I’m activated: bank on it

Each January the small bank in my hometown –– The Loanly Bank and Mistrust –– attracts new customers to their banking services by offering premium gifts to anyone signing for a loan or opening a new account. To anyone opening a savings account, the bank will bestow a $25 gift card to Sleepy Joe’s coffee…

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Indiana is awash in guns as homicide records proliferate

Last year was one of the bloodiest years in Indiana history as Indianapolis set yet another homicide record with 271 murders, while Evansville, Fort Wayne and South Bend all had deadly years. Perhaps, just perhaps … it’s because Indiana is awash in guns. On Tuesday, the Indiana House voted 63-29 on HB1077 the “constitutional carry”…

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The Postscript

Nothing is as fun as eating broccoli and breaking bad habits “I bought more broccoli because I knew you were coming,” my mother informed me. You can never get enough broccoli, that is my belief. I am lucky in that I never had to acquire a taste for vegetables out of some sort of concern…

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State of Health postponed, still many ways to network

Ever since the day after Noblesville Taste of Business in March 2020, when everything started shutting down, things have never been the same. About 12 days ago, Noblesville Chamber sent out an invitation to RSVP for a State of Health Luncheon for this coming Wednesday at Purgatory Golf Club. However, since then, the luncheon, which…

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30 things for your calendars

For our readers who like to open their new calendars at the beginning of each year and fill up the blank squares with things to do, I will share some dates for your calendar: Jan. 21-30 — The Hamilton County Theatre Guild’s Belfry Theatre will present “The Dining Room” comedy/drama, a play by A.R. Gurney,…

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Purdue U: the cradle of quarterbacks, pride of Indiana

Even during the darkest times in Purdue football history (see: Hazell, Darrell. Also see: Akers, Fred), Boilermaker fans and administration could point with pride to the Cradle of Quarterbacks. There’s even a section on the school’s athletic website (purduesports.com) devoted to the Cradle. Three members have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame…

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Number, please…

I’d like to share a few numbers with you: 4927262920202826 5736282018082727 9284748495483838 These are some of the tracking numbers for the Christmas gifts I bought online over the past few months. I copied and pasted the figures into the UPS or FedEx websites to be sure they were on the way. By the way, those…

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