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It is our position we have allowed ourselves to become too dependent on technology. While technology is fast and convenient, it also has the habit of not working when we need it to. It is our opinion we maintain some of the practices held before e-mails and text messages were introduced into our lives. We love technology as much as the next person, but believe being as reliant as we are on it is something that must change. We’re in no way saying to give up technology, but to keep skills such as letter writing and doing math without a calculator in practice. We also fear if we do not keep these practices in our lives, children are going to lose it entirely. Some of America’s most important transactions have been through pen and paper. Columbus didn’t use a Garmin or TomTom to discover the New World and Albert Einstein didn’t use a calculator to come up with the theory of relativity. There’s a time to do things the quick and easy way, and there’s a time to do things deliberately. We need to be sure we are prepared for both.

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It is our position we need to be more considerate of our neighbors in terms of how we handle our pets. Many people don’t want to start a Hatfield’s versus McCoy’s situation over a pet, but the constant barking of your neighbor’s dog or running over the pets’ waste with your lawn mower is enough to strain any relationship. We have all these books and columns about dinner etiquette, but it’s rare to discuss pet etiquette. We believe it’s alarming how thoughtless some are to their neighbors. Your neighbors should not hear your dog barking. We need to be careful about how our pets affect our neighbors. Sometimes it’s too easy to let the dog stay outside and bark without doing anything to quiet it, or not pick up the dog’s poop. These two issues are easy fixes and will help improve the relationships with neighbors. We all love our pets and want to do things that make them happy. Sometimes though, they need to take a backseat to our neighbors, who have the right to enjoy an atmosphere not polluted with the sound of barking dogs.

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Clause 12: To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years; Clause 13: To provide and maintain a Navy; Clause 14: To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces; Clause 15: To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions; Clause 16: To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;

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FROM THE BACKSHOP News from the other side of the door Today, we take you deep inside the inner sanctum of Current Publishing, a place where few have gone before – mostly because of the square footage deficit, but what should that matter? We have news items for your reading pleasure, so let’s get right to it: • Where have you read this before? Our little company is growing once again. With editions performing at record levels in Carmel, Fishers, Noblesville and Westfield, we once more are answering some of our advertisers’ calls for expansion. This time, at their behest, we’re moving into neighboring Zionsville. Current in Zionsville is scheduled to launch March 20. We’re staffing up quickly and are eager to begin serving yet another community. (This newspaper stuff is a regular all-American blast!) • In another growth-related move, we have (finally) hired an online/social media coordinator, Christian Sorrell, who – believe this! – actually knows more about those platforms than we do. OK, truthfully, everyone in the world knows more about it than we do, but that’s just a detail. In short order, we anticipate Christian’s work on our existing Web sites, new Facebook pages and Twitter accounts for each community we serve to pay off big time for those readers that wish

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Commentary By Terry Anker I guess they call it over-the-hill because once we pass the summit, life accelerates at a startling rate. We have more to do and less time to do it. Kids. Careers. Parents. Houses. Assets. Building Assets. At mid-life, it is all in play. No doubt, the heaviest lifting happens when we are young – trying to figure out what we like – and perhaps equally important, what we can do that might actually add value to the world around us. But by the top of the mountain, we have learned skills and generally figured out how to survive. Then, the ride really begins. Yet the journey from that point on is rife with paradox. Many of us have accumulated more friends, family and stuff than we could ever find time to enjoy. We are routinely invited to the banquet of life (and can afford to indulge in it), yet our diets won’t allow for the calories. We have settled into a world of our own making,

even as we are trapped by the very dominion of that we have wrought. Even as we become more efficient and thoughtful in how we expend our energy, we don’t have as much of it left to spend. Perhaps it is true – youth is wasted on the young. Or perhaps it is the intentional nature of things. If we started life devoid of both wisdom and exuberance, few of us would ever make it long enough to reach the midpoint. Is it possible we need the vigor of our early lives to survive the years on the path to the wisdom of adulthood? Now that I am looking at life on the downside of the over-the-hill equation, I wonder what the next half holds. Regardless, I intend to enjoy the ride.

Even as we become more efficient and thoughtful in how we expend our energy, we don’t have as much of it left to spend.

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COMMENTARY By Danielle Wilson I find it fascinating so many of you are concerned enough with my use of foul language that you’d take time from your day to e-mail me. Thank you, I feel so loved! Unfairly judged, certainly, but nonetheless loved. The response reminds me of the few times I’ve expressed frustration about my faith – strangers criticizing my honesty, praying for my salvation and condemning me to the eternal hell fires. To bring you up to speed, one of my New Year’s resolutions is to cut back on the cussing. Several women wrote to say my filthy articles had no place in their local publications; more to call me ignorant because I can’t think of a better word than “sh*#.” But here’s the deal. Beside the fact that I like swearing, I just don’t understand what the big deal is. Let’s be honest. Being a parent requires you to constantly censor yourself. Children are impressionable tattletales who will gleefully rat you out to any neighbor, teacher or priest who’ll listen. For example, you slam your Diet Coketoting hand in the mini-van door carpooling to soccer. Even though “MythBusters” proved cursing increases pain tolerance, you can’t yell “c%#*s@!*&er” or even “da$@” because little Andy will go tell his straight-laced mommy that Mrs. Wilson has a potty mouth. And guess

who won’t be getting anymore rides to practice? Exactly – the newly branded juvenile delinquent with the salty sailor for an old lady. And my youngest is only 7, which means I’ve still got at least 10 more years before I can conceivably speak an unforgivable word in her company without her plunging the daggers of shock and disappointment into my soul. That’s entirely too long to be limited to ineffective “hecks” and boring “fudges.” Bottom line? It’s simply not possible or even healthy to expurgate my vocabulary. I believe it’s much better to release the rage in small doses in a controlled environment. I also think, when used appropriately and with just the right timing, foul language is hilarious. (Exhibit A: Richard Pryor. Exhibit B: George Carlin. The defense rests.) That’s why I love my family, in-laws and coworkers. They get it. They know swearing is simply a punch line, a vent or a colorful way to say you’ve had a hard day. So cut me some slack. I don’t use profanity that much. I’m just a working mom with four kids and a bald husband who occasionally needs to let one fly to keep her sanity. Peace out. Danielle Wilson is a Carmel resident and contributing columnist. You may e-mail her at danielle@ currentincarmel.com.

