Monthly Archives: June 2014

Above the Clouds: Journey to Sky Island, Part 3

June 12, 2014 | by Rose Mary Clarke

r. David Stuhldreher said that the trek up Mount Kilimanjaro was the hardest thing he’s ever done. Sometimes I wonder why people subject themselves to such ordeals. George Mallory wrote about Mount Everest: If you cannot understand that there is something in man which responds to the challenge of this … Read More

Where is the Love?

June 12, 2014 | by CJ Woods III

“People killin’, people dyin’ Children hurt and you hear them cryin’… “Where is the love?” I just finished a spate of pool tournaments with a team of people that I enjoy spending time with. The team is breaking up (for reasons that have nothing to do with chemistry) and as … Read More

Applause!: June 13-20

June 12, 2014 | by Weekly View

• On June 14, the Harrison Center for the Arts hosts the Independent Music + Art Festival. It is also across the street from the Talbot St. Art Festival, so you can do double duty. A favorite booth is the VSA’s annual Here’s the Scoop fundraiser — pick out a … Read More

100 Years Ago: June 13-20

June 12, 2014 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, June 16, 1914: Automobiles are being sold in Indiana this summer at the rate of 150 a day.  So far this year, the Secretary of State has issued 53,511 licenses for Indiana-owned machines. It is believed the number of new automobiles sold is considerably larger … Read More

IPS Educators Earn Teacher Awards

June 5, 2014 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Four Indianapolis Public Schools teachers were recently named the first recipients of the Hubbard Life-Changing Teacher Award, and each received a $25,000 prize, announced United Way of Central Indiana. Recipients include: Tina Ahlgren, a math teacher at Shortridge Magnet High School for Law and Public Policy; Cynthia Hartshorn, … Read More