We’re proud to present The Center for the Performing Arts 2013-2014 schedule in today’s edition, and we hope you’ll take time to thoroughly review and act on it. What most impressed us with regard to the schedule is its growth in diversity of offerings. The center’s lineup has evolved into a 10-series season under the direction of President and CEO [...]
I see where a Dutch company is looking for volunteers to build a human colony on Mars. Pass. I guess I’m just not an adventurer anymore. Yes, I said anymore. At another period in my life I would have jumped at the chance to be among the first Earthlings to settle on another planet, to be a pioneer in the [...]
Alright mommies, our day approach-eth! And because I recognize that my family, though extraordinarily attractive and talented, are not mind readers, this year I’ve once again prepared a “to do” list to help them organize the perfect Mother’s Day. No more disappointment when they forget it’s my day; no more cussing out my husband because he didn’t clean the stupid [...]
As a writer and TV reporter, I have received praise and criticism of my work. Over the years, I have tried to benefit from both, but some recent feedback came from an unlikely source. It has been quite a joyful learning experience for me. So on a serious note this week… The story begins at WFYI, the local NPR affiliate [...]
It is our position that the Girl Scouts of Central Indiana and Indiana War Memorials Commission are providing a valuable community service by collecting tattered U.S. flags and giving them a proper retirement. When a flag is old, worn, tattered or frayed and no longer is in a condition befitting a symbol of our country, it should be destroyed privately [...]
On my way to an unreasonably early Saturday morning conference, I found myself somewhat more of a curmudgeon than usual. It had been a long week. But as the alarm sounded, dutifully I dressed, woke the car from its slumber and lurched onward. Discontentedly, I fumbled for something on the radio other than commercial announcements. With most travel time dedicated [...]
Dear Editor, Recently, I received yet another request from the Metropolitan Indianapolis Board of Realtors for my support of mass transit. MIBOR has never reached out to ask my opinion of mass transit, just instructed me to follow the company line. I will not support mass transit, or support raising taxes for mass transit. I have the privilege of living in [...]
Dear Editor, I was at the Carmel/Westfield Marsh store on Sunday, and I requested $50 back on my debit card. It had been a long day, and I forgot to take the money. I called Marsh about 10 minutes later and spoke to a very accommodating manager. He watched the video and a person who came in after me took [...]
There has been a slew of reports in national media – print, electronic and social – in recent days about the politicization of budget cuts coming out of Washington. One in particular caught our attention, and that dealt with flight delays (departures and arrivals, naturally) as a result of the furloughing of air traffic controllers. It should be noted that [...]
Baseball season is here and so our thoughts turn to cricket, a game that is just like baseball except for the myriad ways in which it is not. Cricket jumps up, so to speak, because there is a movement underway (as opposed to underfoot) to make Indianapolis, a city familiar to most of us, the Cricket Capital Of The World. [...]
