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Party Switching Candidates are Rare in Indiana
When it comes to switching parties, the list is a long one and recently dominated by the Southland, which in the wake of the 1965 Great Society Voting Rights Act prompted an overt migration from the Democratic to the Republican party, as President Lyndon B. Johnson aptly predicted. The list includes some titanic American figures,…
Read MoreNHS Show Choirs Kick Off Competition Season Today
Noblesville High School’s show choir competition season begins today. NHS Singers, the high school’s top mixed show choir, and their traveling companion choir, New Dimension, NHS’s top all-female show choir, today travels to and competes at Jay County High School in Portland. I know this because my daughter, a NHS junior, is in NHS Singers…
Read MoreNHS Spaghetti Dinner, Live Music, Pancake Breakfast, Craft Show, More
Today is Friday the 13th. And while some might be superstitious, some consider today a very lucky day. Here are at least 13 things to do this weekend, beginning with today: 1. Noblesville Schools brings back a Noblesville classic with Noblesville Schools Education Foundation’s Spaghetti Dinner from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at Noblesville…
Read MoreBeing Resolute
For the year 2023, I made 23 New Year’s resolutions. I’ve already broken every single one. Below is my list. I resolved that… 1. In a restaurant, when the waitress sees my totally cleaned plate and asks how I enjoyed my meal, I will not say: “I didn’t like it one bit.” According to a…
Read MoreKenny Ranks The Best Last-Second Boilermaker Buckets
Baseball legend Yogi Berra may or may not have once said, “it’s déjà vu all over again.” The Ohio State basketball program had that feeling Jan. 5 after losing to Purdue on a last-second shot for the third season in a row. Jaden Ivey did it twice before hitting millions in the NBA Draft lottery…
Read MorePaul Estridge Jr. Loved Flying in the Clouds
Paul Estridge Jr. was many things to many people. A father, a husband, a businessman. A home builder, a philanthropist and a servant in our community. It was sad news this week as our community learned about the passing of the Westfield resident on Sunday, Jan. 8. Paul Estridge Jr. was 65. He enjoyed life…
Read MoreOne More Look at Ridiculous World of Politics
The battle for Speaker of the House was irresistible to watch – irresistible in the same way a horrific car crash on the interstate is as you drive by. And even though most of the mess happened a week ago, it behooves us to not let this fiasco slip past like the regular stream of…
Read MoreRetired Township Trustee Tom Kenley Enjoyed Serving
On the last workday of the year, Noblesville Township Trustee Tom Kenley was busy at his office, cleaning out his desk and “drinking eggnog without the rum.” But he gladly took a few minutes to share about his years spent as our Township Trustee. “It’s been an experience of a lifetime to have served eight…
Read MoreHold Off On Ruling Jeff Saturday Out
As of this writing, the Indianapolis Colts have not selected a coach. As I read and listen to the sports pundits, I hear something rarely heard in the sports world – unanimity. Jeff Saturday must go. Owner Jim Irsay would be committing franchise suicide should he drop the interim title from Saturday’s coaching resume and…
Read MoreThe Wit and Wisdom of Betsy Birdwhistle
It always saddens me when I go through the obituaries and find a name I need to remove from the Notable Nineties list. It’s even worse, however, when I have to remove one of our Sensational Centenarians. This past year I had to take two Sensational Centenarians off the list, both of whom were friends…
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