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Revisiting Hate, DEI and Other Rip-Roaring (wink-wink) Topics
Continued Scattershooting while wondering whatever happened to Eddie Adams . . . * * * HATERS GOT to hate, and boy did last week’s comments about DEI / MEI bring them out of the woodwork! To recap, I offered a tip of the seed corn cap (as my pal Honest Hoosier might say) to new…
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The Wolfsies are headed to Iceland in March. We are thrilled to be taking a small group with us to enjoy this week-long adventure. Mary Ellen is already checking the weather there, and she announces to me each morning that it is warmer in Reykjavik, the country’s capital, than it is in Indianapolis. For some…
Read MoreCatching Up On Purdue Boilermaker Alums in NFL
Former Purdue star George Karlaftis and the Kansas City Chiefs can make NFL history Feb. 9 with a victory against the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans. No team has won three consecutive Super Bowl championships. Only three other franchises have played in at least three consecutive Super Bowls: the 1971-73 Miami…
Read MoreMontgomery Medicine #792
Osteoporosis Osteoporosis is a condition that weakens bones, making them fragile and more likely to break. It is often called a “silent disease” because people usually do not know they have it until they experience a fracture. This disease affects millions of people worldwide, particularly older adults and postmenopausal women. Understanding osteoporosis is essential because…
Read MoreAsk Rusty – About When to Claim Social Security and Taxation of Benefits
Dear Rusty: I am 65 and currently working full-time. Can I apply for and start receiving my Social Security benefit? I’d expect to have to pay income tax on it if/when I do. Signed: Curious Worker Dear Curious Worker: If you are working full time, you should likely delay claiming Social Security at this time.…
Read MoreThe Jim Dandy, Broasted Chicken and a Polio Story
It’s a reader response week! Several people mourned the loss of the Jim Dandy. Sydney Susie noted that while her mother Barbara Heaton Servies Jerrell loved the Jim Dandy’s Jimbo sandwiches, she herself just missed out on the “cruising the JD” tradition. The big high school hangout in Sydney’s day was Ramsey’s Drive-In. (People…
Read MoreServing at The Coalition for the Homeless
Journal entry from May 31, 2019: I visited the Orlando Coalition for the Homeless today. We prepared and served hot meals to many shelter residents, homeless individuals, and a few families, too. All except two individuals chose prayer cards when offered during the meal. One man told me I worship a different God than his,…
Read MoreDEI, MEI, Silliness and More
Scattershooting while wondering whatever happened to Fred Allen. * * * DIVERSITY. Equity. Inclusion. Who can argue with the value and importance of those three words. Indeed, many of our country’s principles and notions are based on exactly those. But ever since Gov. Mike Braun and President Donald Trump took office and began fixing the…
Read MoreHeights Superintendent Shares Update
Something pretty cool happened over the weekend. Three Hamilton Heights’ wrestlers, Kendall Moe, Zoe Pugh, and Izzy Bailey qualified to compete at the inaugural IHSAA girls wrestling state finals held at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum on Friday. They were among a total of 224 wrestlers representing 121 member schools at the highly anticipated event.…
Read MoreAdd ‘Big Man U’ to Purdue’s Cradle of Quarterbacks Moniker
If Purdue football is home to the Cradle of Quarterbacks, shouldn’t the Boilermakers’ basketball program be referred to as Big Man U.? The latest in a long line of talented centers in the Matt Painter era was honored on Monday as the Naismith Men’s College Basketball Player of the Week and Big Ten Player of…
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