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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…
Read MoreCelebrating Principals, Bullying Prevention and Upcoming Fun Events
October is National Principal’s Month, and it is with extraordinary pride that I share a shout out to our amazing principals: Julie Griffey and Ken Watson (HHES), Bret Bailey and Nicole Ridens (HHMS), and Jarrod Mason, Whitney Gray and Mitch Street (HHHS). Through their visionary leadership and tireless pursuit of success for each student, our…
Read MoreGhosts, Goblins, Ghouls, Oh My, Out for Halloween
Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to attend the annual Hamilton County 4-H Junior Leaders Community Halloween Party. I always love to attend the party, which my daughter is too old to attend as a guest; the party is for ages 10 and younger. But she still got to dress up this year, as…
Read MoreDefinition of Insanity – and Voting
Not too long from now we’re going to head to the polls to once again put people in office who are the problem. Think not? It doesn’t matter if you are a Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, Independent or some other affiliation. Every election, We The People continually place or return to office politicians who routinely agree…
Read More‘Play That Goes Wrong’ is Really Right at Attic
If you’ve ever been involved with a theatrical production or just love community theater, you will find this play a hoot. “I think audiences will find humor in the fact that the mistakes in this show are all something that many people have possibly seen in theater. But in this show, they’re purposeful,” said Millie…
Read MoreThe 2022-2023 Winter Weather Forecast
I can’t believe it’s time to do the winter weather forecast column again. Where did the summer go? As always, I need to point out that I’m not in the business of making predictions myself. I just gather data from the folk signs Sheridan’s weather expert, Clara Hoover, used to create her winter weather forecasts.…
Read MoreVeterans Group Collecting Coats for Veterans, Families
I always like to hear about local organizations doing good for the community. The Hamilton County Veterans Corp. is one of those groups. The HCVC is about veterans serving veterans who are members of our American Legions, Veterans of Foreign Wars lodges and other veterans organizations in Hamilton County. The Hamilton County Veterans, a 501(c)(3)…
Read More2022 Ford Escape PHEV Makes EVS Normal
This year will go down as the year during which electric vehicles hit critical mass and became normal. Auto buyers are engaged in all they offer, but many are not quite ready to throw away normalcy for an advanced all-electric future. They might like an EV that still cradles a gasoline engine for longer drives…
Read MoreShelley’s Beautiful Hats
This past week we attended the memorial for my husband Peter’s oldest sister, Shelley. Shelley went through a long battle with cancer, and Peter lost his second sister in two years. The pandemic had just started, her husband had just died, and Shelley moved 900 miles across the country to live near her kids. Then,…
Read MoreWhat Happened to That $200M Senate Race?
Once upon a time if you ran a U.S. Senate race in Indiana, you would spend between $4 million and $5 million, like Evan Bayh did in 1998. By the time Republican Dan Coats sought his return to the Senate in 2010, the number grew to about $6 million. That was the year of the…
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