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Conjunctivitis “Pink Eye” Causes And Possible Treatments
By: John Roberts Now that schools are back in session, the incidence of “pink eye” will likely start to pick up. This common condition accounts for over 30 percent of patient visits for eye problems. Conjunctivitis is the medical term for “pink eye.” The conjunctiva is the continuous connective tissue membrane that covers the inside…
Read MoreAll-New 2024 Subaru Impreza Rs, Crosstrek Sport Make You Turn Around
By Casey Williams 2024 Subaru Impreza RS My daughter and I are finishing our avocado toast when she asks if we can go to the bookstore. When a nine-year-old wants to put down screens and read, parents dare not resist. But since we’re in the 2024 Subaru Impreza RS, I suggest we take the long…
Read MoreMike Pence’s First Presidential Debate
By BRIAN A. HOWEY Less than 24 hours before Donald J. Trump was to be “proudly” arrested, booked, finger printed and have his mug shot taken at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta (in primetime!), eight of the Republicans gathered for the Fox News debate in Milwaukee Wednesday night. “We are going to take a…
Read MoreCool Down Just In Time For Weekend
By: Betsy Reason The weather cooled down Saturday just in time for the Noblesville Front Porch Music Festival on Logan Street, the Bruno Mars tribute concert at Federal Hill Commons, Greekfest in Carmel, the Cicero Street Festival, Noblesville Cultural Arts Commission’s summer band Sunday concert and other weekend activities. What great weather for these events.…
Read MoreThe Postscript by Carrie Classon
Stubby Got Into Some Trouble It was time to come back from Mexico. It wasn’t because of the weather. The weather was wonderful. The nights up in the mountains were cool, and the days were warm, and sometimes, in the afternoons, a thunderstorm would roll in, and a refreshing rain would fall, leaving the air…
Read MoreGOP Chairman Hupfer’s Historic Tenure At The Helm
By BRIAN A. HOWEY Kyle Hupfer has been, arguably, the most successful major party chairman in Indiana history. His Democrat counterpart, Mike Schmuhl, is attempting to get his party back in the game. When it comes to straight tenure, the late Indiana Republican Chairman Gordon Durnil had the helm for eight years under Gov. Robert…
Read More2024 Chevy Equinox RS Adds Sport To Parental Practicality
By Casey Williams My family tends to buy the same car over and over again – especially if it’s a good one. My 92-year-old grandmother drives a full-size GM sedan, just as she has since the 1950s. My other grandmother went through a sequence of Mercedes during more than three decades. After driving two Chevy…
Read MoreAsk Rusty – When Should My Wife Claim Social Security?
Dear Rusty: My wife will be 65 next year, and her full retirement age is 66 years plus 10 months. Can she collect 50% of my Social Security benefit at her full retirement age and then get her own higher personal amount at age 70? Her own amount at her full retirement age is $1,100…
Read MoreSummer Band Concerts Are Music to the Ears
For the next two Sundays, Noblesville Cultural Arts Commission brings us two Summer Band Concerts reminiscent of the days when NCAC brought us the Summer Band Concert series in Old Town’s Seminary Park. While the stage is much larger at Federal Hill and audiences might not be able to get up as close in person…
Read MoreKids-Turned-Entrepreneurs Pedal Wares At The Market
By: Betsy Reason Four 13-year-old Noblesville girls — including a set of triplets — modeled their brightly colored handmade bracelets at their pop-up tent decorated with a tropical theme that included an “Aloha” sign and pink flamingos. Noblesville East Middle School eighth-graders, sisters Olivia Vetor, Norah Vetor and Allie Vetor, along with their friend, Stella…
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