Hope and happiness
By AMY SHANKLAND Sandwiched It’s been three weeks since my mom’s funeral, and I’m surprised that most of my memories of the day are happy ones. This was completely unexpected,…
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Hope & Recovery comes to Noblesville
By ROCKY SHANEHSAZ Guest Columnist Drug overdoses kill more than 100,000 Americans per year – more than vehicle crashes and gun deaths combined. Fentanyl, a legal prescription pain medication, is…
Fairgrounds makeover plans become public
By FRED SWIFT The County Line A proposed multi-million-dollar upgrade for the Hamilton County 4-H Fairgrounds was presented to county commissioners this week. Plans to improve the 40-acre fairgrounds have…
A pegleg can’t hold you down
By RAY ADLER Ask Adler Grandpa told me that he knew a certain man who had an indominable spirit and refused to acknowledge defeat. He was blind in one eye,…
Low voter turnout likely as primary election nears
By FRED SWIFT The County Line Primary elections do not often bring voters to the polls in record numbers, but with less than a week until this year’s May 3…
To boost U.S. manufacturing & energy, GOP should advance conservative solution
By CHRIS ELMORE Hamilton County Young Republicans Chair Guest Columnist For many in my generation, the emerging energy crisis has cast doubt on the preferred climate strategies of the environmental…
Hamilton County, Indiana: Living the dream
By SUZIE JAWOROWSKI Guest Columnist I was brought up in the hustle, bustle burbs of Washington, D.C. in Annandale, Va. It was a great place to grow up with the…
My favorite gal authors
By JANET HART LEONARD From the Hart I wish I could write like her. Erma Bombeck or Fannie Flagg or Shauna Niequest or Ann Voskamp. They are my mentors. These…
The Uncensored Library
By MAKENA CLARDY 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. There are countries…
Give bees a chance
By SHARON McMAHON Be Well Note: Dear Readers – this is a reprint column from one year ago, but I believe the topic is important and warrants thoughtful discourse. “The…