Knowing medical history can save adoptees’ lives
As my adoption and reunion story continues, I’ve changed some names, places, and dates. I’m glad to see more states doing what Ohio did in 2015 – opening their adoption…
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From the desk of Hamilton Heights Superintendent Dr. Derek Arrowood
Update No. 99 In last Friday’s Indiana Department of Education Weekly Update from Dr. Katie Jenner, she shared several goals, including a statewide literacy goal of 95 percent of third…
State lawmakers should agree to fund land conservation, trails & state parks
By SAM CARPENTER Guest Columnist Time spent in our Indiana parks and natural spaces grounds us. It helps us slow down, helps us connect with friends and family and it…
Heroes of the Fourth Turning presents a “different view of conservatives” than ever seen
By LARRY ADAMS A Seat on the Aisle “What we need to do is have a big conversation!” – Kevin “I mean, if you’re a hero, that implies a villain,…
What is truth?
I heard a recent lecturer ask, “What is truth?” He remarked that Pilate had asked Jesus this very question. Society has been struggling with that question in the 2,000 years…
Tom Kenley encourages more folks to get involved in local politics
By TOM KENLEY Guest Columnist I truly enjoyed my two terms as Noblesville Township Trustee and one term as a township board member. It was a rewarding experience for me…
Words will never hurt me
Most of us are familiar with the old rhyme “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.” While many of us may have been told…
Flyin’ West tells of challenges Black women faced on harsh Kansas frontier
By VICKIE CORNELIUS PHIPPS A Seat on the Aisle Playwright Pearl Cleage’s 1992 historical drama, Flyin’ West is set in the all-Black town of Nicodemus on the Kansas frontier in…
To stop human trafficking, we must raise public awareness & secure the southern border
Addressing the wickedness of slavery in 1850, the great American abolitionist Frederick Douglass said the practice “violates the great law of liberty, written on every human heart.” Further, he said,…
Red bird, red bird … what do you see?
A few years before my husband and I had our first child, we suffered two early miscarriages. The first loss was devastating; the second loss was terrifying. I truly did…