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Imagine If today’s NFL Draft Went 32 Rounds
Current projections have four Purdue players being selected in the NFL Draft, which begins Thursday in Kansas City. Cornerback Cory Trice is forecast by The Athletic’s Dane Brugler to go 101st overall in Round 3 to San Francisco. Brugler has quarterback Aidan O’Connell going 109th overall in the fourth round to the Las Vegas Raiders.…
Read MoreSharing Little Modern Humor
For the eight or nine of you who regularly read these scribbles, you know I don’t tend to pass on the modern version of the mimeographed office jokes we used to get back in the ‘70s. But sometimes I get one or three that seem worth passing along. I’m sorry I don’t know the author,…
Read MoreCCP’s ‘True West’ Explores “What If?’
Carmel Community Players’ “True West” is an “entertaining piece of theater.” That’s how show director Eric Bryant describes the Sam Shepard play, which opens Friday and continues through April 30 at The Ivy Tech Auditorium in Noblesville. The play concerns the struggle for power between two brothers, Austin, a struggling screenwriter, and Lee, a drifter…
Read MoreNHS Alumni Banquet To Celebrate Class of ‘73
I say this every year. I think I’ve attended nearly every Noblesville High School Alumni Banquet since I started working as a Noblesville journalist 37 years ago. The banquets are always a lot of fun, graduates reminisce about high school days, the 50-year class is celebrated and an Alumnus of the Year is honored. Plus,…
Read MoreFrom Time to Thyme
By Paula Dunn Jackson Township History Quiz Are you ready for another quiz? I know it hasn’t been that long since the first one, but April is Jackson Township’s month in the Bicentennial spotlight and I promised to catch up. See how well you know your Jackson Township history. (Again, this shouldn’t be too difficult…
Read MoreCities Must Help Protect Our Planet
Carmel is taking many actions to promote sustainability. Earth Day is coming up on April 22, but caring for our natural environment and the health of our planet shouldn’t just be top of mind on one day a year. All year long, we must all do our part to protect the Earth. Caring about the…
Read MoreAsk Rusty – What Can I Earn in My First Year Collecting Social Security?
Dear Rusty: My 62nd birthday is in late August of this year. I would like to start collecting Social Security, but after reading about the need to keep my earnings less than $21,240 in the first year it doesn’t seem fair to those who have birthdays later in the year. I will have earned a…
Read MoreFree Summer Camps Return, Thanks To The Township Trustee
When my now high school junior daughter was in middle school, I sat at my laptop computer waiting for Noblesville Schools’ annual free summer camps to go on sale. It kind of reminded me of when I used to try to get tickets for popular concerts at the former Deer Creek Music Center, or this…
Read MoreMusic, Theater, History, Wildflowers, Train Rides
Live music, “The Spitfire Grill” musical, historical celebrations, wildflower walks and train rides are among the plenty of things to do this weekend and beyond. Here’s our Times’ list of 25 things to do. Save the date: Charity Ride for American Veteran Riders Association is at 8:30 a.m. May 20 beginning at the Ralph Lehr…
Read MoreProof Negative…
I am sad to report that my editor and proofreader, Heidi, has decided to retire. She has been correcting me for 22 years. Only my wife has beaten her record. When Heidi first told me she was quitting, I panicked. To be honest, many of the mistakes she found over the years were the result…
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