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War And The Press
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has once more brought journalists to the front lines, in Kyiv, Odessa, and even Moscow. Freelancer Brent Renaud, Fox News videographer Pierre Zakrzewski and Fox News consultant Oleksandra “Sasha” Kuvshynova were killed by snipers and shells, while Fox correspondent Benjamin Hall was injured. And in the belly of the beast,…
Read MoreSuper Bonito
“Maybe I’m a little old for this dress?” I suggested tentatively as I made my way to the mirror in the little shop. I was in the artisans’ market in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, where they sell everything imaginable—and quite a few things I had never imagined. I was wearing a dress that had…
Read More2022 Lexus Nx350 Is A Small Nip Of Luxury
My friends and I are at it again. There is bourbon aging and Kentucky is not far away. How could this go unanswered, especially with a comfy little crossover at our disposal? Whether erasing Interstate, or carving up Kentucky backroads, the 2022 Lexus NX 350 is a small nip of luxury worth savoring. When we…
Read MoreThe Season of Sneezing
It’s once again time to run my annual column on allergies. Some of our readers may already cursing the annual return of allergy symptoms. Tree pollen levels (Oak, Cedar/Juniper, Nettle) in Indiana have been high recently. Spring allergy symptoms can make it even more difficult to differentiate who might have lingering COVID-19 symptoms or just…
Read More10 Local Ways for Kids to Spend Spring Break
A week from today, classes will be out for Noblesville Schools’ two-week spring break. For some, vacation plans have long been made to head out of town. For others, it’s a “staycation” at home, finding things to do here locally. When my now sophomore daughter was elementary age, camps where participants can learn something new…
Read MorePottery Classes, Ivy Tech Play, Book Signing, Bird Walks, More
These are among the 20 things to do this weekend and beyond in today’s list of things to do in The Times: 1. Kiln Creations in downtown Noblesville has eight new pottery wheels and lots of opportunities for folks to create their own art during hour-long class times today through Sunday, and every Thursday-Sunday in…
Read MoreAs Spring Blooms, So Do Our Students
When spring arrives, and everything starts to bloom outside, inside I marvel at how our students at every level bloom. Like the flowers and trees, each bloom at their own pace – some early, some late – but all grow and flower in their own vibrant way. Everywhere I look, I see opportunities to nurture,…
Read MoreAg Day Returns for 2nd-Graders
Anybody who has driven by the Hamilton County 4-H Fairgrounds since Tuesday has likely noticed Reynolds’ Farm Equipment’s big green and yellow John Deere 8370 R tractor parked on the lawn of the Exhibition Center. Hamilton County Ag Day — in its 36th year — is being celebrated three days this week — Tuesday, Wednesday…
Read MoreThe Middle Ages
I’ve been reading old articles we’ve had around the house since the 1980s. I keep a file folder near my desk that holds newspaper and magazine clippings. Some days I read about things that happened last year. Sometimes I read about inventions from 1975, Yesterday I read about the Middle Ages (not mine, but the…
Read MoreA Quiet Hometown Hero
One of the unsung leaders of our community here in Sheridan, it seems to me, is the immediate past president of the Town Council, one Mr. David Kinkead. I have known David for about 10 years now, ever since he was elected to the Town Council. He served as a council member his first year…
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