Columnists
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…
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.…
Read More2022 Ford F-150 Lightning Changes…and Charges…Everything
When we look back on the transition from gas to electric vehicles, this will be the one that changed everything. General Motors gets credit for the first modern electric vehicle with the EV1 a quarter-century ago, and Tesla showed the world a way towards mass adoption, but Ford will get credit for taking them truly…
Read MoreSharing 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…
Read MoreSpending 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.…
Read MoreLearn 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,…
Read MoreAirplane Rides, Last Carousel Rides, Theater, Music, Psychic Fair, More
Forest Park’s Carousel Corner enjoys its final weekend of the season, Ford Tri-Motor flights take off from Fishers, and have your fortune told at a Psychic Fair. The Attic Theatre opens “The Play That Goes Wrong,” Carmel Community Players winds down “Tick, Tick … Boom!” and the Headless Horseman rides again at Conner Prairie in…
Read MoreKenny 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…
Read MoreTour 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…
Read More