When short hair was illegal
By RAY ADLER Ask Adler After college at Purdue University, where I was fortunate to graduate with honors in mathematics and chemistry, my uncle called. Uncle Sam. At that time…
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Spartz: McCarthy & McConnell are both right on Ukraine
By VICTORIA SPARTZ Representing You As someone with firsthand knowledge of the situation in Europe, I urge President Biden and the Democrats to stop playing politics with people’s lives regarding…
Bard Fest’s reimagined ‘Richard II’ still a hit with this theater reviewer
By JON LINDLEY A Seat on the Aisle It may be one of Shakespeare’s most meta speeches, I’m not sure. But when Richard II appeals to his comrades, “For God’s…
See Shakespeare’s ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’ until Oct. 31 at Indy Fringe
By KEN KLINGENMEIER A Seat on the Aisle Noblesville’s Improbable Fiction Theatre Company offers a delightful presentation of William Shakespeare’s 1602 play The Merry Wives of Windsor at the Indy…
Why does it take so long to get Medicare when you qualify for disability?
By SYLVIA GORDON Guest Columnist For most people, it will take about two years to file, be declined a few times, appeal, appeal and finally get approved for Social Security…
Tired of toeing the line, he gets his toes painted
By SCOTT SAALMAN Scaramouch I painted my toenails last month. A first for me. Technically, I didn’t paint them. A licensed pedicurist did. It’s best to leave the painting to…
Good news from the Stony Creek Church of Christ
Baptism – whose work is it? By JOHN A. SMITH Think on These Things First of all, lest I be misunderstood and falsely accused of believing in “water salvation,” let…
My first chat with my birth father
By AMY SHANKLAND Perfectly Imperfect As my adoption and reunion story continues, I’ve changed some names, places, and dates. I thought I could wait a couple of weeks after speaking…
Don’t run red lights with your health
By SHARON McMAHON Be Well “Is it not unlawful to run red lights?!” – Rhetorical question from me to my husband Bruce Readers: Warning! Metaphors ahead! Recently I have been…
Sarah Jane (Taylor) Waitt
May 23, 1930 – October 16, 2022 Sarah Jane (Taylor) Waitt, 92, formerly of Sheridan, passed away on Sunday morning, October 16, 2022, at the home of her daughter and…