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2023 Mazda CX-30 Compact Crossover Is Easy To Recommend
All photos courtesy of Mazda and Casey Williams It’s not often that I get to spend time in an auto that I both recommended to a close friend and that I would own myself, but the 2023 Mazda CX-30 fits that bill. About a year ago, my friend’s old Chevy Impala, with nearly 200,000 miles…
Read MoreStop the Snoring!
Snoring can certainly be annoying, but it doesn’t always indicate a serious medical problem. However, sometimes snoring can be due to sleep apnea, a condition that can lead to significant medical problems. Sleep apnea is a condition when people have pauses in their breathing while sleeping. Most people have pauses to some degree but people…
Read MoreFind 16 Ways To Have Easter Fun
It’s time to get out your Easter baskets and get ready for some local Easter Egg hunts and Easter happenings. Here are 16 Easter happenings to put on your calendar: 1. The first hunt of the season is the annual Community Easter Egg Hunt at 6 p.m. Monday at the Hamilton County 4-H Fairgrounds in…
Read MoreAsk Rusty – How Do I Withdraw My Application for Social Security?
Dear Rusty: I will be 67 next month and reached my full retirement age in July 2022. My wife and I are discussing whether we should take Social Security now or wait until we are age 70 to get a higher benefit. I remember reading that you can start Social Security and, if not needed,…
Read MoreUpdate #103 from Dr. Derek Arrowood, Superintendent, Hamilton Heights School Corporation
Hamilton Heights is extremely fortunate to have the Hamilton Heights Educational Foundation (HHEF). The Foundation was initially created as an opportunity to elevate the learning environment by raising funds to support learning across our campus. The local visionaries who founded the organization, many of whom still live and work in the community, certainly knew it…
Read MoreCelebrate St. Paddy’s with Gatsby, Live Music
It’s St. Patrick’s Day with plenty of things to do all weekend and beyond. Here’s our Times’ list of two dozen things to do. 1. Enjoy St. Patrick’s Day Music with Rusty Musket with Celtic folk songs, old sea shanties and Irish tunes at 7 p.m. today at Primeval Brewing, plus Primeval opens early at…
Read MorePundits Pooh-Pooh Purdue’s NCAA Chances At Own Peril
The national media is suffering from a case of selective amnesia. That’s the diagnosis from your friendly neighborhood basketball doctor, who watched hours of NCAA Tournament selection analysis this week. “Duke is a bad matchup for Purdue, especially in Madison Square Garden,” the drum beat begins. “Marquette is the kind of team that gives Purdue…
Read MorePHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY…
Returning from our vacation in the Virgin Islands last month, I sent my digital camera through the scanner at the airport. Then I forgot to retrieve it from the tray after it rolled out on the conveyor. When I came back five minutes later, it was gone. I almost aways use my cell phone on…
Read MoreNew Play Director Brings Out Best in ‘Great Gatsby’ Actors
Saturday Show Will Feature ASL Interpreters Any community theater would be lucky to have play director, Noblesville’s Andrea Odle. She’s very organized. “Being organized is a must,” she said. She is all about teamwork. “Surrounding yourself with people smarter than you are is the best way to ensure we all succeed,” she said. She is…
Read MoreFrom Between the Lines to Outside, Derrick Clore Finds a Way
The long, curved drive leading to the house in Carmel is a long way from his middle class roots – physically and figuratively. One of the neighbors is the former vice president of the United States and governor of Indiana, Mike Pence. New Market, Indiana it ain’t. Derrick Clore, a kid I covered back in…
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