Monthly Archives: December 2023

Dept. of Insurance Cautions Hoosiers of Plan Discounts

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Insurance is issuing a warning to Hoosiers seeking health insurance coverage through the Federal Marketplace. The department advises caution regarding Web sites offering rewards like debit or cash cards in exchange for signing up through them. These “lead generating” Web sites collect users’ personal … Read More

New Book Explores History of Indiana Basketball

INDIANAPOLIS — The latest book from the Indiana Historical Society (IHS) Press, Legacy and Legend: The History and Mythology of Basketball in Indiana, examines the history of basketball in the Hoosier State — from the beginning of high school contests in the 1900s, to the golden age in the 1950s … Read More

Eskenazi Health Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Downtown Hospital

INDIANAPOLIS — Ten years ago on Dec. 7, Indiana’s oldest hospital and health system began a new chapter in its now over 160-year history. Wishard Memorial Hospital was renamed Eskenazi Health, and a historic move to a brand-new, 1.3 million square-foot downtown campus and hospital signified a change for not … Read More

All That Jazz

On the October 24, 2023 program of the radio program “Fresh Air,” Terri Gross was interviewing a young jazz performer, a woman who had won a Grammy for best new artist. Samara Joy’s album, Linger Awhile, also won a Grammy for best jazz vocal recording. While accompanying this publication’s Paula … Read More

Oswald’s Coffin, Part 2

This column first appeared in February, 2011. It was Monday November 24, 1963 and recently widowed Marina and the rest of the family were watching the John F. Kennedy funeral in a Fort Worth, Texas motel. Marina wanted to keep watching it, but the family said it was time to … Read More