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2023 Nissan Pathfinder Gets Back to Its Rugged Famiily Roots
The original Pathfinder was a pretty hard-core off-roader based on Nissan’s rugged hardbody compact pickup. First available with only two doors, but later four, it helped lead America away from station wagons and into family-friendly SUVs. Subsequent generations became ever softer, eventually looking like a pudgy blimp only the Brady Bunch would love. That is…
Read MoreCarrie was Wrong About Papayas
The fruit lady has my number. One of the things I like in Mexico—and other countries we have visited in the past—is buying fruits and vegetables from a stand, run by a family. I love wandering through the market, looking at all the unfamiliar things and asking questions. “Is this for today or for tomorrow?”…
Read More‘MitchFest’ Ends at Purdue, But Could Spread to Indiana
In mid-May 2003, in what Howey Politics described as “Mitch Mania during Mitch Week,” it was President George W. Bush who coined the political slogan for a Hoosier generation. Daniels was the man of the hour when President Bush came to the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Bush lauded Daniels, his departing OMB director as “my man…
Read MorePlease Lemme Get Through the Holidays
There are two kinds of Holiday traditions. There are those which transcend our individual fami-lies, and are shared by entire communities of people –– like putting up a Christmas tree, spin-ning the dreidel, or playing Jingle Bell Rock. Then there are other traditions which are solely confined within the family. For instance, my step-cousins always…
Read MoreTri Kappa, Trustees Get With The Times Again to Help Kids
Every year near the holidays, Tri Kappa sorority asks us at The Times newspaper to partner up in the promotion of the Beta Epsilon chapter’s annual Red Stocking Fund drive. And every year, I ask the drive’s coordinator, along with Noblesville Township Trustee Tom Kenley, or this year’s incoming Trustee Theresa Caldwell, to put on…
Read MoreNHS Choir Concert, Fun with Mrs. Claus, First UMC Festival
If you love holiday music and performing arts, Santa and Mrs. Claus visits and carriage rides, this weekend and next weekend are both filled with many things to do. All of the Noblesville High School choirs will perform tonight and Saturday afternoon at the annual Holiday Concert, themed “Cool Yule,” at NHS Auditorium. Santa is…
Read MoreAll Keyed Up
This kind of thing could only happen to me. (In a way, that’s good, because if things like this happened to you, you’d have your own humor column.) The other day as I got into my car and pressed the button to start the engine, my dependable sedan fired up as usual. But wait: my…
Read MoreKenny Talks Purdue’s Future after Brohm Leaves for Louisville
Time will tell if the grass is greener (or in Kentucky’s case, bluegrass) on the other side of the Ohio River for Jeff Brohm. Brohm’s 36-34 record that Purdue fans celebrated after the 9-39 Darrell Hazell era will get him fired at Louisville, his alma mater. And that’s the risk Brohm is taking with his…
Read MoreCCP Holiday Play Director Reminiscences of Childhood Christmases, Theater, Music
Kate Hinman’s love for Christmas, storytelling and theater all began when she was a kid and stepped on the stage at age 6. “My love for the holidays comes from my family. My mom loved all holidays and decorated for all of them,” said Hinman, who has several family heirlooms for the season, including nativity…
Read MoreOdds and Ends From Israel Trip
Let me repeat something I wrote earlier. Jet lag is real. As of this writing, we have been home a little less than 24 hours. The clock and bright daylight tell me it’s mid-afternoon, but my body tells me it’s time for bed. In addition, my wife and I both feel like death eating a…
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