Speaker Huston: Indiana provides big boost for law enforcement
By TODD HUSTON State Representative The vast majority of us don’t worry whether we’ll make it home for dinner, let alone whether we’ll make it home at all. That’s not…
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Social Security and Medicare are sisters, but no longer twins
By SYLVIA GORDON Guest Columnist Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of columns from Sylvia Gordon, who is the president of Gordon Marketing, headquartered in Noblesville, where…
Consolidating police, fire make practical sense?
By FRED SWIFT The County Line Indianapolis and Marion County are gradually consolidating all their fire and police departments to presumably reduce costs and improve effectiveness. Beech Grove is the…
Busy past month for County Council
By KEN ALEXANDER Council Minutes I trust everyone is having a joyous and productive summer. It was nice to see the July 4th gatherings, parades, and fireworks as we celebrated…
And away we no go!
By JANET HART LEONARD From the Heart I simply asked Elsa to let us go. She said “NO!” How is it that I seem to find myself in these “traveling…
Learning from our history: How leprosy on the Hawaiian Islands parallels to today’s pandemic
By SHARON McMAHON Be Well “I have seen sights that cannot be told, and heard stories that cannot be repeated.” – Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson, June 1889 Today I…
A matter of trust
By AMY SHANKLAND Sandwiched It’s been a rough year for our family, to put it mildly. In a little over four months, we discovered my mother’s cancer, both of my…
‘Love to hate Carmel,’ just a humorous jab
By FRED SWIFT The County Line Have you heard anyone say they love to hate Carmel? Maybe it’s sarcasm with just a little touch of envy. As a nearly lifelong…
Mayor Cook: HUB is result of thinking big
By ANDY COOK Westfield Mayor When we first contemplated the idea of Grand Park, I challenged the team to “think big.” Well, we did and now we have what, in…
The dog days of summer
By JANET HART LEONARD From the Heart “Mom, would you rather go to Aiden’s state baseball tourney 3 ½ hours away on the east coast of Florida and sit in…