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"IF THERE'S ANYTHING I CAN DO, JUST LET ME KNOW." Surely you've said that to someone going through a rough time; we all have. It's the sort of well-worn, well-meaning […]

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of how she learned to deal with grief and loss, after her daughter's death. INSET: Trials & Tribulations.

The article discusses the trend at suburban communities and outlying areas in Carmel, Indiana. It cites Zach and Courtney Dobson who have moved to Carmel and enjoy buying locally raised meat, because of the great sense of community from knowing the owners and partly due to the chance of walking around the area from their home on the edge of the Arts & Design District. It indiicates that a sense of urbanism has emerged in the outer rings of the suburbs of Indianapolis.

The article looks at the tourist destinations in Brown County, Indiana including shopping district, restaurants and pottery. It explores the beauty of the Hester House in a residential neighborhood in the town of Nashville, which has four-poster bed and private bath. Also explored is the scenery of Salt Creek in which the water reflects the colors of the surrounding hills and sky, and deer, turkey, beaver, heron and bald eagle sightings are common on the 2.5-hour journey to the lake.

The article focuses on the lives of two friends, Debbie Richardson and Tania Desir, one from Indiana and the other from Haiti, respectively, and their children. It describes how Debbie and Tania became friends at an orphanage in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, got married, and led parallel lives with their families. It also describes how the Haiti earthquake on January 12, 2010 brought vast and unrecoverable differences in their lives.

The article offers information on the John Birch Society (JBS) and its members. JBS was founded by Robert Welch with the intention of fighting communism. The first meeting of the society took place on December 8, 1958 at the home of Marguerite Dice, a resident of Indianapolis, Indiana. Many of the issues the JBS tackles today mirror those of a half-century ago. There's less talk of communism and more about American sovereignty. INSET: Mother of a Movement.

The article focuses on Abby Brinkman, who lost her life in a boat mishap while serving as a volunteer in Hillside Clinic, Belize. It reports that her parents Roger and Jan Brinkman will join Joyce Lopez, the executive director of the clinic, and many others on November 16, 2008 at the Hillside clinic to honor the life of the daughter they adored. They hope their efforts will allow generations of young men and women to continue the work Abby did in the last weeks of her life.

This article discusses the gambling history in Springs Valley 100 year ago at the French Lick Springs Hotel. The conflict between hotel owner Thomas Taggart, the affable Democratic mayor of Indianapolis, and Republican Governor J. Frank Hanly, a man who hated gambling almost as much as liquor, is related. In November 3, 2006, the French Lick Casino will be opening again as part of a project that will also restore the historic French Lick Springs and West Baden Springs hotels. INSET: HOUSE RULES.

The article presents a mother's views on her daughter Kate Comiskey, a teacher, who died in a road accident. She was a young woman who loved and was loved, who lived well if not long and who was adored by her family, friends and students. She called her students "pumpkins" and "dollfaces" and "little champs" and regaled them with stories of her misadventures, embellished a bit for effect. She had a special place in her heart for troubled students. She lived intensely in the moment, whether good or bad, and spoke from the heart. Her parents have set up a scholarship from the money they received from her life insurance, for an Indian Creek student.

The article focuses on practical ways to help a friend in need. Helping a friend who is under difficult situations can be hard and challenging. That friend could be someone who is bereaved because of the death of a family member, someone who is in an abusive relationship, someone who has been addicted to alcohol, someone who is depressed and someone who is in financial struggle. She could also be someone who needs help to celebrate her achievements and success. The things that could be done and said to such persons are mentioned.