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Diego and the Press
This much is clear less than two weeks before the Nov. 8 election: Republican secretary of state nominee Diego Morales is getting historic bad press. You’d have to go back to 2012 to find a statewide candidate – Republican U.S. Senate nominee Richard Mourdock – who has gathered as much negative press as Morales, who…
Read MoreThe True Story of ‘Hi When’
Not terribly long ago, I had the opportunity to walk around the campus of my alma mater. I wasn’t expecting to meet anyone. It was the middle of summer, and the whole place was deserted. The likelihood of a chance encounter in this academic ghost town was implausible. So when I walked by the tennis…
Read MoreMaking Scarecrows is a Passion for the Martins
Noblesville’s Jack and Chris Martin have been making scarecrows for the past seven years. It all began when Noblesville Main Street decided to decorate downtown Noblesville with scarecrows made by members of the community for the first Fall Festival First Friday event. And it was a contest. So the co-owners of Martin & Martin Insurance…
Read MoreHaunted Trail, Trunk-or-Treat, Headless Horseman, Pumpkins
With Halloween on Monday, the community can enjoy four days of witching hours this Halloween weekend. Here’s our list of 22 Halloween happenings through Monday, including the area’s official trick-or-treat hours. 1. Dare to enter the Haunted Trail Friday and Saturday at Red Bridge Park in Cicero with kid-friendly hours 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.…
Read MoreBubba Shares Real Scary Story for Halloween
I’m blaming it on the big box stores. Those folks put out Halloween stuff in July and Christmas stuff in August (what happened to Thanksgiving?). Heck, I was in one of those stores the first week of October and they already had their Halloween stuff marked down and were moving it out to make way…
Read MoreCicero Haunted Trail: Enter if You Dare . . .
This Friday and Saturday, the ghosts and goblins will be out in Cicero. Look for three Cicero Haunted Trail Trolley Stops. Then park your car and climb aboard a “Spooky Trolley” and head for Cicero Parks’ third annual Haunted Trail at Red Bridge Park. Kid-friendly hours are 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., and spooky after-dark…
Read MoreGetting into the Spirit(s) of Halloween
I couldn’t let Halloween pass without an appropriately spooky column! Westfield’s Michael and Nicole Kobrowski are probably best known for their books on the paranormal and for their Historic Indiana Ghost Walks & Tours, but did you know they also conduct ghost investigations? I’m not talking about “giggle-giggle-let’s-scare-ourselves-silly” ghost hunting. These are serious inquiries into…
Read MoreDairy Queen No Longer
The Noblesville Dairy Queen on South 10th Street is now just a pile of rubble. A demolition crew on Monday afternoon started demolishing the restaurant that’s been there since 1975. The crew started at about 2:30 p.m. and went until about 4 p.m. Monday, expecting to return today to finish the demolition. More than two…
Read MoreBeyond Ukraine, Contrasts Between Young and McDermott
When U.S. Sen. Todd Young debated Democrat nominee Thomas McDermott Jr., and Libertarian James Sceniak last weekend for their only joint appearance, Russia continued to lose in its ill-fated invasion of Ukraine. It was faltering so badly on the battlefield that the despot Vladimir Putin unleashed a terror campaign against Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities,…
Read MoreMy Finger is Stuck Again: Health Tips for Fingers from Dr. Roberts
I have often seen patients who presented with problems getting their fingers to move. They all described pain with “catching” or “popping” when trying to flex or extend a finger. They were suffering from trigger finger, a condition also known as trigger digit, or by the medical term stenosing tenovaginitis. The condition is very common.…
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