Reader calls for changes to County Election Board
Dear Editor: Spring 2003: Jim Brainard announces he will file campaign finance reports weekly in lead-up to Republican mayoral primary. “This is being done in the spirit of openness and…
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Safety in our schools
By ABBI CLOUSER 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. When…
Shop local on Small Business Saturday
Carmel Convo We all know about Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving when you camp outside a store for discounts, leading to customers body slamming each other over a TV…
Good decision for your health: Find contentment this season
Be Well “I have decided to be happy because it is better for my health.” – Voltaire Many of us, and I include myself in the “us,” wait for circumstances…
Joe Burgess was county’s master of historical knowledge
The County Line Joe Burgess was Hamilton County’s super historian of the past century. History was his great interest and he knew it well, lived it and wrote about it…
Moving your parent into assisted living is like sending your child to college
Sandwiched I’ll never forget the fear, exhaustion, relief and anxiety I felt when we moved my mother to assisted living almost two years ago. My fear came from wondering if…
Diversity, equity and inclusion, oh my!
Mother of five. Justice seeker. Believer in good. What does it all mean and why isn’t diversity enough? Last month at the Noblesville Diversity Committee’s learning series we tackled the…
Thank you for a great election, but what can we learn from it?
By RAY ADLER Adler Attorneys at Law The Fall Election 2018 presented a variety of interesting issues to the Election Board members. Here is a sampling of the issues we…
Agreement reached on funds for public service agencies
The County Line Leaders of Prevail, PrimeLife and a half-dozen other non-profit community service organizations can breathe a bit easier today as the County Commissioners on Tuesday approved grants of…
Reader lists a few “interesting” facts about Carmel’s finances
Dear Editor: A quick glance at city, county and state records reveals some interesting facts about Carmel: A. Carmel’s principal debt rose 57.6 percent – from $513.7 million to $810.1…