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Month: June 2019
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University of Indianapolis to host international guitar convention and competition
The University of Indianapolis will host the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America (GFA) International Convention and Competition in 2020. The six-day convention, scheduled for June 22-27, 2020, will gather hundreds of classical guitar masters and […]
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The 89th Annual Marion County Fair returns June 21-30
By Kylie Money The gates to the Marion County Fair swing open for its 89th annual fair with a full complement of fun and entertainment for all ages on the agenda. This year’s headlining feature […]
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Greenwood proposes design contract for Madison Avenue’s next revitalization phase
The city of Greenwood is one step closer to completing a significant transformation for one of the city’s major north-south corridors. During its June meeting, the Greenwood Redevelopment Commission (RDC) provided initial review of a […]
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Franklin Township student places first in art contest
After reviewing over 2,700 contest submissions, the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute’s (OPEI) Research and Education Foundation and Scholastic announced the winners of TurfMutt’s national “The (Really) Great Outdoors” contest. Lauren Wu, a 6th grade student […]
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Men in Black: International
By Bradley Lane Men in Black initially released in 1997 from director Barry Sonnenfeld and starred Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones as agents for Earth’s super-secret space protection agency, the Men in Black. It […]
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Muy caliente! Surprising health benefits of peppers
By Wendell Fowler We’ve all watched sidesplitting viral videos of folks eating month-searing peppers: one minute they’re a badass; the next they’re bug-eyed writhing, sweating uncontrollably, a flood of tears flowing down their rosy cheeks […]
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Are children raised or reared?
By Curtis Honeycutt Cliff from Wilmington points out how I wrote recently that I was “raised in Oklahoma.” First of all, thanks for not making some sort of joke about how Okies don’t know anything […]
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TOP TEN ITEMS I WANT THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES TO PROMISE
By Torry Stiles 10. Designated hitter rule in baseball. I know it’s been around for decades but it still ticks me off. 9. End the two-sauce limit on a regular order of chicken nuggets. 8. […]
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Let freedom read
By Nicole Davis With literacy comes opportunity. One Mission Society (OMS) President Dr. Robert “Bob” Fetherlin has seen firsthand how teaching a person to read leads to them obtaining more job opportunities, higher incomes and […]