Opinion

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…

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…

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…

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…