opening. The new $1.9 million…
Read MoreLea Market, Peony Fest, Fish Fry are This Weekend
This weekend is all about flowers and plants and gardening and sprucing up with flea market finds. So here I offer the 25 Things to Do in The Times this week: 1. Get up early for the 23rd annual Hamilton County Master Gardener Plant Sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday at the…
Read MoreMaster Gardener Plant Sale is Saturday Morning
Gardeners, it’s time to shine up your little red wagons, make your plant lists and head for this weekend’s plant sale. If you haven’t attended Hamilton County Master Gardeners’ plant sale, you need to go, particularly if you like gardening. The 24th annual spring Plant Sale is 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the…
Read MoreCutting Remarks
I see women in my neighborhood mowing their lawns. My wife doesn’t mow our lawn. I don’t think she will ever mow the lawn. Lawn mowing season is here and it just kinda drives me crazy trying to figure out why she won’t mow the lawn. I want to ask her about this, but I…
Read MoreWith the NFL Draft Behind Us, Kenny Looks at 2023 Prospects
Now that the 2022 NFL Draft is history, it didn’t take long for national media to start thinking about prospects for 2023. A lot of guesswork goes into these projections. Which incoming juniors will make the jump like Purdue’s George Karlaftis and David Bell? Which seniors will improve enough from their junior years to become…
Read MoreArrowood Extolls HHSC Teachers and Students
It’s my distinct pleasure to announce Hamilton Heights School Corporation’s Building Level Teachers of the Year! This year’s recipients are Chelsea Kleyla (HHES), Jeff Beechler (HHMS), and Elisa Garcia (HHHS). One of these educators will be selected to represent Hamilton Heights at the Indiana Teacher of the Year competition in the fall. The winner will…
Read MoreNoblesville Resident Organizes Indiana Peony Fest in 2nd Year
When 10,000 people attended the inaugural Indiana Peony Festival in Noblesville in 2021, attendance was more than organizers could have ever imagined. So this year, the Peony Festival returns this weekend with more activities, including a Peonies in the Park 21-and-older preview event on Friday night and a Brunch Crawl Saturday morning before the festival,…
Read MoreHe Waits By the Phone . . . and Waits
Why do I bother? Every year around this time I sit by the phone waiting for the call, and other than the good folks from Diapers to Diplomas Daycare, it never comes. What call is that, you ask? The one from schools looking for graduation speakers. I mean, c’mon, these worn out Weejuns have a…
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