Starting my research
By AMY SHANKLAND Perfectly Imperfect With my non-identifying info regarding my adoption in hand, I had some solid things to go on for a more advanced search for my biological…
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Behind the scenes initiatives highlighted at County Council
By KEN ALEXANDER Council Minutes The August County Council meeting had a long agenda that had two public hearings and several presentations highlighting some of the activities continuing to happen…
Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre celebrates 25 years
By KEN KLINGENMEIER A Seat on the Aisle Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre came into being in 1997, the brainchild of choreographer Gregory Hancock. He takes little credit for this accomplishment,…
Courthouse Bell
By RAY ADLER Ask Adler What is the little structure on the east side of the courthouse square? It is a bell from the Hamilton County Old Folks Home. The…
Did HSE Schools make the grade?
A data-driven analysis of Indiana’s top 20 elementary schools By KELLIE KELLY Guest Columnist In 1983, US News & World Report published its first school ranking, “America’s Best Colleges.” US…
The valley of disappointment
By JANET HART LEONARD From the Hart Have you ever had a moment when something you wanted, so badly, didn’t come to fruition? Talk about spoiling the fruit of your…
Candidates slow to come forward for school boards
By FRED SWIFT The County Line With less than three weeks left in the filing period for school board candidates, relatively few have stepped forward to declare their intentions to…
Thinking of selling your home? Ask these questions
By DANI ROBINSON, Realtor Guest Columnist If you’re thinking of selling your house, you probably have a lot of questions that need answers. In fact, asking the right questions is…
One thing he’ll never flip-flop on: It’s still Deer Creek to him
By SCOTT SAALMAN Scaramouch It wasn’t until I parked the car in our garage following last night’s soul-stirring Santana concert did I realize I had driven home barefoot, unwittingly leaving…
The Locator Club
By AMY SHANKLAND Perfectly Imperfect Mary didn’t bug me often after that conversation about what I should do regarding the search for my biological parents because she knew about my…