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Pondering life’s great mysteries . . .

November 16, 2021

By Tim Timmons Notes scribbled on the back of a Blood, Sweat & Tears poster . . . Why do I pull into a fast-food drive thru knowing: It will take too long I will get irritated when others can’t…

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Now’s time to imagine better childcare

November 16, 2021

By the League of Women Voters Imagine there’s enough affordable daycare for all ages. It’s easier right now through March 2022, if we give it a try. Thanks to pandemic era funding, both parents and providers can find scholarships and…

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Is Community Christmas Dinner coming to an end?

November 16, 2021

By Joyce Fitzwater Is this the end of an era for the Montgomery County Community Christmas Dinner? My name is Joyce Fitzwater and I have been on the Christmas Dinner committee for more than 15 years and have chaired the…

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Daily Almanac: Nov. 17, 2021

November 16, 2021

Sunrise/Sunset RISE: 7:35 a.m. SET: 5:29 p.m. High/Low Temperatures High: 65°F Low: 57 °F Wacky Holiday Today • World Peace Day • International Students’ Day What Happened On This Day •1869 Construction on Suez Canal finished • 2003 Arnold Schwarzenegger…

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November 16, 2021
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1940’s Linden Bulldog Sharpshooter Bob Vail

November 15, 2021

By Butch Dale In the three basketball seasons of 1947, ’48, and ’49, the Linden Bulldogs, under Coach Alex Cox, compiled an impressive regular season record of 46-8, in addition to winning the County Tourney in 1948. A player largely…

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President/CEO of the Better Business Bureau serving Northern Indiana announces retirement

November 15, 2021

The President and CEO of the Better Business Bureau (BBB) serving Northern Indiana, Marjorie Stephens, is officially retiring from her position at the end of the year. Stephens began her career at BBB in the role of Director of Communications…

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Drive around to Home Road then head downhill

November 15, 2021

By Slim Randles I was recently invited to join Bob Milford, manager of the prestigious Diamond W Ranch, on a drive-around tour of the place. It’s a huge, private ranch, with tiny ex-logging roads winding around through 13,000 acres of…

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Carl Russell Knowling

November 15, 2021

May 22, 1937 – Nov. 12, 2021 Carl Russell Knowling of Crawfordsville passed away on Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, at home with family by his side, on the porch where he spent endless hours watching the Purple Martins and beauty…

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James “Jim” Frederick Cantrell

November 15, 2021

Nov. 10, 2021 James Frederick Cantrell, known to many as “Jim,” age 75, of Crawfordsville, Ind. passed away Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. Mr. Cantrell, the son of Frederick and Martha Cantrell, was born in Jellico, Tenn. Upon graduating from Crawfordsville…

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