Monthly Archives: January 2015

John Muir in Indianapolis

January 1, 2015 | by Al Hunter

Last week marked the 100th anniversary of the passing of John Muir, the man many consider to be the patron saint of American conservation. When people hear the name John Muir, they may think of tall redwood trees nestled in the wilderness of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, Yosemite Valley, Sequoia … Read More

Christmas Gifts That Keep on Giving

January 1, 2015 | by Rose Mary Clarke

I  mentioned the red sweater that my impoverished mother gave me sixty years ago and the gifts that the Jones kids gave us. Bill said, “Those are the gifts we never forget. We’ve been married for so long that we’re running out of ideas for novel gifts. This year I … Read More

Un-Decking the Halls

January 1, 2015 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

The gifts are gone from under the tree, there is scarcely enough ham left to make a pot of soup, and you now realize that you should have asked Santa for a new bathroom scale because the old one is weighing five pounds heavier that it did last month. Yes, … Read More

World War I 100 Years Ago: Jan. 2-9

January 1, 2015 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Tuesday, January 5, 1915: At a joint meeting of delegates representing the German-American Alliance and the Allied Irish-American Societies held last night, steps were taken to arrange a public meeting in Indianapolis to protest against the exportation of war materials from the United States to the … Read More

A New Pick

January 1, 2015 | by CJ Woods III

I was watching the television show “The People’s Court,” and I noticed an odd phenomenon. When the show would break for commercials, a split screen would show the opposing litigants and the images seemed to have been selected with a view toward showcasing the most awkward or unattractive faces and … Read More