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Author Biography
Cynthia Orr
Cynthia Orr was born in Indianapolis, but left at age 8 to live in France, New York, Arizona, Colorado and elsewhere as a military brat. She returned to Indy in 1979, where she married Greg Bowsher. She’s held many jobs over the years, and retired in 2010 from Ernst & Young,LLP. She is an artist, with paintings shown in the Hoosier Art Salon, and she’s illustrated children’s books as well. She was the director of animation for a television puppet show, Time for Timothy which was syndicated in 28 states. She currently has a stained glass business, Illuminations, and writes on a variety of topics for the Weekly View.
Cynthia Orr’s Story Archive
Community Emergency Response Team
Reading the recent articles about the devastating Flood of 1913 it’s hard to imagine the damage incurred. Could it happen again? You bet. We should each take a minute to think about what we would do in our homes and neighborhoods if we were suddenly without power, clean water and … Read More
Security Systems: Are They Worth It?
At the March 13th meeting of the IMPD East District Task Force, guest speakers from two local alarm companies made presentations. Brian Weatherford of Multiguard Corporation said at the least you would probably want a motion sensor with a video camera option. This system provides a live feed directly to … Read More
Courtesy and Competition
Sometimes I think our society has become so competition oriented that we’ve forgotten many of the common courtesies that used to be taken for granted. No matter what we’re involved in, it seems we try to push harder, stretch further and go faster than anyone around us. Our sense of … Read More
Cell Phones and 911 Calls
Like it or not, the world has gone cyber. This has its good points and bad points, but on the good side is that if you have an emergency when you are not at home, chances are your cell phone is close at hand. When calling 911 from your land … Read More
Cool New Tools Aid Law Enforcement
At the IMPD East District Task Force meeting on Feb 13th, Major Tom Kern shared a cool new mapping tool available online. It started as his brainchild when he was stationed at East District and has now been expanded to cover all of Marion County. The Web site can be … Read More
