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Ask Rusty – Retired Public Servant Feels Government Pension Offset is “Unjust”
Dear Rusty: I’m a retired firefighter and live in Ohio. I earned Social Security from my side employment, but the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) hit my Social Security very hard. My wife worked in the school system and earned a state “SERS” pension. I understand the WEP offset and that doesn’t bother me as much…
Read More‘Noblesville’s Got Talent’ on Square, Helen Keller Story, More Egg Hunts
Beginning today with Noblesville Main Street’s “Noblesville’s Got Talent” show, there are plenty of things to do this weekend and beyond. Here’s our Times’ list of 30 things to do. 1. Come watch singers, dancers, magicians and others perform from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. today for Noblesville Main Street’s “Noblesville’s Got Talent” during First…
Read MoreNOT FUNNY YOU SHOULD SAY THAT!
I think I just read some great news. But I’m not positive how to process the information. Here’s the headline: EXPERT SAYS DAD’S TERRIBLE JOKES ARE GREAT FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT Wait a second! The jokes I told my son Brett as he was growing up were not terrible. I resent that. But even if they…
Read MoreForever Among The Greatest Players In History
Zach Edey’s place among the all-time greatest to play basketball at Purdue was cemented Tuesday by winning his sixth and final 2022-23 National Player of the Year honor, the Wooden Award. Whether Edey supplants All-American Joe Barry Carroll as the Boilermakers’ center on an all-time team will be left to others. Some will want to…
Read MoreK-Trails Will No Longer Operate Koteewi Park Horse Barn In ‘23
Noblesville’s John Stewart said he’s enjoyed the “great ride.” But he said that K-Trails Equestrian Adventures — which he has owned and operated for six seasons — would no longer manage the horse barn at Hamilton County Parks & Recreation’s Strawtown Koteewi Park in Noblesville. “We have loved the experience and believe we positively impacted…
Read MoreMark Hall – Hamilton County Council
The Timesheet Welcome to the Timesheet. This column is a report of work done on behalf of the people of Hamilton County. It’s to be informative too, a place to learn about projects and how our county government works. As your employee, it’s important to me that you know what is being worked on as…
Read MoreA Conversation With the Future
For the regular eight or nine of you who read these scribblings, you may recall that I’ve written a time or two about AI – artificial intelligence. According to the experts at IBM, AI combines computer science and data to enable problem solving. According to sci-fi fans, AI is Skynet from the Terminator movies, the…
Read MoreThe Feeding Team Feature – Let’s Celebrate What We Accomplish Together
When I was a young boy in the late 1960’s, taking care of our neighbors was the norm. It was expected that I’d mow Mrs. Berry’s yard and make sure that the 90-year-old widow had what she needed. She’d been born two decades before the turn of the century, yes, before, the 20th century. It…
Read MoreNoblesville Teen, ‘22 Fishers Grad Preparing Well for Career on Stage
I have always been amazed watching Kylee Booher. The Noblesville teen graduated in 2022 from Fishers High School and is among the most talented young people in the performing arts that I know. The 19-year-old is now in the second semester of her freshman year at Ball State University pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts…
Read MoreFrom Time to Thyme
By Paula Dunn White Rived Township Quiz In case you haven’t heard, Hamilton County and Noblesville are both turning 200 this year. To celebrate, every month from March to November one of the county’s nine townships is being highlighted by the Bicentennial Commission. I decided to observe the Bicentennial in this column by doing a…
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