Monthly Archives: March 2020

Collecting Memories: Antique Toys

March 19, 2020 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

This column originally appeared in the March 21, 2014 issue of the Weekly View. I was amazed at a recent “antique toy show” by the percentage of the items offered for sale that were reproductions. If you love the shows, but want to avoid buying a 2014 “antique,” then the … Read More

100 Years Ago: March 20-26

March 19, 2020 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Monday, March 23, 1920: “Save- Money-on-Meat” week began today with plate boiling beef being offered at 10 to 15 cents a pound ( $1.29-$1.94 in 2020) while porterhouse sold from 30 to 55 cents a pound ($3.88-$7.11 in 2020) . Stanley Wyckoff, Indiana fair price commissioner, … Read More

The Coronavirus Has Hit the Sports World Hard

March 19, 2020 | by Steve Nicewanger

The Kentucky Derby has been postponed until September. That’s mind boggling. IMS is seriously considering moving the Indianapolis 500 back to August or September. Incredible! The NBA has cancelled the rest of the season. Major League Baseball is considering the same action. The PGA will hold their events without a … Read More

Hand Jive

March 19, 2020 | by CJ Woods III

This column originally appeared in 2013. C.J. is on vacation with limited WiFi. “You must be a doctor, the way you goin’ after those hands,” a man said to me in the men’s room. The only comfort I could take in his observation is that he was waiting to get … Read More

This Week’s Issue: March 13-19

March 12, 2020 | by Weekly View

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