Monthly Archives: September 2016

Bubble Yum, Spider Eggs and Leonardo DiCaprio

September 15, 2016 | by Al Hunter

I began working on this article Sunday night. It was the 15th anniversary of 9/11 and I’d been watching stories about our shared national tragedy all day long. While cloaked in that veil of sadness I realized my article deadline was already three days past and I couldn’t think of … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: Sept. 16-22

September 15, 2016 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Monday, September 18, 1916: Indiana University will offer extension courses in Indianapolis beginning October 9. The state university has adopted a definite policy of serving the people of Indiana who cannot go to Bloomington without in any way weakening its standards of scholarship. A wide range … Read More

I’m Still Learning to Live!

September 15, 2016 | by Rose Mary Clarke

This is a continuation of the series entitled “Get A Life!” I admire brave, bold, determined individuals who throw caution to the winds and set forth on grand adventures. One of my favorites is the painter, Everett Ruess, who wrote in one of his voluminous journals, “What time is it? … Read More

Applause!: Sept. 16-22

September 15, 2016 | by Weekly View

• The Poets Laureate of Lawrence will feature Frederick Michaels at the Sept. 27 meeting from 6:30 – 8:30 at The Theater at the Fort on Indy’s east side, 8920 Otis Avenue, Lawrence (www.lawrenceartcenter.net). Michaels is a well-known local poet who has been published nationally. Check it out! • The … Read More

World War I 100 Years Ago: Sept 16-22

September 15, 2016 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Monday, September 18, 1916: Battery B, Indiana National Guard – the Purdue University unit – has returned to Ft. Harrison from the camp at Llano Grande, Texas. Boys who went to the border pale-faced and barely able to pass the physical test have returned all safe … Read More