Monthly Archives: August 2023

Civil War Camps

August 24, 2023 | by Steven R. Barnett

Out along Cold Spring Rd. in a wooded area at the south end of Riverside Park, trees conceal a ten-ton granite boulder precariously placed atop a stone base sitting on the bluff overlooking White River. Imbedded in this glacial rock is an aging bronze plaque commemorating Camp Robinson, a Civil … Read More

Dick the Bruiser

August 24, 2023 | by Al Hunter

Earlier this month, my wife and I once again ventured out to the mountains of Tennessee and Kentucky to traverse the route of the World’s Longest Yard Sale on Highway 127. We don’t go every year, but over the past 15 years, we’ve likely done it a dozen times. You … Read More

100 Years Ago: Aug. 25-31

August 24, 2023 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Times, Monday, August 27, 1923: Beginning today, speeders convicted a second time will be sentenced to the Indiana State Farm from thirty days to six months city Judge Delbert Wilmeth announced. First-time speeding offenders can avoid fines by paying court costs and agreeing to have their automobile … Read More

The Gift That Starts The Home

August 24, 2023 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

This column first appeared in June 2015. The first years were a struggle for Edward Lane. The small furniture factory that he had started in Alta Vista, Virginia sat at the junction of the Virginian and Southern railways, making for an excellent source of transportation of materials to the factory … Read More

Did You Feel That?

August 24, 2023 | by CJ Woods III

At about 6:00 a.m. on February 9th, 1971, I was awakened by the violent shaking of my bed. I jumped up and ran into the kitchen, where I saw my bride’s ceramic trinkets dancing across the top of the refrigerator and dropping onto the floor. Our apartment was rumbling with … Read More