Paula Nicewanger’s Story Archive

My Jobs: The End of the East Side Herald

March 9, 2023 | by Paula Nicewanger

Last time I ended with the day-to-day trials of trying to put out our weekly issue of the East Side Herald. Our first sales manager found a better job and moved on. They brought in a sales manager who I had worked with at the Star. Nice man, but his … Read More

My Jobs: Working at the East Side Herald

February 16, 2023 | by Paula Nicewanger

As I ended last week’s article “Working at the Star,” I was offered a management/artist job for the East Side Herald (newly acquired by the Star). I thought long and hard about the decision to leave my comfort zone down at the Star. My work partner Joanie had been moved … Read More

My Jobs: Working at the Indianapolis Star

February 9, 2023 | by Paula Nicewanger

Last time I told you about finally getting hired on at the Star in advertising. The advertising department went through many changes. When I first started the artists were separated from the sales staff, even located on a different floor of the building. We had what we called a traffic … Read More

My Jobs: Working at the Indianapolis Star

January 26, 2023 | by Paula Nicewanger

I was getting really bored after my second year at  H.H. Gregg, so I applied at the Indianapolis Star. I had applied years earlier, after I lost my job at Ayres. But with no computer skills, they wouldn’t hire me. My father-in-law had retired from the Star after a career … Read More

My Jobs: Working in H.H. Gregg’s Advertising

January 19, 2023 | by Paula Nicewanger

After feeling like a real jinx at the ending of Hook’s Drugstore which had been around for 95 years, I started looking for a new job. At least this time, I had computer skills. Peggy, one of my bosses at Hook’s heard they were looking for a graphic artist at … Read More