Monthly Archives: May 2023

Employment, Shopping Scams on the Rise

May 18, 2023 | by Weekly View

INDIANA — The public needs to remain vigilant against all kinds of schemes and scams, according toe the Better Business Bureau. “Employment scams, which peaked at #1 on our list in 2019, are seeing a resurgence,” said Melissa Lanning Trumpower, executive director of the BBB Institute for Marketplace Trust, which … Read More

100 Years Ago: May 19-25

May 18, 2023 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Monday, May 21, 1923: The National American Legion executive committee, in a two-hour closed session, yesterday adopted a resolution denouncing “organizations which condemn a comrade because of creed or belief.” While details of the executive session were held in close secrecy, it was reported the resolution … Read More

Of Movies and Friends

May 18, 2023 | by CJ Woods III

This column first appeared in November 2017. For Nancy Mahanes, January 26th, 1936-May 9th, 2023 One of the Heartland Film Festival’s 2017 offerings was a documentary about the poet and agrarian activist Wendell Berry, some of whose work was familiar to me. Before I read Heartland’s catalog description of the … Read More

Shirley Temple: What a Doll!

May 18, 2023 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

This column first appeared in July 2011. Able to hold her own with some of the finest tap dancers of the 20th century, always coiffed with 56 perfect golden ringlets, and driven by one of the most notorious stage mothers of all times, little Shirley Jane Temple burst onto the … Read More

The American Ace of Aces, Part 1

May 18, 2023 | by Al Hunter

This column first appeared in August 2011. The American Ace of Aces. Eddie Rickenbacker. A Medal of Honor recipient, 7-time Distinguished Service Medal honoree, successful race car driver, car maker, owner of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, fighter pilot, airline executive, wartime advisor, elder statesman, and member of countless Hall of … Read More