Monthly Archives: August 2013

100 Years Ago This Week: Aug. 9-16

August 8, 2013 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, August 14, 1913:  A violent rainstorm, with terrific lightning, struck the city about noon yesterday and left a trail of property damage estimated in the thousands of dollars.  Much of the damage was due to flooded cellars and fires caused by the lightning.  The Indianapolis … Read More

Applause! Aug. 9-16

August 8, 2013 | by Weekly View

•  The Indiana State Fair App on your smartphone is really useful for plotting your route to your favorite destinations and food vendors. “Let’s see, on the way to the Free Stage from here, we’re passing the kettle corn place and fried butter stand, which is next to the lemon … Read More

It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

August 8, 2013 | by Steve Nicewanger

For most American households, it is the best of times….. and the worst of times. It’s the time when husbands are glued to the TV sets the whole weekend and wives are screaming about  chores to be done and activities not done. Yes folks FOOTBALL 2013 has arrived all across … Read More

“Louie Louie”

August 8, 2013 | by Al Hunter

Fifty years ago this week, a song was released by an obscure Portland Oregon garage band that would change the face of rock ‘n’ roll history forever and ultimately resonate through the halls of the Indiana Statehouse. “Louie Louie” was written by Richard Berry in 1955 and was originally performed … Read More

The Woman With The Secret Smile

August 8, 2013 | by CJ Woods III

Elizabeth Berg’s novel, “What We Keep,” opens with a woman on a flight to California to see someone she has not seen for thirty-five years: her mother. That circumstance reminded me of a woman with whom I had worked. I remembered a post on her Facebook page saying that she … Read More