Biscuits and gravy
From the Heart Chuck and I are creatures of habit. When we got married it did not take him long to learn “my way” around town. Taking the backstreets and…
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The importance of serving
By SIERRA DUKE Sheridan High School Student Editor’s Note: The Sheridan Student Column is brought to readers by Sheridan High School’s 10th grade English class, taught by Abigayle Williams. I’m…
Review your fixed-income strategy as interest rates rise
Cicero Edward Jones When interest rates rise, the value of your fixed-income investments, such as bonds, will typically fall. If this happens, how should you respond? First of all, it’s…
Madeline Aasen, welcome to Carmel … you’ll love it here!
Carmel Convo This is a very special column because I’m happy to announce that on Dec. 4, 2018, my wife Nicole and I welcomed our first child into this world….
New Year, perhaps a new bathroom?
Interior Designer But why are they so expensive to remodel? I hear the same in regards to putting on a fresh coat of paint. It’s typically not one of the…
A different kind of courage
Sandwiched I think I’m riding on a high from watching Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse last Saturday with my son Jonathon. If you haven’t seen this movie yet, I highly recommend…
Mayoral candidate calls for standard in evaluating tax incentives
Dear Editor, I have read with interest the letters recently published regarding the use of tax abatements to encourage economic development. As Councilmen O’Connor and Peterson elaborated, new or expanding…
Reader notes population vs. debt comparison for three county cities
Dear Editor: Year-end postings with the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance yield an interesting comparison among Fishers, Carmel and Westfield. Fishers has about the same population as Carmel (91,832…
Depots, Nickel Plate Express keep important rail history alive
The County Line The train has been running again on the Nickel Plate if only for 10 miles or so through northern Hamilton County courtesy of the Nickel Plate Heritage…
Thoughts from a pencil
From the Heart “The pencil that you hold today is writing your story. Only when you draw your last breath will your story be written in ink.” I wrote those…