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Doctor, My Head is Spinning! What Do I Do?
This week I want to address dizziness, a condition I have seen more times than I can count throughout my career. Primary Care doctors in the U.S. see about six million patients a year who complain of being “dizzy.” Dizziness means different things to different people and can be a symptom of many medical conditions.…
Read MoreGov. Holcomb Feeling Stronger Every Day
When my State Affairs Indiana colleague Kaitlin Lange asked Gov. Eric Holcomb what he was playing on his Spotify music list, he responded, “Feeling Stronger Every Day” by the legendary rock band Chicago. It was a revealing answer because after U.S. Sen. Mike Braun announced he would seek the open governor’s seat in 2024, I…
Read MoreDogs in the Winter
“Aren’t you the cutest dog?” I asked the chubby brindle pit bull mix walking down the sidewalk. Objectively, she was not the cutest dog, I suppose. But there is no such thing as an ugly dog, as we all know. She was wearing a brand-new jacket with colorful pockets and a hood and, to top…
Read More2023 Kia Telluride Bombed the Holiday Cyclone
When weathercasters predict something called a “bomb cyclone”, one should probably pay attention. I didn’t really…because there were still Holiday parties to attend and grandparents to see. “It’s going to be -9 tonight,” I hear. And a foot of snow, too? Just great. Fortunately, the 2023 Kia Telluride X-Pro was the bomb ride in which…
Read MoreLive Music, Game Night, Underdog Theatre and Last Weekend on Ice
Christmas has been here and gone, and we’ve ready to start enjoying activities in the New Year. Here are 15 things to do this weekend and beyond: 1. Head out to RoundTripper Academy in Westfield for Rally for A Cause, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. today for inflatables, crafts, balloon artist, face painter and food…
Read MoreThose Who Are Grieving and Suffering Loss
Throughout the years, many of us watched Barbara Walters from NBC to ABC. I always tried to watch her special interviews. Often, the people she interviewed on primetime television specials were “the” high profile people at that given time. She became the highest paid journalist of her day being the first to sign a million-dollar…
Read MoreKenny’s Favorite Basketball Quotes
Vince Lombardi, the legendary Green Bay Packers coach whose name is on the trophy that goes to the Super Bowl championship team, once said that success comes before work only in the dictionary. Larry Bird did not become a legend at Indiana State and for the Boston Celtics on just talent alone. “I don’t know…
Read MoreWolfsie’s Wardrobe Woes
Next month Mary Ellen and I will take our first vacation out of the country since the start of COVID. We’re very excited about this cruise. I’m already shopping, hoping to update my wardrobe—a word I just realized I have never used for my clothing. Mary Ellen has a wardrobe; I have two drawers and…
Read MoreA Life Well Lived: Conner Prairie’s Betty Gerrard, 101, Remembered
Noblesville’s Elizabeth Gerrard was known to her friends as “Betty.” But she will always be “Betsy Birdwhistle” to so many people who knew her from Conner Prairie. Gerrard, who first came to Conner Prairie as a volunteer more than 55 years ago, played many roles during her years as a costumed interpreter there. “I had…
Read MoreHere’s 6 Predictions for 2023 . . . Sort Of
Newspapers attract the oddest people sometimes. I have had people waltz into my office to tell me about the alien spaceship that landed in their field as well as multiple folks who said they had to remain anonymous because they uncovered the JFK conspiracy and their lives were in danger. Still, last week, topped them…
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