Early 1940s brought changes
Rick Edwards stopped by the other day with some December 1941 Indianapolis Star newspapers. He found them in Amy Kuhn’s old house on County...
Snakes! (part one)
The cry goes out through the park or a call comes into the office: Snake!
A shiver goes up the spine of...
‘The Tempest’ transplanted to 1930s
The biggest complaint one would have about Indy Shakespeare company Eclectic Pond’s production of “The Tempest: Adrift in Time” is that the stage’s location...
People with disabilities not so different
If you are not disabled, it is difficult to know what a person with disability experiences. This is further complicated by the wide variety...
State budget boosts education, public safety
We are now at the midpoint of the 2015 legislative session, which works much like halftime at a basketball game. Similar to how basketball...
Prevailing-wage fight mostly about politics
Indiana’s Common Construction Wage Law is typically referred to as a “prevailing-wage” law.
Such laws are a state’s version of the federal...
Having the right driving force moves us to act
So, on this very day, right now as you are reading this column, how would you answer this question: What really motivates you?
...
BIG HACK ATTACKS
INDIANAPOLIS — If you knew what U.S. Sen. Dan Coats knows, you’d think twice before sending that next email.
What the Indiana...
Many reasons not to feed wild ducks, geese
Some people have asked the parks department, “Why don’t you want us to feed the ducks and geese?”
There are several reasons...
Project preserves veterans’ memories
I have been doing veterans video interviews in cooperation with the library for the Veterans History Project.
The Veterans History Project is...