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Ask Rusty – How Do Disability Programs Affect Social Security’s Budget?
Dear Rusty: I read with interest an analysis of the history, reasons, and financial costs of the SSI (Supplemental Security Income) and SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance) programs. My question is, specifically, what portion of the Social Security budget goes toward SSI and SSDI vs. for regular SS retirement income for those who paid into…
Read More‘Sondheim’ Musical This Weekend Worth The Drive To Experience Locals’ Involvements
By: Betsy Reason It isn’t often that I write about events outside of Hamilton County. However, today, I take you to Anderson University’s Byrum Hall where some Hamilton County residents are on stage in one of my favorite musical revues, “Side by Side by Sondheim.” I produced the show for The Belfry Theatre with director…
Read More2024 Carmel City Budget Introduced
By: Adam Aasen The proposed $208.8 million budget includes a 7 percent increase in the general fund, which covers most city services. Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard, who is leaving office on Jan. 1, said he will be recommending a rate cap resolution, which prevents any increase in the city rate in 2024 compared to 2023.…
Read MoreIs It The Spooky Season, Or Just Silly?
By: Tim Timmons Scattershooting while wondering whatever happened to Abe Martin . . . * * * DID YOU hear that when it comes to money we’re spending more and more and more and more on . . . no, not talking about government. I’m talking about Halloween. According to the National Retail Federation, we…
Read MoreBattle of the Bands At VFW To Benefit Breast Cancer Patients
By: Betsy Reason Our local Ralph Lehr Veterans of Foreign Wars Post in Noblesville will open its doors to the community this Saturday for an all-day event called Battle for Betty. Money goes to the eight-year-old Remember Betty Foundation, a nonprofit raising money to help minimize the financial burden for patients with breast cancer and…
Read MoreCommunity Celebrates Memories Of O.V. Winks, Annex Buildings
By: Betsy Reason The community gathered at an open house on Thursday to celebrate memories of Hamilton County 4-H Fairgrounds’ Annex and O.V. Winks buildings, which will be demolished this fall to make room for a new Bicentennial Hall. The O.V. Winks Building still looks much like it did the past 70 years, with white…
Read MoreChanging Of The Seasons In Hamilton County
By: Mark Hall Welcome to the Timesheet. This column is a report of work done on behalf of the people of Hamilton County. It’s to be informative too, a place to learn about projects and how our county government works. As your employee, it’s important to me that you know what is being worked on…
Read MoreA Little Allisonville Road History
By Paula Dunn I always thought the migration of wealthy movers and shakers from Indianapolis to Hamilton County was a phenomenon that began during my lifetime, so I was surprised to run across a story in the January 28, 1912, Indianapolis Sunday Star Magazine that proves it actually started long before that. The article’s headline…
Read MoreNoblesville Choirs Celebrate Fall
By: Betsy Reason For the first time since this school year started, parents, families and friends of Noblesville High School choir students descended upon the school to watch all eight NHS choirs perform on stage. It was a packed house for “An Autumn Concert,” presented free to choir families in the 942-seat auditorium last Thursday…
Read More2023 Genesis GV70 Crossover Electrifies Luxury Compact Crossovers
By Casey Williams I’m as much into modern minimalism as anybody, but sometimes I’d like a little less being less and a little more being more. Take, for instance, a popular electric luxury compact crossover bearing a name that starts with the last name of a 19th Century innovator and ends with a letter we…
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