Monthly Archives: January 2015

Life in the Trenches: Living on the Cusp

January 22, 2015 | by Rose Mary Clarke

My mother said, “When I sit real still so that my arthritis doesn’t hurt, I don’t feel as if I’m over 80 years old. I feel like I’m — oh — 32 or so.” I understand that now. Sometimes there’s a disconnect between the being we are at the core … Read More

Charles Manson – Hoosier Juvenile Delinquent

January 22, 2015 | by Al Hunter

Al Hunter is on vacation. This is a reprint of an article from 2009. Charles Manson. The very name alone conjures up images of a drug addled criminal maniac in our culture. What most Hoosiers don’t realize is that many of Manson’s severe psychotic disabilities are rooted here in Indianapolis. … Read More

Draw

January 22, 2015 | by CJ Woods III

On January 10th, I went with a friend to the opening reception of “Artville” at the Stutz Art Gallery. Impressed and excited, I felt, once again, that I should sit down at my antique drawing board and draw. I am not one who looks at another’s work and thinks, “I … Read More

World War I 100 Years Ago: Jan. 23-30

January 22, 2015 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Thursday, January 28, 1915: In spite of the European war, the next 500-mile race at the speedway will include a number of the most celebrated drivers from foreign fields; Darius Resta and Louis Coatalen sent their entries today. They will drive two English Sunbeams of the … Read More

100 Years Ago this Week: Jan. 23-30

January 22, 2015 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, January 28, 1915: John H. Bruning, Indianapolis mercantile broker with offices at 517 Majestic Building, became the second person to use the new transcontinental telephone line of the American Telephone & Telegraph Co, and the first person to use it for commercial purposes. Mr. Bruning … Read More