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Update from Washington, D.C.
E&C Makes Progress to Prevent Medicare Overbilling This week, the House Committee on Energy & Commerce marked up 19 bills, including the PATIENTS Act, which requires Medicare providers to standardize fees for 300+ codes and separate ID numbers for off-campus locations, as well as making an important step forward to implement site-neutrality for pharmaceuticals…
Read MoreThe Postscript by Carrie Classon
“Too Old” My new friend, Betty Lou, started a book club, and she asked me to join. I was delighted. I hadn’t been in a book club for a long time. Because she is a librarian, Betty Lou knows better than most the importance of reading a variety of things and so, at the very…
Read More2023 Kia Niro Ev Surfs Long Waves On Its Cool Urban Vibe
I like traveling to California. I enjoy the warm weather, cool architectural vibe, surfing the waves, and of course, imbibing all of the latest electric cars. I love eating on a fresh air patio and cruising the Pacific Coast Highway with windows and sunroof open. If I lived there, or even in Indiana, I’d drive…
Read MoreSen. Young Bolts From Trump
By BRIAN A. HOWEY “Where do I begin?” That was U.S. Sen. Todd Young’s response to a Capitol Hill reporter’s question after he became the first current elected Hoosier Republican officeholder to say he will not support Donald Trump’s presidential re-nomination in 2024. Sen. Young’s tipping point appears to be related to the Russia-Ukraine war.…
Read MoreThat’s The Ticket!!!
I just got a call from my wife who is vacationing with my sister in North Carolina. This trip worries me. If my name comes up, no one in that car will take my side. Mary Ellen was just pulled over by the local police for a minor infraction. Mary Ellen never breaks the rules.…
Read MoreWill Walters Be The Next Great Hope For Purdue Football?
At least one high school head coach has major expectations for Ryan Walters and the new Purdue football coaching staff. As part of The Athletic’s “recruiting confidential” series, high school coaches have been asked about their impressions of staffs from each of the major football conferences. The Big Ten’s number came up earlier this week.…
Read MorePool to Open, Vintage Baseball Match, Music Festival, Comic Book Event
Here’s our list of things to do this weekend and beyond. Here’s our Times’ list of 33 things to do. -Betsy Reason writes about people, places and things in Hamilton County. Contact The Times editor Betsy Reason at betsy@thetimes24-7.com. For more Hamilton County Bicentennial events, visit www.hamcoturns200.com
Read MoreLet Summer Begin!
It is hard to believe that tomorrow is the last day of school for students. This week has been crazy busy filled with celebrations, recognitions, finals, and mixed emotions as many of our students will be transitioning to the next level – be it the next grade, new building, continuing their education journey, or going…
Read MoreToday Marks 5 Years Since NWMS Shooting
It’s a day we will never forget. May 25, 2018. Today is the five-year anniversary of the Noblesville West Middle School shooting that changed many of our lives. It changed the way we think about life. It changed the way we do things. A then seventh-grader, armed with two handguns, opened fire in his classroom,…
Read MoreTimes Introduces New Columnist
My introduction to Greater Indianapolis were trips with my buddies to basketball, football and auto racing events. We were all sports enthusiasts. Trips to Market Square Arena, Hoosier (RCA) Dome and IMS became our road trips of choice. It always felt like Indy was hosting a major sporting event or attraction every weekend of the…
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