Monthly Archives: August 2022

Movie posters: A true American art form

August 11, 2022 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

This column originally appeared in September 2010. Movie posters are growing in popularity as both a collectible and a legitimate art form. Since the first known poster, L’Arroseur Arrise appeared in 1895, collectors have looked upon them both a source of enjoyment and a wise investment. The early 1900s release … Read More

A Good Night Out

August 11, 2022 | by CJ Woods III

My neighbor stopped by to invite me to join the neighborhood crime watch. She gave me a brief explanation of the nature of the organization, and I agreed to become a member. Shortly after her initial visit, she returned with a printed flier announcing a block party in conjunction with … Read More

100 Years Ago: Aug. 12-18

August 11, 2022 | by Steve Nicewanger

From The Indianapolis News, Thursday, August 17, 1922: Nine Indianapolis men attended a meeting yesterday evening at the Denison Hotel under the auspices of the American Unity League, an anti-Ku Klux Klan society headquartered in Chicago. The men pledged to arrange a meeting next week to organize a county chapter … Read More

The Treasure Hunter

August 11, 2022 | by Al Hunter

This column first appeared in August 2012. Rhonda, my long-suffering wife honored me recently on the occasion of my 50th birthday with two fantastic gifts. The first was an exact replica of President John F. Kennedy’s “Carolina Rocker” rocking chair purchased from the Kennedy Museum in Massachusetts. The chair was … Read More

This Week’s Issue: Aug. 5-11

August 4, 2022 | by Weekly View

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