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Summer Safety – Part 2
Last week I went over some sun and water safety topics. This week I want to write about wheeled conveyances that appear in the spring and summer months. It’s great to see kids and adults out on their bicycles now that the weather has warmed up. The downside is this will undoubtedly result in more…
Read MoreFunky 2022 Nissan Kicks Has Big Personality
What kind of car do you really need? My husband thinks he needs a twin-turbo German rocket wagon to get his kicks, but our budget determines otherwise. What we need is an affordable compact crossover with style, technology, fuel efficiency, and enough interior space for four and their luggage. Like many of you, we need…
Read MorePoking and Clicking
“You gotta keep poking and clicking,” a friend tells me. “That’s what my daughter does.” By this, she means that learning new technology is not a straight path. I have to play with it. I have to find the process of learning fun and challenging and not get hung up when I make mistakes along…
Read More‘Any’ Abortion Restriction Bill Poised for General Assembly Passage
When the Indiana General Assembly reconvenes on Tuesday for “Technical Corrections Day” it will almost certainly override Gov. Eric Holcomb’s veto of HEA1041, the transgender sports bill. But the subplot will be the looming U.S. Supreme Court decision of the Dobbs case, which is expected to repeal Roe v. Wade. The U.S. Supreme Court voted…
Read MoreRemembering Evan Whatshisname
Wouldn’t you know it! I’ve forgotten Evan’s last name. It really aggravates me, because Evan is very important to me. He brings me food. Every Sunday, while young parents and kids are pulling into Applebee’s for that special after-church meal, or while grandpa and grandma saunter into the cafeteria for “mush food” (chewing is optional),…
Read MoreClub Opens New Recovery Center ‘For All Who Seek It’
Suburban North Club’s new recovery center opens today, just eight months after the building’s ground breaking in September. Club members, friends from the community, other recovery groups, Noblesville Mayor Chris Jensen, major donors, contractors and many others involved in the project are expected to be in attendance at today’s grand opening. The new $1.9 million…
Read MoreLea Market, Peony Fest, Fish Fry are This Weekend
This weekend is all about flowers and plants and gardening and sprucing up with flea market finds. So here I offer the 25 Things to Do in The Times this week: 1. Get up early for the 23rd annual Hamilton County Master Gardener Plant Sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday at the…
Read MoreMaster Gardener Plant Sale is Saturday Morning
Gardeners, it’s time to shine up your little red wagons, make your plant lists and head for this weekend’s plant sale. If you haven’t attended Hamilton County Master Gardeners’ plant sale, you need to go, particularly if you like gardening. The 24th annual spring Plant Sale is 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the…
Read MoreCutting Remarks
I see women in my neighborhood mowing their lawns. My wife doesn’t mow our lawn. I don’t think she will ever mow the lawn. Lawn mowing season is here and it just kinda drives me crazy trying to figure out why she won’t mow the lawn. I want to ask her about this, but I…
Read MoreWith the NFL Draft Behind Us, Kenny Looks at 2023 Prospects
Now that the 2022 NFL Draft is history, it didn’t take long for national media to start thinking about prospects for 2023. A lot of guesswork goes into these projections. Which incoming juniors will make the jump like Purdue’s George Karlaftis and David Bell? Which seniors will improve enough from their junior years to become…
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