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The Return of the Pacers, Plus News and Notes with Kenny
My summer book reading list included Mark Montieth’s “Reborn: The Pacers and the return of pro basketball to Indianapolis.” Montieth recalls in great details the early struggles to make the Indiana Pacers the premier team in the American Basketball Association. One of the original Pacers, Ron Bonham, could be a chapter in a book of…
Read MoreIt’s Homecoming Week at NHS
For Noblesville High School alumni, Homecoming Week means visiting their old stomping ground, seeing their former classmates and teachers, and being welcomed back home for Friday night’s Homecoming Football game. For NHS students, Homecoming Week kicked off Monday with Spirit Week — with themed dress-up days every day this week — and float building for…
Read MoreHate and Vitriol Climb Higher and Higher
What a great country we live in! You get to think and believe whatever you want and so do I. For the most part, we get to act how we want, too. But zealots are trying really hard to change that. Recently, I wrote a piece on why I think Joe Biden is failing. I…
Read MoreIvy Tech Stage is Set for Belfry’s Whodunit
Before and after the show, a gun is locked in a weapons safe. There is only one actor who touches the gun during the show. And as a precaution, the actor’s finger is never on the trigger until it is ready to be fired. Blanks are used, and the gun is never fired directly at…
Read MoreNew Exhibits at the ‘Virtual Museum’
We’ve got some new exhibits at the From Time To Thyme Virtual Museum! (Remember — this is a “virtual museum” because it’s unclear if any of the objects in it still exist, or if they do still exist, where they might be today.) Our first “relic” (that’s what they were commonly called back in the…
Read MoreBob Anderson Had a Passion for Serving, Helping Others
I remember interviewing Bob Anderson, at age 90, for one of The Times’ Faces of Hamilton County. He smiles a lot, so he was a good candidate for the Times’ daily feature. The Noblesville Sunrisers Kiwanis Club founder for most of his years in Sunrisers was always helping his club, especially serving pancake breakfasts. I…
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know About Bursitis
The joy of summer and fall sports as well as yard work has caused many people to complain of sore shoulders, elbows, hips and knees. Most of these folks are suffering from bursitis. Most of you have probably heard the term, but what is it exactly? Any time a medical term ends in the suffix…
Read More2022 F-Type Joins Jaguar’s Classic Past to Its Electric Future
Change has come to the British Empire. We knew it was inevitable, but is sad nonetheless. It is hard to replace an icon that’s beloved by millions across the realm. The next one will be a worthy successor, but will neither sound nor drive the same. It’s a different world. Yep, Jaguar is going electric…
Read MoreMitch Daniels and ‘Aiming Higher’ in 2024
During the closing minutes of a podcast with The Bulwark’s Mona Charen last week, Mitch Daniels once again speculated on his tombstone epitaph: “He raised four wonderful daughters and reformed the BMV.” By Sunday, the Frugal Hoosiers for Mitch Twitter feed appeared to revise its intent: “#runmitchrun … for Governor … or President would be…
Read MoreSepia-Toned Teenagers
“I don’t remember you at all!” the portly man informed my husband, Peter. Peter smiled, introduced himself, and reminded the gentleman where they might have met half a century ago. The man shook his head. “Nope!” This was the first high school class reunion I had ever attended, and it was filled with moments like…
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