By SCOTT BALDWIN State Senator Seeing elected officials work together on an issue seems less common today; however, at the Statehouse bipartisanship is quite common. Since 2023 Republicans and Democrats…
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“It seems like the more I give, the more I get. And that is the way it’s supposed to go in life.” – Dolly Parton Endorphins – those rascals! They…
As we face the dilemma of this flood and the after effects, one of the treats that we can look forward to is eating. Trouble is, it’s eating on a…
It’s 8:00 on a Monday morning, and I’m treating myself to a Bom Dia Breakfast at Bica Café in downtown Noblesville. The Crème Brûlée coffee is the icing on a…
There is a small headstone in Riverside Cemetery in Noblesville. It is at the end of a line of family markers for the Mallery family. This military stone marks the…
What if peace begins at the breakfast table? Not with a grand speech. Not with everyone agreeing. But with people sitting down together, making room for one another’s stories, and…
Don’t be fooled by tomatoes that are purchased in a grocery store! There’s something very special about tomatoes that are homegrown. But even beyond that, there’s something even more special…
By NATE LaMAR Guest Columnist My great-grandmother, Mary (Wampler) Bowers, was born in 1881 to a family of early socialist organizers in Cincinnati. My late father told me of seeing…
“Technically, according to chemistry, alcohol is a solution.” – Unknown I want to apologize to the five of you (maybe that many) who follow my column regularly. I haven’t been…
Many readers may be familiar with Gary Chapman’s excellent 1992 book, The Five Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts. While I had heard of the book, I didn’t…