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From Casey . . .
Being an auto enthusiast, many of my fondest Christmas memories center around four-wheeled experiences – usually involving one of my grandparents. Some of my fondest were driving my grandma to Christmas Eve services in her Mercedes or riding with my grandpa to pick up presents in his 1980s pickup. It wasn’t until I was a…
Read MoreFrom Carrie . . .
I walk around my neighborhood later in the evening these days, mostly so I can see the lights. There are some impressive houses just a mile or so away, and I walk down the sidewalks and see what has appeared on the lawns and in the windows now, right before Christmas. Some of the houses…
Read MoreOne more chance to give Santa a wish list
Santa Claus — in his wire-rim eyeglasses, big red suit and beard as white as the snow — takes his seat in the Hamilton County Historical Society’s Santa House on the Courthouse Square. He invites children to sit on his lap or sit next to him. He asks for their wish lists for Christmas. And…
Read MoreTwas a few days before Christmas . . .
Years ago . . . OK, decades . . . I penned a parody of Clement Clarke Moore’s outstanding work, The Night Before Christmas. I was a young sports writer and had some fun doing it, so every few years since then I try again. The coaches, who were gracious enough not to run me…
Read MoreLighting up the night for Christmas
When Dr. Luke James started his Noblesville chiropractic business after college, he was looking for a way to build awareness. So he decorated the outside of his office with Christmas lights. “My dad has always loved Christmas and thought it would bring people joy during the season,” said James, who loves Christmas, too. “People loved…
Read MoreDear Santa, can you please bring me . . .
Okay, hands up everybody who’s ever written a letter to Santa Claus. If your hand is waving in the air, you’re part of a tradition that dates back to the early 1870s. What children in those days didn’t know, however, is that Santa never received that mail. Although some letters were forwarded to local charity…
Read MoreMany ways to help others in need any time of year
While many of the food and clothing drives are now over because it’s almost Christmas, the need is still there for our communities. More than 26,000 individuals in Hamilton County are food insecure, according to the Hamilton County Harvest Food Bank in Noblesville, with about 33,333 meals needed this holiday season. So there are many…
Read MoreMy Head is Spinning
This week I want to address a specific variant of a condition that I’ve been seeing a lot of lately – dizziness. Primary Care doctors in the U.S. see about six million patients a year who complain of “dizziness.” Dizziness means different things to different people and can be a symptom of many different medical…
Read More2022 Mercedes E450 All Terrain Wagon finally masters geography
Mercedes-Benz had a pretty crazy strategy when it introduced the jacked-up All Terrain E-Class wagon in Europe, home of fast cars and faster highways, and left crossover-crazy America with the more boring Rodeo Drive version. I mean, hadn’t they learned the basic lesson of the Subaru Outback? Americans want to look ready for adventure whether…
Read MoreWorth Waiting For
Yesterday I bought a Christmas tree at the hardware store. I thought it was a good day to do it both because I’d heard the rumors of Christmas tree shortages and because it would keep me away from my email for more than an hour—a near record in the last two weeks. No one tells…
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