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Our Man Inside The Carter Administration
From Time to Thyme By Paula Dunn When I heard the sad news about former President Jimmy Carter entering hospice care, my thoughts automatically drifted back to Noblesville’s man in the Carter White House, Tim Kraft. I never met him, but I sure knew his father, Dr. Haldon Kraft. Dr. Kraft delivered me and was…
Read More‘God of Carnage’ Director Takes on Dark Comedy
Meet Nicole Amsler. This week, she’s directing a play for the Hyperion Players in Noblesville, “God of Carnage,” which is on stage Friday through Sunday. She’s also a playwright. She wrote her first play at age 10, has written and sold her scripts and last Christmas directed one of the holiday one-act plays that she…
Read MoreMedicine No. 771 Hodgkin Lymphoma
Last week I tried to explain the very complex non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL). This week I want to cover Hodgkin lymphoma, more commonly known as Hodgkin’s Disease (HD). It gets its eponymous name from Dr. Thomas Hodgkin who first described it in 1832. Hodgkin’s is a potentially curable malignant lymphoma that carries a much better prognosis…
Read MoreLosing The Republic My Ancestors Fought To Preserve
By BRIAN A. HOWEY I am a descendent of two Hoosiers who fought in the American Civil War. Two of my great-great grandfathers enlisted in Indiana regiments to preserve the United States. When an emerging Republican congressional “leader” – U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia – used “Presidents Day” to call for a “national…
Read MoreWITH AVERAGE NEW CAR PRICES APPROACHING $50K, THESE TEN IMPRESS AT HALF THAT PRICE
By Casey Williams The average new vehicle price approached $50,000 at the end of 2022, but that doesn’t mean you have to spend that much to get a car with much. Putting a cap of $30,000, and many far below that, these ten vehicles provide impressive style and technology for surprisingly little coin. 2024 Chevrolet…
Read MoreThe Postscript by Carrie Classon
“Mr. Muscles” My husband, Peter, is learning Spanish his own way. I do Duolingo online. It is free. It is easy to do. The whole thing is designed like a game, and dancing animated creatures hop up and down and celebrate every time I get five answers in a row correct. This shouldn’t matter to…
Read MoreMiller-Palooza Party To Benefit Our Schools
Miller-Palooza will be the party not to miss. That’s what I’m told. And you don’t even have to break out the formalwear. In fact, guests to next Friday’s benefit for Noblesville Schools Education Foundation (NSEF) are encouraged to wear their casual Miller spirit wear. “We are hoping to see throwback letter jackets, vintage Ts and…
Read MoreAsk Rusty – What’s the Best Way to Start Receiving My Survivor Benefit?
Dear Rusty: When one becomes a widow/widower, what is the most efficient way to start receiving the deceased’s monthly Social Security. Signed: Still Grieving Dear Still Grieving: There is really only one way to start receiving surviving spouse benefits – you must contact Social Security directly to apply. You can call 1.800.772.1213 or call your…
Read MoreFirst Friday, Live Music, Art, Theater, Live Comedy, More
Enjoy March First Friday, watch Community Theater, take in live music and more among the 20 things to do this weekend and beyond in this list by The Times: Contact Betsy Reason at [email protected].
Read MoreUpdate #102 From Dr. Derek Arrowood, Superintendent, Hamilton Heights School Corporation
This is Public Schools Week – a week designated to recognize and celebrate the invaluable role of our nation’s public schools. It’s also worthy of its own column. I consider it an honor and a privilege to lead in service to our children and our families in a district that has been helping to prepare…
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