Monthly Archives: September 2014

Applause!: Sept. 26-Oct. 2

September 25, 2014 | by Weekly View

• This Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014 the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is sponsoring the ninth nationwide “Prescription Drug Take Back” initiative. This service is free and anonymous with no questions asked. The only restriction is they will not accept new or used needles. This program is intended for liquid and … Read More

Back to Grandma’s Kitchen

September 25, 2014 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

While I appreciate the conveniences of a modern kitchen as much as the next woman, if you look behind my cabinet doors you will find my true passion is very little 2014 ……….and very much 1914! Kitchen collectibles have long been one of my guilty pleasures, and if you share … Read More

Where are we going to put everybody?

September 25, 2014 | by Steve Nicewanger

I once saw a educational film made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 1955. In it, an ag scientist claimed that by the year 2000, the earth’s population could be as high as 2 billion. He was asking how the Earth could contain and support such a population. Of … Read More

100 Years Ago: Sept. 26-Oct. 3

September 25, 2014 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Friday, October 2, 1914: Indianapolis marked state-wide observance of “Disease Prevention Day” this afternoon with a parade through downtown streets seen by thousands of people. Armies of rats, cockroaches, bedbugs, fleas and other vermin laying siege on city households and the flies, mosquitoes, and millions of … Read More

The Best Kind of Athletes

September 25, 2014 | by Steve Nicewanger

The date was September 18, 2014. The place was Howe’s football field, or in this case, soccer field. The opponents, the Southside Thunder and The Irvington Preparatory Academy. I was definitely torn. I support and take personal pride in the achievements of the Ravens, but my best friend and former … Read More