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Not Even Remotely Funny
You’re probably familiar with the newest TV remote control technology. No longer do you have to “enter” the channel on the device: in many cases you can simply say what channel you want into the remote and voila! There it is on the screen. Of course, most times you will be asked to repeat yourself,…
Read MoreCarmel Senior Wins DAR Good Citizen of the Year
Whenever Carmel High School senior Remi Shirayanagi is in a position of leadership, she tries her best to be not only driven, responsible and a visionary, but also kind, understanding and a good listener. She learned a lot about leadership and self-ownership when she spent a year in Taiwan. At age 15, she was a…
Read MoreThe Bird Man of Hamilton County
With the Blatchley Nature Study Club celebrating its 100th anniversary this month, this seemed like the perfect time to devote a column to the man most responsible for the club’s existence, Dr. Earl Brooks. Although Dr. Brooks is probably best known as a naturalist, that was just one facet of his amazing life. He truly…
Read MoreOldest-Living Member Recalls Early Years pf Nature Study Club
Westfield’s Joe Roberts remembers the Blatchley Nature Study Club when he was a kid. “My parents were members and, at that time, families attended,” he said. “So as soon as I was old enough to keep quiet in meetings, they took me to the Nature Club. I just have always attended.” He said, “Next month,…
Read MoreFairies Come Out to Play at 10th Annual Fairyville
If you were in downtown Noblesville on Saturday, you probably noticed fairies of all ages in costume. The sunny, warm day was perfect for Nickel Plate Arts’ 10th annual Welcome to Fairyville event. It was a magical time for kids of all ages, who dressed in costume, got their faces painted and followed the Fairyville…
Read MoreI Suspect Fowl Play
Let’s get the bad news out of the way, right off the top: Ed is dead. I am devastated. Ed came into my life unexpectedly, last Thanksgiving. The fact that he showed up at my house when he did was astonishing, so much so that I devoted my entire column to his unconventional and dramatic…
Read More2022 BMW M4 Competition is an Arrow, Niece Approved
Let me tell you about my niece. She’s still in high school, but is an archery master. Last weekend, I stood beside her as she put arrow after arrow into a far-away bulls-eye as if she was born to do nothing else – a virtuoso of the backyard target stand. I’ve also been with her…
Read MoreShoulder Pain Part 2
Welcome back to my two-part series on shoulder pain. First, I want to do a quick review of shoulder anatomy (see the diagram the right shoulder looking from the front). The upper arm bone (humerus) joins to the scapula at the glenoid and is held in place by two structures: (1) a rim of cartilage…
Read MoreTri Kappa Bingo Night Sells Out
I grew up playing Bingo at family reunions. But it’s nothing like the Bingo game I attended on Monday night at the Noblesville Moose Lodge. Bingo players are serious. They own their own Bingo daubers, which are specialized markers to mark the Bingo card numbers. They watch a flashboard for the Bingo patterns required to…
Read MoreAsk Rusty – About Payroll Tax and Income Tax on Social Security
Dear Rusty: Is it possible for you to go over how the Federal withholding tax is computed on Social Security benefits? Signed: Curious Taxpayer. Dear Curious: I’m not sure if you’re asking about how FICA (or self-employment) tax on your earnings from work is determined, or if you’re asking about how much income tax to…
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