Monthly Archives: January 2020

Applause!: Jan. 31-Feb. 6

• The Kennedy-King Memorial Initiative recently selected Darryl Lockett as the executive director. Lockett is a native of Indianapolis, and has a lot of nonprofit management experience. The organization works to commemorate the historic speech delivered by Senator Robert F. Kennedy in Indianapolis on the night that Dr. Martin Luther … Read More

Circle City Sound Offers Free Singing Valentines

INDIANA — The Circle City Sound Premier Men’s A Capella Chorus is offering free Singing Valentine’s this year. as they have since 1995. Recipients get a beautiful love song performed by a chapter quartet, a personalized card, a silk rose, and a digital photo of the special moment. Due to … Read More

Purdue Polytechnic Launches Scholarship Fund

INDIANA — Purdue Polytechnic High School is starting a scholarship fund to support its graduates who qualify to be admitte to Purdue University in West Lafayette. The scholarship is funded privately and is available to students pursuing a degree in any field. Purdue Polytechnic High School is a free public … Read More

The Other Side Of The Bed

The TV show “CBS Sunday Morning” is one of my favorite viewing options, one I seldom miss. On a recent Sunday, after seeing the tribute to the African-American mess attendant who, despite being barred from that particular duty in the Navy, manned a gun while his ship was being bombed … Read More

Lewis Gardner Reynolds, Carnation Day & Abraham Lincoln, Part 1

So what did you do January 29? Did you place a red carnation in your lapel or buy a small arrangement for your table? Most likely, like most Americans, you did nothing remarkable at all. Our neighbors one state to the east probably joined you in your average humpday activities. … Read More