Monthly Archives: August 2017

Applause!: Sept. 1-7

August 31, 2017 | by Weekly View

•Many Hoosiers have friends and loved ones in Texas where Hurricane Harvey has wreaked havoc. Thousands have been displaced, and may not be able to go back to their homes in the Houston area for weeks. Midwest Food Bank is collecting donations for the victims. The group is asking for … Read More

Newgarden Wins Number Four

August 31, 2017 | by Steve Nicewanger

Josef Newgarden won his fourth IndyCar race of the season at the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 and strengthened his point lead for the 2017 championship. The 26 year old Tennessean has now won more races in one season than in his previous five seasons of IndyCar racing. Scott Dixon came … Read More

Confederate Monuments Debate Ad Infinitum

August 31, 2017 | by Al Hunter

There has been a lot of talk lately about Confederate Civil War monuments and what they stand for. In fact recently, several of those monuments to rebel leaders and soldiers were toppled by protesters and removed in the dark of the night by officials. My wife and I travel to … Read More

The World’s Finest Model Horses — Breyer

August 31, 2017 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

Sometimes in life things don’t go according to plan, but with the passage of time, we realize they turned our even better. Such was the case for the Breyer Molding Company of Chicago. In 1950 they were contracted to make a mold of a horse with a western saddle to … Read More

I’m Growing Old

August 31, 2017 | by CJ Woods III

“I’m growing dimmer in the eyes, I’m growing fainter in my talk…” “Don’t sit down like that! It makes you sound old.” My landlord was working in my apartment, and his comment puzzled me briefly. I then realized it was probably the result of some “woof,” or “wargh” I had … Read More