Monthly Archives: August 2016

It’s All About the Burp

August 25, 2016 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

Dupont chemist Earl Tupper had long dreamed of a line of home products made of plastic, but in spite of his endless experimentation, nothing seem durable or flexible enough to suit his needs. All of that changed with the invention of polyethylene in 1944. Within two years he completed his … Read More

Colts Add Antonio Cromartie to Aid Secondary

August 25, 2016 | by Steve Nicewanger

t’s the third week of the NFL preseason and the Colts are 1 and 1 in games which actually have little meaning in the outcome or the final score. Preseason is for player evaluation and for players and coaches to put the strategies they are learning to practical use on … Read More

Death in the Family

August 25, 2016 | by CJ Woods III

Late in October of 1974, I was awakened by a phone call. I was living in Camarillo, California with my wife and two-year-old child. I cannot remember who called me from my hometown of Pittsburgh, Penn., to tell me that my father had died. I gathered up my little family … Read More

World War I 100 Years Ago: Aug. 26-Sept. 1

August 25, 2016 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Tuesday, September 1, 1916: U. S. Army Lieutenant Gilbert Cook is inspecting the six Indiana National Guard recruiting offices recently opened throughout Indiana to ascertain what methods may be used to increase recruiting. Army Lieutenant Philip Remington, who is in charge of recruiting in Indiana, says … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: Aug. 26-Sept. 1

August 25, 2016 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, August 31, 1916: The Circle Theater opened last evening with every one of its 3,100 seats taken. Theatergoers arrived an hour before the scheduled 8 o’clock performance to inspect the beautiful interior behind the white terra cotta façade — fittings of ivory and gold, the … Read More