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Trash Can Rescue
By Sherri Coner Picture yourself walking outside on a hot, sunny day and finding a zillion bees swarming around your destination. While swatting the bees away, you open the lid to add a bag of […]
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This for That
By Sherri Coner To stretch the family budget, Center Grove mom, Amber Cote, has rediscovered bartering. Instead of trading animal pelts for seeds or maybe pigeons for wheat like prehistoric people did, Amber trades dog […]
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Johnson County Community Foundation leader to retire
Retirement – Gail Richards, president and CEO of the Johnson County Community Foundation informed the foundation’s board of directors of her plan to retire. Richards will continue in her current position for approximately one more […]
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To see the future of our country, look in the eyes of elementary school students
By Howard Hubler I watch how the web, Facebook, and iPad video gaming amongst our very young are starting to destroy the fiber of individuality, not to mention the happiness in the cohesion of the […]
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Greenwood Mayor Myers delivers 12th State of the City Address
Greenwood Mayor Mark W. Myers recently delivered his 12th State of the City address to more than 300 business leaders, community advocates and residents. The annual speech was held at the new Greenwood Fieldhouse and […]
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What it takes to be successful
By Mike Heffner What do all great companies have in common? Sometimes they have good products or good services, but I have never heard of a successful company that sustained greatness without having good people. […]
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An ‘axecellent’ hobby
By Sherri Coner Luck has nothing to do with throwing an axe at a small red target and making it stick. “It takes practice, practice, practice,” said Chris Engel, who co-owns Johnson County Axe Throwing […]
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Turning setbacks into opportunities
By Mike Heffner About this time of year is when the New Year’s resolutions that you made in January start to fall apart. I believe the reason for frustration and failure around resolutions is our […]
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Coffeehouse Five opens its third location in Bargersville
By Todd Travis If you haven’t heard of Coffeehouse Five, it is a coffee shop that also provides free marriage and addictions counseling to members of the community. After opening the first two locations in […]
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Does your business have the art of closing the deal?
By Howard Hubler When I first got involved in the automobile business, conventional wisdom said the average person shops at four dealerships to buy a car. Today that’s down to 1 1/4. With all of […]