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Proposed ordinance concerns addressed By Lindsay Eckhart Lindsay@youarecurrent.com The proposed Trail Overlay Zoning Ordinance raised questions for Westfield residents living near Eagle Creek at the recent Westfield Advisory Plan Commission meeting. Residents voiced their concerns that the ordinance would require them to give up property for a trail. What’s the reason for an overlay? An overlay ordinance applies further standards in addition to zoning standards. According to Melody Jones, Westfield Parks and Recreation director, the overlay will not apply to current landowners; its purpose is to protect and maintain the overlay area when and if new development is proposed. It does not affect the current residential owners. Jones addressed the concerns by explaining which people could be affected by the proposed ordinance. “It is there for the purpose of planning, so in the future if the land is sold for development, our trails are protected and buyers will have to maintain our trail standards, so our trails aren’t disrupted,” Jones said. “If we were not to put a plan in place when those property owners decide to sell, and if a developer comes in, we wouldn’t be able to preserve that area. This is good sound zoning plan, so when 50 years down the road, we haven’t lost these opportunities to preserve these beautiful green areas in our community.” Will the proposed ordinance require forfeiture of land? Carrie Cason, City of Westfield spokesperson, said the proposed ordinance’s regulations would be triggered if the landowner sold the land to a developer, which would require rezoning, a trigger for the proposed ordinance. “If we don’t have this overlay in place, then nothing prevents a developer from coming in and building on this land and breaking up our trail system,” Cason said. “So when a developer comes in, he’ll build a trail or he’ll leave an area

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for that trail. It’s good planning.” “When people say, ‘You’re taking my land,’ that’s not the case. It’s simply good planning and protection. The city is not taking anyone’s land,” Jones said. Will the proposed ordinance devalue property? Jones said that in fact it’s just the opposite. It actually provides security for buyers knowing the city’s standards and regulations upfront – no surprises. “Knowing what’s expected at the properties adjacent to you is a benefit to a developer to make a decision for what he wants to do there,” Jones said. “The fact that we will have an overlay in place, those people know, they’re protected, and they’re willing to invest in here because they know the next guy who comes in next to them can’t just do whatever he wants. They have to follow the same standards. That’s a huge incentive for people because there aren’t any surprises.” According to Jones, property with close access to a trail system is a proven selling point. “Our trail system is our beachfront property. Everywhere our trails have been built, it’s proven that property sells at a higher price than an exact same piece of property half a mile away, and the reason is, it’s on the Monon,” Jones said. “It’s a commodity to be on the trail.” What’s next? Jones said the proposed ordinance was returned to the ordinance review committee, and the committee held its first working session last Tuesday to simplify the proposed ordinance’s wording. “If someone reads it and it doesn’t apply to them, and they don’t understand that, then it needs to be reworded so it’s understandable for people who don’t have experience with zoning or ordinances,” Jones said. “It’s a matter of being clear in our wording.” Jones said the revised proposed ordinance could return to the Westfield Advisory Plan Commission sometime in February.

Westfield police officer remembered By Lindsay Eckert lindsay@youarecurrent. com The Westfield Police Dept. lost one of its own on Jan. 4, when Sgt. Tim Morgan passed away after a long battle with cancer. Morgan came to Westfield Morgan in 2001 after serving with the Frankfort Police Dept. for several years, where he had at one time elevated to tchief of police. Morgan held the rank of sergeant at the Westfield Police Dept., but according to his colleagues, he was most proud of being a father

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to three children. Morgan will be remembered by his coworkers for his strength, courage and perseverance. “Tim had many friends throughout the community, by whom he will be remembered as being friendly, quiet and fair,” Joel Rush, Westfield Police Dept. assistant chief, said. Rush said Morgan’s character of never giving up was an inspiration to the community. “I have never witnessed anyone display the amount of courage and perseverance as Tim,” Rush said. “He had been knocked down so many times last year due to his illness, but he continued to bounce back up, put his uniform on and come to work. He was a true inspiration to the department.” RVH-105-Current-01.17.12-FNL.indd Current in Noblesville

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By Lindsay Eckert lindsay@youarecurrent.com Westfield Washington Schools are using less energy to save more jobs. WWS has teamed with Energy Education to not only decrease energy usage, but to save taxpayers money and keep productive student-to-teacher ratios in the classroom. Nick Verhoff, WWS executive director of business and operations, first found out about the project in 2010, when Verhoff signed a guaranteed energy contract with Energy Education. “The contract says we pay them and they tell us how much money they are going to save us,” Verhoff said. “If they don’t save that amount of money, then they will pay the difference. We can’t lose in this process,” Verhoff said. Matt Kettlebar, Westfield High School science teacher, was selected as the energy specialist for the program and he receives a stipend as part of WWS’s contract with Energy Education. Energy Education also trains Kettlebar for the new responsibilities required to get to know every building, and how he can work with Energy Education’s experts to increase the buildings’ efficiency. “Part of my job is taking a comprehensive look at how the buildings are designed to run, what the equipment capabilities are and monitoring them to make sure buildings are used in the best fashion can be,” Kettlebar said. