Please steal this idea!
By AMY SHANKLAND Sandwiched On New Year’s Day in 2020, I was relaxing and thinking about how I’d like to celebrate turning 50 in August. Not even dreaming of what…
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From the desk of Heights Superintendent Dr. Derek Arrowood
By DR. DEREK ARROWOOD Hamilton Heights Superintendent Update #64 from Dr. Derek Arrowood, Superintendent, Hamilton Heights School Corporation. Last week, the Indiana Department of Education released the spring ILEARN exam…
When county art dealer was at center of international intrigue
By FRED SWIFT The County Line It has been 30 years since an international art scandal found its way to a small Hamilton County art studio. Many county residents have…
Emotional stingers
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?…
Palliative care is a relief for many in the Sandwich Generation
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,…
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…
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…