Monthly Archives: June 2019

Rossi Dominates Road America

June 27, 2019 | by Steve Nicewanger

Alexander Rossi, starting from 2nd place, grabbed on to the first lap and never let go. The 27-year-old Californian’s Andretti Motorsports Dallara Honda ran perfectly, his pit crew executed his pit stops masterfully, and his strategist called an ideal race plan. It was a textbook example of how to dominate … Read More

100 Years Ago: June 28-July 4

June 27, 2019 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Friday, July 4, 1919: A faint pop of a lone firecracker carried by the morning breeze was the only conspicuous noise to announce the Fourth of July. As the day passed, the lack of pops, crackles, whizzes, and big bangs was evidence that the great national … Read More

Music, Poetry, Sadness and Joy

June 27, 2019 | by CJ Woods III

The National Public Radio sends me emails, and in the latest one, an announcement of the new U.S. Poet Laureate. Joy Harjo, a Native American member of the Muscogee Creek Nation, will succeed Tracy K. Smith. I am not familiar with Harjo’s poetry, but as I read the story from … Read More

World War I 100 Years Ago: June 28-July 4

June 27, 2019 | by Steven R. Barnett

This is the last in the World War I 100 Years Ago series. From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, June 29, 1919: No clamor of sirens, horns or whistles, no swaying of delirious crowds in the streets, no singing, just a matter of course, “Well, I see they signed the peace … Read More

This Week’s Issue: June 21-27

June 20, 2019 | by Weekly View

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