Monthly Archives: March 2017

100 Years Ago This Week: March 30-April 6

March 30, 2017 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, April 3: Indiana women voters will not be provided with separate polling places, but their votes will be segregated and counted separately according to an opinion delivered to Gov. Goodrich on the new state suffrage law. While men and women will use the same polling … Read More

Applause!: March 31-April 6

March 30, 2017 | by Weekly View

• The Kennedy King Memorial Initiative will commemorate the historic night of April 4, 1968 on April 4 at 5 p.m. The public is invited to Martin Luther King Jr. Park at 17th and Broadway for remarks by Pastor David Greene of Concerned Clergy, 1960s Freedom Rider Frances Wilson Canty, … Read More

World War I 100 Years Ago: March 31-April 6

March 30, 2017 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, April 1: Patriotism was at high tide on the Indianapolis streets last night. The sound of martial music was heard as thousands of men, women, and children thronged sidewalks and lined curbs as various parades moved through downtown toward the great patriotic rally at Tomlinson … Read More

Indianapolis State Champion Hoopsters

March 30, 2017 | by Steve Nicewanger

As you may have heard, three city schools took home state basketball championship hardware this previous weekend. Charles Tindley Accelerated  School beat Lafayette Catholic 51-40 to take the State Class A Championship. Crispus Attucks popped Twin Lakes 73-71 to claim the Class 3A championship, and Ben Davis took the measure … Read More

Now You Know

March 30, 2017 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

The best part of writing this column for the past 19 years has been hearing from you, the readers. Your questions arouse my curiosity, challenge my memory and send me scurrying to the computer for research on a regular basis. It was my greatest fear in starting this column that … Read More