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What To Know About Our Quick Response Team
Let’s play “what happens when?” What happens when a senior falls and no one there is strong enough to help her up? What happens after an adult overdoses in their…
Read MoreRecapping The 2022 Bicentennial With A “Tom” Ten List
Happy New Year, Montgomery County! How about a David Letterman-style top ten list about Montgomery County’s year-long bicentennial efforts? Here’s a humorous recap of the hard work of the bicentennial…
Read MoreThis Is How We Save Money On Energy Bills
Let’s hear it for the sun, the source of light that warms the planet, cheers hearts and provides one of the cheapest sources of energy. These days, harnessing solar power…
Read MoreTech Partnership Will Make Crawfordsville ‘Everytown’
This column could be part three of “Why I Love My Town.” Recently we have hailed the upgrade to Frances Wooden Park and Oak Hill Cemetery’s natural burial options. This…
Read MoreWomen’s Work, Contraception And Self-Determination
There’s an anecdote about Lew Wallace that comes to mind when considering the through line between a woman’s right to vote and her self-determination. When attendees persuaded Lew Wallace to…
Read MoreWhat Can We Learn From A Former Border Agent
What is a nation? How we answer the question ripples all the way to our borders, north, south, west, east and influences immigration and border policy. If what binds a…
Read MoreLet’s Talk Turkey About Being Buried “Green”
Last week, the League of Women Voter’s column celebrated Crawfordsville for its new park, and this week, we can tootle our trumpets for another fabulous feature of Montgomery County. For…
Read MoreFrances Wooden Park: Another Reason To Love Calling Crawfordsville Home
With the election behind us, let’s take a cleansing community breath and celebrate Crawfordsville parks, especially the swanky update slated for Francis Wooden Park. After an anonymous donor infused new…
Read MoreThe Chaos Of Educational Scholarship Accounts
Let me begin with a nod to a network television show worth a watch. Abbott Elementary. In this season’s first episode, a young teacher sits in his classroom staring forlornly…
Read MoreWhat’s Latest On Housing Pinch Locally?
If you follow regional news, you may have read that nearly 1,1000 Indianapolis households faced eviction when their property owners failed to pay $1.9 million in water bills. In a…
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