Dairy 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…

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Beyond 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,…

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Sharing Books With A Stranger

I love Little Free Libraries. If you don’t have these in your neighborhood, they are little boxes that look like tiny houses—not much larger than a big birdhouse—with a glass door on the front and books inside. People leave books they have read and pick up books they want to read and, somehow, the whole…

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Spending Some Time in the ‘Pen’

I’m a thief! There, I said it. I’ve been wanting to get that off my chest for some time. It’s not easy coming clean after all these years. For a person of high principles, like me, it’s difficult admitting that I’ve often taken something that belongs to someone else without asking. I steal writing implements.…

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Learn About, Give Input on Parks’ Master Plans

Earlier this week, Hamilton County Parks announced it’s seeking input for two parks. Being on the county parks’ email and text list, I got the message before the news was published in the local newspapers. Hamilton County Parks is addressing the critical deficiency of parkland here, as defined by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources,…

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Kenny Talks Indiana High School, College Football

Over the next two weeks, 316 schools will begin pursuit of state football championships in Indiana’s six high school classes. In The Times coverage area, Noblesville, No. 9 Westfield, No. 7 Carmel, No. 11 Fishers and top-ranked Hamilton Southeastern get a week off before opening Class 6A sectional play on Oct. 28. Noblesville (3-6) will…

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Tour De Force

I’m not a fan of bus tours. I either fall asleep in the middle of the guide’s presentation, forget everything I heard, or am suspicious of the accuracy of the information presented. They could be making it all up. A guide in Savannah, Georgia, informed us while touring an old plantation that house slaves were…

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