Look closely at open enrollment choices
By COREY SYLVESTER Cicero Edward Jones Once again, it’s the season for football games and back-to-school activities. And if you work for a medium-size or large employer, it will soon…
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Reeling in the years with a cane pole boy
By SCOTT SAALMAN Scaramouch I was a cane pole boy. Bamboo sticking out the backseat window, cork bobbers bobbing in a country breeze, the crunch and grind of Goodyear on…
Flittner: I have experience required for school board funds management
By STEPHANIE FLITTNER Guest Columnist If you don’t know me, my name is Stephanie Flittner. I’m a mother of two young children, the current president of the Junior League of…
Examining my adoption records
By AMY SHANKLAND Perfectly Imperfect As my adoption and reunion story continues, I’ve changed some names, places, and dates. Imagine my excitement two weeks later to come home for lunch…
From the desk of Hamilton Heights Superintendent Dr. Derek Arrowood
By DR. DEREK ARROWOOD Hamilton Heights Superintendent Update No. 90 I want to thank you for your support and preparation which led to an outstanding start to the 2022-23 school…
Debunking the spending myth in Carmel
By JEFF WORRELL Carmel Cents When the words “spending” and “Carmel” are used in the same sentence, it is often in the context of someone trying to criticize the city…
The best of Winston Churchill
By RAY ADLER Ask Adler Winston Churchill said, “We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out.” He had numerous other sayings: If you’re…
“Feel-good” Margaritaville is “thoroughly enjoyable”
By KEN KLINGENMEIER A Seat on the Aisle Let’s start with this premise: Nobody doesn’t like Jimmy Buffett … oh, I guess there may be someone somewhere who dislikes the…
Caddyshack: the “Citizen Cane of Golf Movies,” says former Butler golf team MVP
By SCOTT SAALMAN Scaramouch “Revolting!” “Repulsive!” “Raunchy!” That was my mom speaking when I asked her if she remembered seeing Caddyshack when it came out in 1980. Suddenly, I remembered…
The case for more parental involvement
By SHELDON BARNES Guest Columnist One of the guiding principles of the Carmel Clay School Board is that parent involvement enhances the learning experience. They act otherwise. Since the beginning…