Monthly Archives: July 2013

100 Years Ago This Week: July 12-19

July 11, 2013 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, July 16, 1913: Small boys bathe their dogs, men soak their heads, women wash their hands and other small boys of a mischievous nature throw water on passersby out of the drinking fountains at the Soldiers & Sailors Monument in the Circle and keep them … Read More

Applause: July 12-19

July 11, 2013 | by Weekly View

• Congratulations to Cindy Lewis Hartshorn! She will receive the 2013 Indiana Governor’s Arts Award. Cindy is head of the music department at Arsenal Technical HS in Indianapolis where she graduated herself. She has done wonders with the department with dwindling resources, winning numerous awards and keeping the choirs front … Read More

Give ‘Em What

July 11, 2013 | by CJ Woods III

“At this meeting,” my daughter began, and I interrupted: “I hate meetings.” “I know: be quiet. Anyway…” This conversation was with my eldest child, who impudently told me to be quiet. In the meeting she referenced, new employees on her new job were playing a “getting to know you” game. … Read More

It’s Question and Answer Time!

July 11, 2013 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

The best part of writing this column for the past 15 years has been the e-mails, phone calls and one-on-one conversations I have with my readers. You arouse my curiosity, challenge my memory and send me scurrying to the computer for research on a regular basis. It was my greatest … Read More

Coach Brad Stevens: Onward and Upward

July 11, 2013 | by Steve Nicewanger

Last week was one of the biggest weeks for Indianapolis sports in a long time. At the beginning the of the week there was the exciting news that the Butler Bulldogs had officially become a member the New Big East Conference and joined such teams as Georgetown, Seton Hall, St. … Read More