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Michelle Freed / March 9, 2009 9:24 pm
If there’s one thing Ann Niednagel is passionate about, it’s getting kids outdoors. In fact, it is because of this very passion that Niednagel, an Indian Creek Elementary School parent and volunteer, has been named the 2008 Environmentalist of the [...]
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Michelle Freed / March 9, 2009 5:36 pm
Okay, I admit that I’m in the Dark Ages, technologically speaking. While my friends and colleagues are seasoned, mature techno-adults, I’m still wearing a gigabyte training bra. I have no idea why people Twitter, and I’ve never participated in a [...]
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ManagingEditor / March 8, 2009 3:46 pm
Green living is a habit for Geist Elementary Teacher Jacki Ward, and she’s hoping to make it one for her second-grade students and their families, too. “We are raising leaders in our classrooms; it’s going to be their world,” Ward [...]
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ManagingEditor / March 3, 2009 8:06 pm
Governor Mitchell E. Daniels has proclaimed March as Disability Awareness Month in the state of Indiana. Each March, thousands of Hoosiers come together to celebrate diversity for people with disabilities – which comprise more than 1 million people statewide – [...]
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ManagingEditor / March 2, 2009 10:14 pm
Geist Elementary Teacher Milissa Cameron was always a “daddy’s girl.” Now she has published a children’s book as a tribute to all great dads and daddy’s girls. “Faster, Daddy!” is a touching story of a young lady’s journey through life [...]
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dickwolfsie / February 26, 2009 1:07 pm
We had never cleaned our kitchen pantry until this week. The fridge gets a good once-over every month when we wipe off the shelves and throw out any food item that has developed a green slime. I’ve had to toss [...]
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ManagingEditor / February 18, 2009 8:48 am
Outlook Christian Church, formerly Oaklandon Christian Church for the past 142 years, has relocated to a newly constructed campus just south of McCordsville. Outlook has several grand opening events planned to get to know its new community. The events kick [...]
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ManagingEditor / February 13, 2009 2:58 pm
Elizabeth Granger expects a lot from the 19 aspiring journalists on the staff of Lawrence Central’s award-winning student newspaper, the Cub Reporter. She doesn’t take excuses for missing deadlines and is fond of saying: “If I get run over by [...]
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ManagingEditor / February 13, 2009 2:23 pm
By Autumn Gates – Presidents’ Day is on February 16, and this year, it is also Abraham Lincoln’s 200th birthday. Most kids think of Presidents’ Day as just a day off from school, but I decided to find out more [...]
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sherri / February 9, 2009 10:17 pm
If you’re planning to travel outside the US for spring break, it would be a good idea to double check the new passport regulations. Cruises departing from Florida, San Juan and California technically do not require a passport. However, it’s [...]
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TomBritt / February 7, 2009 10:23 am
Sometimes the best education happens outside the classroom. Such is the case with Lawrence Early College Junior Elizabeth Wheeler, an aspiring journalist who recently spent the day with Lt. Governor Becky Skillman as her Senate page. “I had met Mrs. [...]
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ManagingEditor / February 4, 2009 9:03 pm
Proud parents and coaches looked on as Cathedral High School’s Kyle Koehne signed a National Letter of Intent to play football for the University of Florida Gators Wednesday. Koehne, who recently was named Mr. Football Offensive Lineman, had narrowed his [...]
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Michelle Freed / February 4, 2009 8:21 pm
You don’t have to be Warren Buffett to know that the economy, well, it stinks. Just grab a newspaper, any newspaper, and you’ll see stories of layoffs, lost homes and depression. And I, along with everyone else, am trying to [...]
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Janet Striebel / February 3, 2009 12:28 pm
Recently, I had the privilege of interviewing the most extraordinary couple I have ever met– Frank and Josie Tilton. After having raised two grown children, this retired pair is happily living out their individual dreams of self-expression through their creative [...]
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ManagingEditor / January 28, 2009 8:46 am
Jackson Lawrence Palmer, of Fishers, died on Sunday, January 25, 2009, surrounded by his family. Jackson was eight years old and had been battling desmoplastic small round cell tumor cancer since 2006. Jackson was an energetic, brave child who lived [...]
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ManagingEditor / January 27, 2009 11:34 am
Suz Masterson has lived in Admiral’s Landing for seven years with her husband John, son Taylor (20), and daughters Kayla (17) and Jenna (13). Last April, she was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia, went into remission, and has recently had [...]
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dickwolfsie / January 26, 2009 10:54 am
The other day, I received something interesting in the mail. It wasn’t an exotic postcard from Maui; it was a thank-you note for a recent purchase I had made. Dear Mr. Wolfsie, Thank you for buying a new Oreck. We [...]
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TomBritt / January 23, 2009 8:33 am
Many of you have emailed or called me with questions and comments following the events of the now infamous Marc Schrenker. While the news of his alleged fake death scheme and all the details surrounding it spiraled out of the [...]
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ManagingEditor / January 22, 2009 12:13 pm
Senior David Langdon devoted his whole day to waiting. “I was by the telephone waiting. I knew they were going to call me on [Dec. 15]. I just didn’t know when,” Langdon said. He was watching football when he received [...]
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ManagingEditor / January 16, 2009 8:56 pm
Valentine’s Day is NOT just another day. It’s a day that can enhance the course of your relationship, or disrupt it. The patron saint of lovers is a powerful force, and for that reason, it’s imperative that we have a [...]