Monthly Archives: July 2026

Stroke Support Group Discussion Aug. 11

July 30, 2026 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — The Stroke Support Group at Franciscan Health Indianapolis will meet on Tuesday, Aug. 11 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Cancer Center Conference Room to discuss how to retrain the brain after a stroke. The presentation, led by Dr. Sachin Mehta, will spotlight neuroplasticity, which is the … Read More

Community Health Network Expands TIL Therapy Program

July 30, 2026 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS     — Community Health Network MD Anderson Cancer Center is expanding access to lifileucel, the first FDA-approved tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy for advanced melanoma, at its Stem Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapy Institute in Indianapolis. Community Health Network became the first and only provider in Indiana to offer TIL … Read More

The Diary of Anne Frank, Part 1

July 30, 2026 | by Al Hunter

What do you think of when you hear the name Anne Frank? World War II? The Holocaust? The Academy Award winning movie from 1959? For me, the name Anne Frank represents loss. Loss of innocence, loss of freedom, loss of life and loss of a damn fine writer. Yes, a … Read More

100 Years Ago: July 31-Aug. 6

July 30, 2026 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, August 4, 1926: People don’t realize what they’re drinking or else they don’t care,” Sheriff Omer Hawkins remarked as he reported on an investigation of filth found in white mule whisky and mash seized in recent raids; the results are nauseating. One prize pint taken … Read More

Black Men Can’t Swim

July 30, 2026 | by CJ Woods III

In a conversation with an Indianapolis Indiana native, I noted that the high school that I attended in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania had a swimming pool in the basement. That person was surprised, saying that her high school did not have a pool. I told her that I was on the school’s … Read More