Monthly Archives: April 2024

Starry, starry night…

April 25, 2024 | by Steven R. Barnett

Field trips are adventures grade schoolers eagerly anticipate. When I was a student at IPS No. 57, annual field trips initially included the Childrens’ Museum (the old house on N. Meridian St. crammed with stuff), the President Benjamin Harrison Home, and the James Whitcomb Riley Home. Later, the newly completed … Read More

A Little Red Fox

April 25, 2024 | by CJ Woods III

The note written by my mother swam to the surface of the detritus of my life as I was searching for a pair of shoes. I found the shoes in a box at the top of a closet; next to the shoe box was a smaller box, decorated with a … Read More

The President is a Sick Man

April 25, 2024 | by Al Hunter

On July 1, 1893, President Grover Cleveland vanished. He boarded a friend’s yacht, sailed into Long Island Sound, and disappeared. He would not be heard from again for five days. What happened during those five days was so incredible that, even when the truth was finally revealed, many Americans simply … Read More

100 Years Ago: April 26-May 2

April 25, 2024 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Times, Tuesday, April 29, 1924: Gov. Warren T. McCray resigned today following his conviction in Federal Court last evening for mail fraud. The jury returned its verdict after deliberating thirteen minutes, finding McCray guilty of fraudulently writing 2,500 letters, each one in violation of the postal laws, … Read More

This Week’s Issue: April 19-25

April 18, 2024 | by Weekly View

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