Opinion

We’re in the Medicare open enrollment season. I strongly advise patients signing up for Medicare to avoid Part C Medicare Advantage programs (MAPs). Rather, I recommend “traditional” Medicare with a…

“For every minute spent organizing, an hour is earned.” – Benjamin Franklin When considering my topic this time I wavered on whether to discuss “organizing” at such a busy time…

Here come the holiday shows! It’s always great to have the variety of productions that arrive this time of year. Mud Creek Players offers a truly classic story for the…

To have and to hold from this day forward. For better, for worse. I’m not talking about marriage. I am talking about Gratitude. How can we hold onto Gratitude when…

By JEFF DARREN MUSE Guest Columnist Columnist Scott Saalman is too busy reading books to write a Scaramouch column this week. He highly recommends Dear Park Ranger by Hamilton County…

In my August column, I wrote about the new diploma+ plans the Indiana legislature was considering. On Nov. 19, I attended a meeting in Fishers where State Representative Robert Behning,…

Let us give thanks! There was a man with a habit of grumbling about life, but every time his family ate, he always gave thanks for the food. One day…

I have to chuckle quietly to myself when I tour some people’s houses. When they show me their craft room, office, exercise room, and/or guest room, I think of our…

By KELLIE TREMAIN Guest Columnist Julie Brommer fought progressive and debilitating health issues for more than 40 years. Ultimately, she needed a new kidney to survive. But then, late-stage colon…