Monthly Archives: March 2021

Poets Laureate of Lawrence Seeks Submissions for Publication

March 18, 2021 | by Weekly View

LAWRENCE — Poets Laureate of Lawrence,  part of Arts for Lawrence since 2007, will be taking part in the Fort Ben Cultural Campus Grand Opening on Friday, May 21, and Saturday, May 22. The campus will include the Theater at the Fort, the Visual Arts Center, classrooms, a resident artist … Read More

Cancel Culture

March 18, 2021 | by CJ Woods III

A poster on a social media site (yes, again with the “social media” mining) wanted to know why, with today’s “cancel culture,” a song from a famous band had not received untoward attention. The poster had previously shared a meme about the Dr. Seuss Foundation choosing to cease publishing six … Read More

Sylvia Likens Revisited, Part 1

March 18, 2021 | by Al Hunter

This column first appeared in November of 2009. The story contains graphic descriptions of child abuse. Reader discretion is advised. I hesitated revisiting this saddest of all chapters from 1965 Indianapolis crime. I grew up in Indianapolis in the 1960s not far from the site of the torture-murder of an … Read More

100 Years Ago: March 19-25

March 18, 2021 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, March 23, 1921:  Miss Clara Burnside, supervisor of the women’s police bureau, has been promoted to the rank of captain of police by the board of public safety.  This action places the Indianapolis department at the head of similar organizations in the United States.  Only … Read More

Drew Brees

March 18, 2021 | by Steve Nicewanger

The retirement of Drew Brees after 20 years of playing quarterback in the NFL marks the end of an era. The Texas born passer was not just a great player but community leader, an inspiration and the kind of person you wish all public figures could be. He is a … Read More