Sharon says, get moving – no excuses are good enough
“Me thinks that the minute my legs begin to move my thoughts begin to flow, as if I had given vent to the stream at the lower end and consequently…
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Stuff that annoys me, part 1
I have been blessed with a wonderful life. So, in return I try not to be overly cynical of the world around me. That being said, I also love to…
Beef & Boards takes you to Siam in “The King & I”
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The King and I, which opened this week at Indianapolis’ Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre, is celebrating its 73rd year of existence. Opening on Broadway in March…
Legislative session ends with important wins for Hamilton County
By SCOTT BALDWIN State Senator The 2024 legislative session ended with several important wins for Hamilton County and our state. I was proud to champion new laws that will bolster…
The Solar Eclipse is finally here!
I am over the moon excited for the total eclipse of the sun. As I write this column, it is two days before it happens. The next one will be…
John Pearce, Hamilton County’s friend & political reformer
A longtime friend of Hamilton County died April 1. John Pearce brought more change to county politics and the local judiciary than most people realize. John was an attorney who…
Her love was blind at the Blind Owl
To commemorate our first date, we returned to Blind Owl Brewery, where we had met face to face for the first time seven years earlier, the final step after surviving…
County Councilman Mark Hall’s March Timesheet
Welcome to the Timesheet. This column is a report of work done on behalf of the people of Hamilton County. It’s to be informative, too – a place to learn…
Reflecting on the legislative session while looking ahead to the next one
At the beginning of March, I wrote about certain bills that were going forward at the Legislature. They were a reading skills bill, a reading proficiency bill, and a bill…
A show with no heroes is not for the faint of heart
Humans are flawed. Language is raw. Art imitates life. Jason Miller’s 1972 play That Championship Season – which won the 1973 Pulitzer Prize for Drama as well as the 1973…