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From Time to Thyme
By Paula Dunn Memorial Day, 1963 With the Powers That Be seemingly intent on replacing most of the Noblesville I knew when I was growing up here in the 1960s and ‘70s, I’ve been feeling more than a little nostalgic lately. As a result, I decided this week to rev up the old time machine…
Read MoreCarmel Teen Passionate About Free Speech
Carmel resident Sophie Maurer may be only 15 years old, but she’s already a passionate free speech advocate. It’s not a passing fad for her or even a new interest. She’s been involved in free speech efforts since 2019 when she was in the fifth grade. That was the year that author Salman Rushdie came…
Read MoreDaughter Turns 17 Years Old Today
Today, our daughter, Addie, turns 17. It doesn’t seem possible that she’s already a Noblesville High School junior with only one more year of school until she graduates. The years have flown by. It seems like yesterday that I was holding her tightly in my arms. We celebrated birthdays with Happy Feet, Tinker Bell, Dora,…
Read MoreThe Curious Closet
By: Lindsay Rosa Creating A Stylish Summer Reading Space All Your Own With the school year wrapping up in a few short weeks for local schools and college students starting their drive home for the summer, what better time to prepare for relaxing summer reading by making an inviting reading space for those stormy summer…
Read MoreBoosting Mental Health Care Access
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, 1 in 5 adults and 1 in 6 youth experience mental illness each year in the United States, but less than half of them receive treatment. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and this session we prioritized several bills to increase and improve services and treatment across…
Read MoreRepublican Turned Democrat McCormick Seeks To Defy History
By BRIAN A. HOWEY With Democrat Jennifer McCormick’s official entry into the 2024 Indiana gubernatorial race, Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. has ruled out seeking the Democratic nomination. “As for me, I don’t see the stars aligning for a McDermott candidacy in 2024 at this time,” McDermott texted told me on Wednesday. Allies of former…
Read More2023 Bmw 760i Gets A Radical Makeover That Nods To The Past And Future
By Casey Williams It seems about every twenty years, BMW gets radical with the 7-Series. Remember back a couple of decades to the 2003 model that debuted the iDrive infotainment system and “Bangle butt” raised trunklid, named for former BMW design chief, Chris Bangle. Eventually, though, BMW’s competitors copied the car’s controls and rump. As…
Read MoreThe Postscript by Carrie Classon
“Lukewarm Water” Yesterday wasn’t the best day. I don’t like to complain and, the truth is, I have very little to complain about. Still, yesterday was not the best day. I woke with a stomachache. I’d gone to bed with a stomachache, and this is not terribly unusual. My mother gets stomachaches, and now my…
Read MoreSummer Safety – Part 2
Last week I went over some sun and water safety information. This week I want to examine wheeled things that appear in the spring and summer. It’s great to see kids and adults out on their bicycles now that the weather has warmed up. The downside is we will see the inevitable bike accidents. Some…
Read MoreAsk Rusty – I’m Concerned About Social Security Solvency
Dear Rusty: I retired at age 58. My husband and I worked 40 years of employment each. I had a 401K only…no other benefits. We saved, we invested through our financial advisor and have done okay watching our investments grow (except for the last 3 years). Neither my husband nor I have taken Social Security;…
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