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The Postscript by Carrie Classon
“Enough Steps” Anxiety likes numbers. I only recently realized that a lot of my anxiety fixates on meaningless numbers. I like to know how many there are of a particular thing and then attach meanings—usually sinister, sometimes hopeful, always unreasonable—to these numbers. How many words are in this column? Six hundred exactly. Why are there…
Read MoreThe Season of Sneezing
It’s once again time to run my annual column on allergies. Some of our readers may already cursing the annual return of allergy symptoms. Tree pollen levels (Oak, Cedar/Juniper and Birch) in Indiana have been high recently. Spring allergy symptoms can make it even more difficult to differentiate who might have an upper respiratory infection,…
Read MoreVolvo Builds A Better Turbo Wagon In The 2023 Cross Country
When I was a car-obsessed kid back in the ‘80s, one of my favorites was the Volvo Turbo Wagon, made iconic in an advertisement showing it sitting next to a Lamborghini Countach pulling a trailer. The comparison was apt – a superwagon with no penalties of a supercar – a very practical way to haul…
Read More10 Local Ways For Kids To Spend Spring Break
Noblesville Schools’ two-week spring break begins on Monday. For some, vacation plans have long been made to head out of town. For others, it’s a “staycation” at home, finding things to do here locally. When my now junior daughter was elementary age, camps where participants can learn something new were always high among the choices.…
Read MoreAsk Rusty – Widow Stung by Social Security’s “Claw Back” Rule
Dear Rusty: My husband of 48 years died on December 30th, and he received a Social Security direct deposit for December’s benefits in early January, but Social Security demanded the bank return his December payment. I used part of his December benefits to pay for household expenses, so his bank account was overdrawn after his…
Read More‘Great Gatsby,’ Live Music, Gardening, Egg Hunts, Play Auditions, Prairie to Open
There are plenty of things to do this weekend and beyond. Here’s our Times’ list of 35 things to do. 1. Hamilton County Theatre Guild’s The Belfry Theatre presents “The Great Gatsby,” directed by Noblesville’s Andrea Odle, with performances at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, at Arts for Lawrence’s…
Read MoreJUST FINE FOR PARKING
I recently read in one of my newsfeeds that an 85-year-old man was fumbling through his drawers (which is a funny image, right there) and found a one-dollar parking ticket fine that he had gotten almost 70 years ago and forgot to pay. Henry was apparently a man with a sharp financial sense. He knew…
Read MoreHere’s Hoping New Purdue Grid Coach Fares Better Than History
With Ryan Walters’ first spring practices as Purdue’s head football coach under way, let’s continue our look back at his predecessors. Purdue’s football fortunes waxed and waned in the first quarter of the 20th century, a direct result of the coaching hires made until James Phelan – a member of the College Football Hall of…
Read MoreHistoric Courtroom Opens For Classical Guitar Series
Imagine sitting in the Historic Courtroom of the Hamilton County Courthouse in downtown Noblesville, listening to classical guitar. Legacy Keepers Music’s new Classical Guitar Series will offer four concerts in 2023 in the Historic Courtroom. The first concert is Saturday, April 1, and features 2021 Noblesville High School graduate, guitarist Santiago Baptista, “who will take…
Read MoreSpring Sprung Surprise On Timmons
With the dawning of spring earlier this week, I couldn’t wait to get outside and enjoy some fresh air. So I threw on the sweats, laced up the sneakers and hit the trail. Oh man it felt good! Did I mention it was oh-dark-thirty? Like a lot of us my age, I don’t sleep in…
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