Monthly Archives: May 2022

200 Hoosiers Receive Teaching Scholarships

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Commission for Higher Education has awarded 200 scholarships to the sixth class of Next Generation Hoosier Educators. Selected through a competitive process based on academic achievement and additional factors, recipients receive $7,500 annually (up to $30,000 total) for committing to teach in Indiana for at least … Read More

Documents That Shaped America Exhibit at Indiana Historical Society

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Historical Society (IHS)’s newest exhibit, Documents That Shaped America, opens May 21 at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, located at 450 W. Ohio St. in downtown Indianapolis. The new exhibit features an impressive collection of early editions of some of the most important … Read More

Beware of LInkedIn Scams

INDIANA — Just as job hunters use LinkedIn to connect with former colleagues and potential employers, scammers are using the networking service to find their next target. If you have a LinkedIn account, watch out for suspicious “recruiters” and job offers. A Noblesville woman reported to BBB Scam Tracker that she went through a rapid interview … Read More

Fall Down, Go Boom

A post on a social media site surprised me by using language that I had used with my daughter. When she was a toddler and came to us crying, her mother and I would ask her, “Did you fall down, go boom?” The post was about a song from the … Read More

100 Years Ago: May 20-26

From The Indianapolis Times, Tuesday, May 23, 1922: At a special meeting of the Indianapolis school board today, superintendent Ellis Graff suggested pupils of School No. 4, Blackford and West Michigan Streets, be transferred in a body to the new School No. 5 building, California and West Washington Streets, and … Read More