Monthly Archives: June 2021

Billy the Kid’s Indiana Connection, Part 1

June 10, 2021 | by Al Hunter

This story first appeared July 9, 2010. William H. Bonney, alias “Billy the Kid,” is the most misunderstood historical figure of the Old West. Unlike most Wild West outlaws, he was not a cold-blooded killer, he was not a train robber and he didn’t rob banks. He was a gunfighter … Read More

Bye, Mom

June 10, 2021 | by CJ Woods III

When I graduated from high school, my mother surprised me with a gift. She gave me a (size??) portfolio that I could use to carry my artwork. I was an artist and planned to attend the Art Institute Of Pittsburgh after graduation. I still do not know how my mother … Read More

One Man’s Trash . . .

June 10, 2021 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

On any given Saturday you will find the yards of central Indiana filled with the castoffs of people trying to thin down their excess stuff and pocket a few dollars in the process. While it is rare, there are true treasures hidden among the Tupperware and used clothing, and with … Read More

100 Years Ago: June 11-17

June 10, 2021 | by Steven R. Barnett

From  The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, June 15, 1921: To relieve the shortage of nurses at City Hospital, a request was presented today to the Indianapolis health department by a committee of the Aesculapian Society, an organization of colored physicians, that colored nurses be substituted for white nurses assigned to colored … Read More

Council Lifts Some Restrictions

June 10, 2021 | by Steve Nicewanger

The Indianapolis Marion County Council has voted to remove some of the restrictions placed on business and public gatherings. This is good news for Indianapolis Indians fans, the Indy Fuel and Indy Eleven. Also for the summer and fall festivals, Little League baseball and other youth summer sports. It also … Read More