With the overload of information out there on NFL Draft prospects, it takes a lot to impress me.

Consider me blown away by an aptly named guide called “The Beast.” That’s the name Dane Brugler of The Athletic has given his 308-page tome that will tell you everything shy of a prospect’s favorite meal. Take Purdue quarterback Aidan O’Connell. One of six children, Brugler reveals O’Connell’s passion was basketball throughout middle school but…

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Spring Means Wildflower Walks

I know spring is here when Noblesville’s Emma St. Dennis contacts me each year to encourage nature lovers to save the dates for Spring Wildflower Walks at Blatchley Nature Study Club and Teter Organic Farm in Noblesville. I’ve been to both grounds a handful of times, especially in the springtime when there is much nature…

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Bouncing Around Like A Pinball . . .

Scattershooting while wondering what a jam session with John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, T-Bone Walker and Big Bill Broonzy might sound like . . . * * * THE ANNUAL Lincoln Day dinner was held earlier this week for the Hamilton County Republicans. The Grand Old Party has ruled the roost here for a long…

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From Time to Thyme

By Paula Dunn Got a case of spring fever? I have just the remedy for you! The Blatchley Nature Study Club will be holding their annual Spring Wildflower Walks next Saturday, April 15th, and again on April 29. The April 15th date has been scheduled to catch early blooming wildflowers. The April 29 walk is…

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Hoosiers unTrumped

By Brian A. Howey For the first time in American history, a former president has been indicted, this time by a grand jury and District Attorney in Manhattan for allegedly making pre-election hush money payoffs to a pornographic actress and a Playboy bunny. In the coming weeks, Donald J. Trump could be facing a cascading…

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Don’t Believe Everything You Hear!

We are definitely living in a post-truth world. It’s not just in the political sphere that we have to be careful of facts and “alternative facts,” it also extends to the scientific and medical realms as well. The public is being constantly bombarded with scientific information via mainstream media, social media, and other internet sources.…

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The Postscript by Carrie Classon

“Burro in Pants” I saw the burro wearing pants and carrying a basket filled with paper flowers. “Oh, my gosh!” I said. “That poor burro.” There are several burros with this job in this Mexican town and, as burro employment goes, it’s a pretty easy gig. The burro wears a rustic basket filled with bright…

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