Showing at the State Fair
By ASHLEY WEBEL Sheridan High School Student The Sheridan Student Column is brought to readers by Sheridan High School’s 10th grade English class, taught by Abby Williams. The Indiana State…
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Time for tax-loss harvesting?
For a variety of reasons, such as higher interest rates, rising inflation and supply chain issues, the financial markets were volatile in 2022 – and this volatility probably showed up…
One-of-a-kind play will make you want to show compassion & extend forgiveness
By GLORIA MERRELL A Seat on the Aisle As my program was stolen, kissed, and handed back to me with a drag queen’s lipgloss mark in the very beginning of…
A year of concerts in a roundabout way
Last April, Brynne and I saw Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden, another bucket list concert for us to check off. For months, we were excited to see the Piano…
Telling my sons about my discovery
As my adoption and reunion story continues, I’ve changed some names, places, and dates. I believe the various emotions I felt the day I met my birth father are what…
CRATs, CRUTs, FLIPCRUTs & NIMCRUTs
I recently heard my law partner talking about CRATs, CRUTs, and NIMCRUTS. It sounded like a foreign language. I assumed it had something to do with estate planning as that…
From the desk of Hamilton Heights Superintendent Dr. Derek Arrowood
Update No. 96 Friday is our first synchronous (i.e., instruction delivered live and in real time to a student by the student’s teacher) e-Learning day. This is an at-home virtual…
Indiana Manufacturers Associations calls on state lawmakers to prioritize lowering hospital prices for Hoosiers
By BRIAN BURTON Guest Columnist This week in Indianapolis, the Indiana General Assembly reconvenes for Organization Day. Legislators old and new will start the process of discussing their priorities. One…
Don’t stop now, Boomers! Your health is more important than ever before
“I intend to live forever or die trying.” – Groucho Marx Baby Boomers – the term assigned to the temporary increase in the birth rate after World War II, Baby…
County bucking the trend in fentanyl-related deaths?
We hear in the news that the overdose deaths attributed to the very dangerous drug fentanyl is killing thousands across the nation. So, how bad is this national tragedy here…