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February 13, 2012 6:58 am
Valentine’s Days is a holiday that divides people into one of three categories: hopeless romantics who go all out, cynical skeptics who refuse to participate in a “greeting card holiday,” and people who just like chocolate and flowers regardless of [...]
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January 18, 2012 2:59 am
One of summer’s little luxuries is being able to amble through the local farmer’s market, sampling new foods and picking up fresh, local produce. But what if summer mornings are consumed by soccer games or baseball practice, and what happens [...]
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December 14, 2011 9:08 am
In early 2010 Stephenie Jocham was a successful attorney running her own law firm, and a busy mom to two young sons. A rare cancer diagnosis changed all of that. Stephenie began a wild ride that included multiple surgeries and [...]
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August 4, 2011 8:04 am
There are a few experiences that almost without fail can transport an adult back to their childhood. A fireworks display or the first snowfall of winter… but perhaps nothing else quite captures the excitement and mystery of youth like a [...]
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June 23, 2011 8:49 am
If you’ve recently been given the responsibility of planning a child’s birthday party, you are very aware of the fact that today’s kid parties are serious business. There are almost endless theme ideas to choose from, and there are hundreds [...]
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November 17, 2010 1:30 pm
The house is quiet now, which is a very rare occurrence. The silence provides me with a chance to think and reflect uninterrupted without someone asking for more milk or asking where their Han Solo action figure is or rubbing [...]
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November 10, 2010 5:38 pm
Leah Potter had some simple ambitions when she quit her job in human resources four years ago to stay home with her new baby. She hoped to do all the things that she had been unable to do while occupying [...]
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August 9, 2010 3:45 am
As any parent can attest, the end of summer break brings a mix of relief and anxiety. Relief that the long, hot days spent trying to keep kids occupied is almost over, but anxiety about trying to get organized to [...]
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July 27, 2010 9:11 pm
I know the old saying is “Time flies when you’re having fun,” but believe me, time creeps along at a painfully slow pace when you are having chemo, which may be defined as many things, but never, ever as fun. [...]
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July 12, 2010 5:55 am
Every Saturday morning from May 22 to October 2, the south parking lot of Carmel’s City Hall becomes a summer festival full of live music, cooking demonstrations, and most importantly, great food. The Carmel Farmer’s Market (CFM) is going strong [...]
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May 28, 2010 1:38 pm
I’ve never made a bucket list. I guess I have always been so busy trying to get the things I need to get done completed that I haven’t had any time to think about doing the things that I wanted [...]
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May 7, 2010 7:46 am
For most residents of Central Indiana, spring is the best time of year. Everyone emerges from their winter hibernation, greets their neighbors, and gets outside. Carmelites are particularly fond of celebrating the arrival of warmer weather by dining al fresco. [...]
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May 4, 2010 7:48 am
This past weekend my family and several friends participated in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. Over 40,000 people participated in the event, which seeks to raise funds for breast cancer patients, help with their treatments and, hopefully, [...]
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March 26, 2010 7:56 am
I have to be honest. Until I started taking chemotherapy, I didn’t really understand chemotherapy. I knew a little about how the treatments were given, and had a vague understanding that the chemo drugs somehow killed cancer. I also had [...]
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February 17, 2010 4:32 pm
When I was diagnosed with breast cancer, I immediately began reading almost everything I could get my hands on about the disease. Cancer medical books, cancer survivor books, funny cancer books, sad cancer books, everything. And the one topic that [...]
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January 29, 2010 8:09 am
So often, big ideas are born from small places, and sometimes a fresh set of minds can create new ideas to old dilemmas. Such is the case of Carmel Green Teen, an organization dedicated to “Making Carmel greener, one youth [...]
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January 17, 2010 9:01 am
I have always been pretty healthy, and my hospital experience has been limited to the labor and delivery of my three kids. I’ve never even had a cavity, let alone major surgery, so when I entered the hospital early on [...]
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November 24, 2009 12:26 pm
Christmas is rapidly approaching, and for many parents that means full-blown, Mach-10, “all systems go” toy shopping mode. And while video games and iPods are at the top of many lists, some parents may be looking for alternatives to the [...]
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October 28, 2009 6:33 am
For most of us, this time of year feels like it has been put in fast forward. The weeks between Labor Day and the holidays seem to get closer every year, and there is always an endless to-do list to [...]
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October 22, 2009 3:59 am
On a chilly fall morning, Amanda Newman begins her day by sweeping the leaves from the front porch and sidewalk of her store, Amanda’s City-Chic Consignment in Carmel, a consignment store specializing in reselling furniture, home décor, and art work. [...]