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Carmel Board Of Public Works And Public Safety Meeting
Wednesday, October 18 MEETING CALLED TO ORDER 1. MINUTES a. Minutes from the October 4, 2023, Regular Meeting 2. BID OPENING AND AWARD a. Bid Award for 20-ENG-11TC 96th Street Tree Clearing; United Construction Services; ($89,600.00); Jeremy Kashman, City Engineer b. Bid Award for 22-ENG-02 116th Street Multi-Use Path from Michigan Road to Towne Road;…
Read MoreDaily Almanac: October 5, 2023
Sunrise/Sunset: RISE: 7:46 a.m.SET: 7:25 p.m. High/Low Temperatures: HIGH: 74 °FLOW: 65 °F Today is…: • Global James Bond Day• Do Something Nice Day• World Teacher’s Day What Happened On This Day: • 2000 Bulldozer Revolution in former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. President Slobodan Milosevic was overthrown after hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered in…
Read MoreHow Green Is Burning Man?
Dear EarthTalk: I’ve heard a lot about the Burning Man festival of late. Can you shed light on just how “green” or not-so-green this event really is? Burning Man, the annual arts and music festival held in the middle of Nevada’s Black Rock Desert, has garnered global attention for its avant-garde art, radical self-expression, and…
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Experts Say, ‘Climate Change’ Is A Hoax
by John Grimaldi “In the good old summertime,” as the song goes, you can expect a heat wave or two in certain parts of the country. Indeed, summer is the warm season. It’s the norm. And, come November and December it will be chilly and downright cold in many parts of the country. But…
Read MoreStemming The Tide Of Marine Fiberglass Pollution From Boats
Dear EarthTalk: Is there any way to stem the tide of fiberglass pollution from aging and discarded boats fouling marine ecosystems? It’s summer vacation and you’re ready to let loose on the water. Time to head out to the lake house, bring the boat out of the driveway, and cruise around the lake. Now imagine…
Read MoreDrug Dealer In Fentanyl Death Remains Behind Bars Thanks To Attorney General Todd Rokita And Team
Attorney General Todd Rokita and his legal team prevailed this month when the Indiana Court of Appeals upheld the conviction of a 53-year-old Indianapolis man who provided fentanyl to a 28-year-old co-worker from Zionsville that caused the younger man’s death. “Drug dealers continue to devastate Indiana communities and break the hearts of Hoosier families,” Rokita…
Read MoreIndiana Attorney General Seeks Info About Gender-Affirming Care With Subpoena-Like Demands
By: Casey Smith Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita’s office has issued at least three civil investigative demands to medical providers as he continues to seek out information regarding gender-affirming care practices across the state. Eskenazi Health, Indiana University Health and Mosaic Health and Healing Arts are now asking a judge to quash the demands, although…
Read MoreABA in Indiana At Risk
Our founder Sherry Michael and her team want to bring awareness that the office of FSSA and Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning (OMPP) is working on cutting Reimbursement rates for ABA Providers in the State of Indiana so low that at least 90% will be out of business in a few months. On August…
Read MoreAttorney General Todd Rokita Acts To Protect Lugar Tower Residents And To Hold The Indianapolis Housing Agency Accountable
Subsidized housing does not mean substandard housing. Following an investigation by his team, Attorney General Todd Rokita has obtained legal commitments from the Indianapolis Housing Agency (IHA) to rectify miserable living conditions at the Lugar Tower Apartments and to extend new protections to tenants. The problems stem from the IHA’s alleged mismanagement of the 17-story,…
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