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NHS Literary Club Adviser Inspires a Creative Spirit
Noblesville High School English teacher Bill Kenley — adviser for the NHS Literary Club — encourages his students to have high aspirations. The club’s newest release is called “Aspirational Picnic Table” and “is a loose collection” of about 50 young writers and artists who have all contributed to the school’s literary magazine. Most of the…
Read MoreRoutines Are Habit Forming
I was surprised to learn, Tuesday morning, that I was out of milk. I was quite certain that milk was on my weekly grocery list, and I was equally certain that I had walked out of the store with a jug of fodder fuel in my hand. Nevertheless, when I opened the refrigerator door, in…
Read MoreThe Looming And Crowded GOP Gubernatorial Field
Are you running for governor in 2024? That was the question I had for U.S. Rep. Jim Banks as we had coffee Monday afternoon. Just hours earlier, two Indiana reporters had suggested that U.S. Rep. Trey Hollingsworth was the “frontrunner” for this open seat. “I haven’t ruled anything out,” Banks responded. “I will say candidly…
Read MorePatron Of The Arts
My landlord, Jorge, is a patron of the arts. When I imagine a patron of the arts, I imagine some fabulously wealthy person in the past, supporting the creation of art in Italy or New York—someone with an impossibly luxurious lifestyle, maybe with a couple of designer dogs on diamond leashes standing at attention nearby.…
Read More2022 Honda Civic Si Takes Us Back To Our Commutes
Honda Civics are durable and efficient, the kind of cars you buy for commuting to work and back while dropping Jr. and Little Miss off at early band practice. But, unlike some of their competitors, they also have souls, the kind of cars you buy for a little you time on a twisting two-lane with…
Read MoreHot Flashes
Sometimes I get asked questions in unusual places. A few months ago at church I was pulled aside and asked if I could write my column on the menopausal malady of hot flashes. Hot flashes are usually described as a feeling of intense heat, usually with sweating and a rapid heartbeat. They can last a…
Read More742 Comments from 2,500 Respondents Voice Qualities Desired in a Superintendent
I just read the results released for the Noblesville Schools superintendent survey. And I was pretty much spot-on with other surveyed participants in what they wanted in a new superintendent after Dr. Beth Niedermeyer retires at the end of this school year. Niedermeyer has been superintendent of the district for eight years, since 2014. About…
Read MoreKids Sale, Conner Prairie to Open, Pickleball Leagues Forming, More
From theatrical productions to kids’ consignment sales and the opening of Conner Prairie for the season, here are 25 things to do this weekend and beyond in today’s list of things to do in The Times: 1. The Belfry Theatre presents “The Lilies of the Field,” by F. Andrew Leslie from the novel by William…
Read MoreAll Time Best Boilermakers Plus Thoughts from Kenny
If Purdue fans think that 7-4 Zach Edey and 6-10 Trevion Williams are difficult matchups for opponents, consider this fantasy challenge: a front line that features Hall of Famers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Walton. That’s the scenario composed as part of a project by ESPN.com writer Myron Medcalf, who was tasked with picking the all-time…
Read MoreFocus On Carl
I lost a friend and colleague this week. I visited Carl Finchum the day before he passed. The bond between a photographer and a reporter is like a marriage, with some ups and downs as well as zooms and pans. Our working relationship lasted a decade, from 1994 until about 2004. Much of the success…
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