Opinion

By JANET HART LEONARD From the Hart Oh, those words stung. Now Buttercup, whatcha gonna do? What do we do when someone says something to us that hurts our feelings?…

By AMY SHANKLAND Sandwiched I’ve learned many things throughout my mother’s cancer journey. One is how wonderful palliative care can be for our loved ones. When Mom’s diagnosis was confirmed,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…