A look back at our Civil War past
Hurrah for the Hamilton Continentals! Have you heard of the Hamilton Continentals? They were not some traveling baseball team, a barbershop quartet, or a defunct Indiana automaker from yesteryear. They…
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Free Mom hugs – and free Dad hugs, too
Here on All American Road, LGBTQIA+ Street seemingly intersects with, and runs straight through, our home. We embrace the queer lives that are part of the open fabric of our…
Good News from the Stony Creek Church of Christ
“Behold, I have played the fool” – 1 Sam. 26:21 In 1 Samuel 15:17-23, we read of Saul, king of Israel, but whom God had rejected as king because of…
Spreading joy to your customers: knock their socks off thank you notes
“The most fundamental psychological need is to be appreciated.” – William James, the father of psychology Do you feel appreciated as much as you should be in life? Chances are…
The safety & accessibility of our community is a top priority
By CHRIS JENSEN Mayor of Noblesville The City of Noblesville is proud to be named a Tree City USA for 34 consecutive years. One of the requirements to maintain status…
Cloak of shame
For much of my life, I wore a heavy cloak of shame. I couldn’t shake it. Even if I was successful in ridding myself of it for a short period…
Mother was a drop-out, part 1
Here’s another one of Mom’s yarns. School days began at Sterling Elementary School. It was about two blocks from home if I went out the back way. (Be sure to…
Microplastics are everywhere but we can make their impact smaller
“Environmental problems are really social problems. They begin with people as the cause and end with people as the victims.” – Sir Edmund Hillary It’s a challenging world when we…
Pressing flowers
Have you ever received a gift and been so enamored with it that you wonder how you’ve gone your entire life without it? For me, it happened on my birthday…
“Spay” puts face on complexities of addiction
By LARRY ADAMS A Seat on the Aisle “There ARE no solutions, okay?” – Aubrey, from “Spay” American Lives Theatre (ALT) prides itself on “presenting a mirror to this country,…