Monthly Archives: January 2026

Whatever Happened to John Brisker?, Part 2

January 22, 2026 | by Al Hunter

For three seasons (1969-71), John Brisker ruled the ABA. He averaged 26.1 pts per game, which is crazy good, but more importantly, he led the league in fights and his intimidation factor was off the charts. In an outlaw league filled with castoffs and misfits, John Brisker topped them all. … Read More

Bawling Bosses

January 22, 2026 | by CJ Woods III

“Who was that?!” The man on the phone was screaming at me. I gave the man, to whom I reported as an advertising associate for a St Louis department store, the name of the person who had interrupted our conversation. He barked, “WHEN I’M TALKING TO YOU, YOU CAN’T TALK … Read More

100 Years Ago: Jan. 23-29

January 22, 2026 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Monday, January 25, 1926: Indianapolis attorney Charles Orbison was appointed imperial klaliff (vice president) of the Ku Klux Klan national organization by imperial wizard Hiram Evans at a Hotel Lincoln banquet attended by 300 Indiana Klansman yesterday evening. Orbison will receive an annual salary of $12,000 … Read More

This Week’s Issue: Jan. 16-22

January 15, 2026 | by Weekly View

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Free Events Highlight Martin Luther King Jr. Day

January 15, 2026 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Martin Luther King Jr. was born January 15, 1929 and grew up to be an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister. He was the leader for the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. He advanced civil rights for people of color in the … Read More