In search of utopia What do Hershey’s Kisses, Amana Refrigerators, and Oneida silverware have in common? All these products originated in experimental utopian communities. Nineteenth century America was a time…
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It’s been over 10 months since my mom died. Longtime readers may recall when my column was called Sandwiched, as I spent many years in the sandwich generation taking care…
Growing up, our neighborhood was home to a vagrant collie. A big, yellow, nasty, abandoned collie. His first, middle and last names were MEAN. He roamed the neighborhood but seemed…
Update No. 101 Wednesday was School Resource Officer (SRO) Appreciation Day, and it gives me the perfect opportunity to share a shout out to our amazing SROs – Deputies Josh…
By ADAM CROWE A Seat on the Aisle This week brings ASOTA to the first production of 2023 at Indianapolis’ Fonseca Theatre Company. The Fonseca has designated this season the…
I will never forget the first time my husband sent me flowers. It has been over 11 years since the first time I was surprised at work with a bouquet…
“You know people don’t run out of dreams, people just run out of time.” – Glenn Frey, River of Dreams I believe we are all aware of the American Heart…
Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre opened its production of The Diary of Anne Frank last Friday. The haunting 1955 play we have become familiar with – by Frances Goodrich and Albert…
It’s Friday morning and my tastebuds are being entertained by a Dulce de leche coffee. The column I worked on for hours is now being tweaked – or rather, deleted….
Full disclosure: I’m bald. But you already knew this, thanks to the complementary photo with this column. Sometimes I’ve noticed my column on the obit page. Seeing my face staring…