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A Long Time Ago in a Sports Department Far Away . . .
By: Tim Timmons If newsrooms are the brains and guts of a newspaper, then sports departments are surely the heart and soul. Over the decades, some of the best writing has graced sports columns – just one newspaper vagabond’s opinion. From Grantland Rice and Red Smith back in the day to Jim Murray, Bob Ryan,…
Read MoreAt 99, Helen Loves Volunteering At Red Geranium Market
By: Betsy Reason Helen LeCount doesn’t mind sharing her age with anybody who asks. The 70-year member of the First Presbyterian Church in Noblesville — who can be found this Saturday volunteering at the church’s eighth annual Red Geranium Artisan Market — is 99 years old. She loves to play Euchre, take walks and do…
Read MoreNoblesville’s Lost Log Cabin
From Time to Thyme By Paula Dunn If you’ve lived in this area as long as I have, I don’t have to tell you today’s Noblesville is nothing like the city I knew growing up here in the 1960s and ‘70s. I used to be comforted by the thought that at least I was surrounded…
Read MoreSold-Out Elks Steve Renner Golf Outing Brings In $$ For Cancer
By: Betsy Reason After the rain cleared Saturday morning, it was a beautiful day for Noblesville Elks Club’s 37th annual Steve Renner Golf Outing. The Elks, over the past 10 years, have donated more than $145,000 to help fight cancer, thanks to this outing, Elks Lodge member Terri Sigman-Kennedy said. “Over 65 sponsors and many…
Read MoreLet’s Go Cruising In Barbie’s Movie Dream Cars
By Casey Williams My daughter spent last week at her grandparents’, but when she came home, there was only one thing on her mind: Seeing the Barbie movie with her dads. I’d heard set designers basically ran the world out of pink paint and had to see it for myself. Beyond that, Ryan Gosling is…
Read MoreIndiana Is Becoming An Abortion Restriction Island
By: Brian A. Howey Indiana is turning into an abortion island. Girded by gerrymandered General Assembly maps, along with an anemic and broke Democrat Party, a year ago Republican super majorities passed and Gov. Eric Holcomb signed some of the most restrictive anti-abortion measures in the United States. But on a single-issue referendum vote on…
Read MoreThe Postscript by Carrie Classon
Understanding A Misunderstanding Every day, whether here in Mexico or in the US, I take a walk. Walking in the morning would be nice, but that’s when I write, so, in the afternoon, I head out to see what the world looks like. I always greet a lot of people on my walk, no matter…
Read MoreConcussions, A Traumatic Brain Injury That Cannot Be Ignored
By: John Roberts I see many patients every year who have suffered concussions. Usually these are athletic injuries, but it is frequently seen in others as well. Concussions have always been a part of sports, particularly those involving high-energy impacts including wrestling, football, soccer, lacrosse, basketball, and baseball/softball. Intensive research, along with lawsuits, including the…
Read MoreShakespeare In The Park Moves To Fall; Director Seeks ‘Good Turnout Of Actors’
By: Betsy Reason By this time every summer, Noblesville Shakespeare in the Park has already played out on stage. Auditions are usually the first week of June and performances near the end of July. But this year, Noblesville Cultural Arts Commission’s 31st annual outdoor theatrical production — the second oldest Shakespeare in the park program…
Read MoreAsk Rusty – Why Is Social Security Withholding My Monthly Payments?
Dear Rusty: I have been working since I started collecting Social Security when I turned 62. Last year I was apparently overpaid because of my job. I made $37,000 and now the Social Security Administration says I owe them $8,800 dollars because I made too much, and they have withheld my $2000 monthly SS payment.…
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