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The Saga of Diego Morales, Destiny Wells and Judge J. Michael Luttig
Two days before the Indiana Republican Convention gathered, we heard conservative retired federal Judge J. Michael Luttig tell the U.S. House Jan. 6 Select Committee what would have happened if Vice President Mike Pence had done President Trump’s bidding in overturning the 2020 election. It would have been a “revolution within a constitutional crisis.” Three…
Read MoreThe Act of Noticing and the Bloody Lucky Squirrel
My husband, Peter, and I went to our first concert in the park last night. We brought our folding chairs and ate food from the food trucks. The weather was perfect, and the music was good. But upstaging the band were a pair of juvenile squirrels in the trees overhead, challenging one another to feats…
Read MoreThe M240i Ends BMW’s Modern Era with Thunder
I feel like when a car’s paint color is called Thundernight Metallic, and it’s a $550 option, the car wearing it better be impressive. You may imagine that color to be some mysterious murky gray, but it’s actually eggplant purple. With sparkle. Fortunately, the 2022 BMW M240i has the performance, style, and luxury to back…
Read MoreTribute Bands, Movie Series, Comedy Play, Fly-In & Pancakes This Weekend
Fleetwood Gold is the band tonight at Cool Creek Park, “Beetlejuice” is the flick at the outdoor summer movie series and The Belfry Theatre’s “Drinking Habits” play opens tonight at Ivy Tech Auditorium in Noblesville. On Saturday, come out for a fly-in and pancake breakfast at Noblesville Airport and later that day hear the REO…
Read MoreMy Marriage in Jeopardy
For decades, Mary Ellen and I have been fans of the show Jeopardy. Every night at 7:30 we watch to see how long it takes for us to feel really stupid. I often say, I used to know that but I forgot, which is pretty much the same thing as not knowing the answer…I mean…
Read MoreReflecting On the Life of Caleb Swanigan, Plus News and Notes with Kenny
The Allen County (Indiana) coroner declared former Purdue All-American Caleb Swanigan died Monday night of natural causes. I’ll add two contributing factors to Swanigan’s death at the age of 25: heredity and environment. There’s not much any of us can do about our family’s health history. Swanigan entered life with a big strike one in…
Read MoreCome On Out and See the Airplanes
There’s nothing better than flapjacks at a Saturday morning fly-in. At least twice a year, aviation enthusiasts of all ages head out to Noblesville Airport to see all types of aircraft fly in and take off right in front of their eyes. Visitors can get up close and touch the planes. They can climb on…
Read MoreReminiscing About Those Nob City Nights
Indiana has some great poets and songwriters. From James Whitcomb Riley to one of Noblesville’s favorite sons Steve Wariner, there’s no shortage of talent or writers. Let me be crystal clear, I am not in their league. Not by a long shot. But for those of you who grew up ‘round these parts and are…
Read MoreWhat’s So Funny About ‘Drinking Habits?’
Nancy Lafferty loves to laugh, and that’s why she likes “Drinking Habits.” Even the play title is a conversation starter, said Lafferty, who helped design a purple “Drinking Habits” souvenir shirt, another conversation starter, for The Belfry Theatre’s final production, opening Friday, in the theater’s 2021-22 regular season. Lafferty, who chose the comedy in 2019…
Read MoreDartown Road, Decoration Day and Day Camp
Time for another reader column! Remember Dartown Road, one of the “Roads to Nowhere” I wrote about in April? Mary Reynolds, who works at the Sheridan Historical Society, emailed that Jim Pickett, the former president of the society, said the road between 246th and 256th Streets that appears as “Dartown Road” on local maps was…
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