Monthly Archives: April 2015

Jeff Cardwell Elected Indiana GOP Chairman

April 9, 2015 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Republican State Committee members recently elected Jeff Cardwell to serve as state party chairman. Gov. Mike Pence recommended Cardwell to fill the leadership post left by former Chairman Tim Berry who resigned earlier this month. In 2013, Cardwell was appointed as a senior advisor and special assistant … Read More

Old Bob, Nanny, Nanko, Jet and Fido

April 9, 2015 | by Al Hunter

On this 150th anniversary month of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, Al Hunter is off chasing Lincoln for future stories. Here is an encore of an article from February, 2011 Abraham Lincoln was a well documented animal lover, and although he apparently played a few pranks on animals as a boy, he … Read More

Music Leaks Out

April 9, 2015 | by CJ Woods III

I was working my way to the counter in my friend Nancy’s kitchen to have dinner with her, her daughter and the daughter’s boyfriend, when a bit of song squirted out of my mouth: “Oh, won’t you stay with me…” The reaction to the Sam Smith hit was instantaneous. 17-year-old … Read More

Order Among the Chaos

April 9, 2015 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

Riddle: What do you get when you combine your Grandma’s step-back cupboard, two MCM chairs, a Persian rug, and your collection of 70s art glass? Believe it or not, you have the components for one of today’s most popular forms of decorating: Eclectic. By definition eclectic means “to derive ideas, … Read More

100 Years Ago: April 10-17

April 9, 2015 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Thursday, April 15, 1915: Indianapolis and vicinity was highly praised as the setting for motion picture dramas of the best sort by Virgil E. Burris, dramatic director of the Coburn Photo & Film Co, in announcing plans by the company in making the city a film … Read More