Column: Is incivility on the rise?
Commentary by Jeff Worrell Is civility – or the lack thereof – really getting worse with each generation? It’s easy…
HAND: ‘Housing for all’ vital to economic stability
The Hamilton County Area Neighborhood Development Suburban Housing Conference held May 16 at 502 Event Center in Carmel highlighted current…
Lawrence officials dedicate new fire engine
The City of Lawrence celebrated its newest fire engine with a traditional “push-in” ceremony May 10 at Station 39. Firefighters…
Daly revs up for another Indy 500 run
For Conor Daly, the Indianapolis 500 has always been his main passion. Daly grew up in Noblesville and graduated from…
Westfield High School educator is teacher of the year
Westfield High School Spanish teacher Jen Hasler-Troutman has been selected by the Indiana Chapter of the American Association of Teachers…
Cultural impact: Main Street mural is latest public art installation in Zionsville
Celebrating the arts through engaging public projects is part of the mission of the Zionsville Cultural District. Thanks to funding…
Gift for the grieving: Brooke’s Place celebrates 25 years of support for bereaved youth
If you’re old enough to love, you’re old enough to grieve. That is the message that Brooke’s Place of Indianapolis…
Snapshot: Center announces more than 60 acts for 2024-25 season
Center for the Performing Arts President/CEO Jeffrey McDermott announced May 20 there will be more than 60 performances in the…
Opinion: Illusions of agreement
Commentary by Terry Anker Placate. Mollify. Appease. Pacify. Quell. Assuage. Moderate. Allay. There are those who default to interpersonal tactics designed to prevent confrontation. It is not that we inherently…
Opinion: Sad goodbye, but time for me to fly
Friends, this month marks my 17th anniversary of writing for Current. Seventeenth! That’s approximately 850 weekly columns sharing my sometimes crazy, often mundane life in suburban Indiana. But an exciting…
Opinion: Facing a banking crisis
I’m a little compulsive about credit cards, so I go to the appropriate website every morning to see what we owe and then check our bank balance. It’s a quick…
Letter: Plastic is a problem
Editor, While living in beautiful Santa Fe, N.M., I discovered in the most painful way the devastating effect of plastic. I left my house for 20 minutes, and upon returning,…
Opinion: Illusions of agreement
Commentary by Terry Anker Placate. Mollify. Appease. Pacify. Quell. Assuage. Moderate. Allay. There are those who default to interpersonal tactics designed to prevent confrontation. It is not that we inherently…
Opinion: Recalling Victor Borge
Commentary by Ward Degler When Jeanne and I got married, a friend of hers gave us two tickets to a Victor Borge concert. Up till that time, I had heard…