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USC, UCLA Make the Big Ten Stretch Sea-to-Shining-Sea, Plus Notes from Kenny
I’m not old enough to remember when the Dodgers left Brooklyn for Los Angeles and the Giants departed to San Francisco from New York’s Polo Grounds. But last week’s news that USC and UCLA were leaving the Pac-12 Conference for the Big Ten had to be a shift nearly as seismic in the sports world.…
Read MoreTrash Talk
When I was a kid, after dinner we cleared the table and scraped whatever was left on our plates into a kitchen garbage bag. That bag was then dumped in one of two huge metal drums on the side of our house that were below ground. Not buried treasure: buried trash. On Mondays some guy…
Read MoreA Summer Update from Dr. Arrowood
With summer in full swing, our campus remains a busy place with much going on – inside and outside. In addition to being abuzz with all kinds of activity, we are in the throes of preparing for a new and exciting school year. We are updating our strategic plans and goals, our educators are working…
Read MoreFireworks Festival Parking Pass Holders Treated as VIPs (Very Ignored Persons)
I wonder if people who paid $160 for VIP tables at the Noblesville July 4 Fireworks Festival at Forest Park had good parking. And I wonder if those VIP guests were let out of the park before the trolleys and buses at the end of the night. Usually we ride our bicycles or walk into…
Read MoreIdeal Jobs
My co-worker Tom said he’s thinking about trying a new career. He should make that move soon, because he’s 63 years old. I share his concern, for I too have often wondered if I should stay in a job, switch professions, or just go back to sleep at my desk. The first thing I asked…
Read MoreAre Democrats Gaining Ground in Indiana?
The older I get the more stock I put into the law of unintended consequences. Look at energy. The U.S. has cut back on energy production. Not sure why, but that forced us to buy energy from foreign powers. Probably not what was intended. But it goes further. The idea was to battle global warming.…
Read MoreNoblesville July 4 Makes Kids Smile
What makes kids smile? The Noblesville Fourth of July. Kids were smiling everywhere on Monday during the Noblesville July 4 Fireworks Festival & Parade. Despite the heat, there were more people who came out to watch the parade than I have seen in a long time. Families lined the streets with kids holding out bags…
Read MoreTruth or Tall Tale?
Up for a quiz? We haven’t had one for a while. I’m calling this “Truth or Tall Tale?” I’ll give you a historical situation and you have to decide if it’s something that really happened, or a piece of fiction. Let’s see how you do. John Dillinger spent time in the old Hamilton County Jail…
Read MoreThese Colors Don’t Run . . . For Very Long
My fourth-grade teacher, Mrs. Collins, mistakenly thought that anyone who hammed it up as much as I did must also be a good actor. I was cast all too frequently to suit me in the lead roles of our fourth-grade pageants. I don’t know why we had so many pageants in the fourth grade. A…
Read MoreThe Dobbs Decision and Mike Pence
June 24, 2022, should have been the political holy grail for Mike Pence. It was the day he had long strived for, the day Roe v. Wade was consigned to the “ash heap of history.” “Today, life won. By overturning Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court of the United States has given the American people…
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