Monthly Archives: October 2014

Deadly Viruses

October 23, 2014 | by Weekly View

Deadly virus diseases have dominated the news this month. A deadly Ebola virus outbreak originating in Africa arrived in the United States this month via Thomas Eric Duncan. Mr. Duncan brought the disease here while not having any symptoms of illness. Viruses are scary in general because they cause rapidly … Read More

The Civil War 150th Anniversary: October 1864

October 23, 2014 | by Steven R. Barnett

A new era in the city’s history began the evening of Monday, October 3 as the Citizens’ Street Railway Co. put the street car line in operation in time for the opening of the State Fair. A visitor arriving at the Union Depot could now be conveyed conveniently and cheaply … Read More

Applause!: Oct. 24-31

October 23, 2014 | by Weekly View

• The Friends of the Poor Walk held Sept. 27 raised over $17,000 for the St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry across the street from Washington Park. The food pantry feeds more than 10,000 people a week in our community. • Food pantries throughout the city need help throughout the … Read More

A Clean Place, With Light and Pool Tables

October 23, 2014 | by CJ Woods III

I was walking home from work one day when I glimpsed something interesting in the window of a bar. I lived four blocks north of the bar, and my job was four blocks south of it. I had walked past the bar for a couple of years without ever noticing … Read More

A Boy and His Dog

October 23, 2014 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

One of my earliest recollections of shoe shopping (an addiction I’ve never kicked) was a trip to Leader’s Shoe Store on the square in Greensburg, Indiana. Mom would take my sister and I there each August for new school shoes. While the selection was plentiful, the only ones I wanted … Read More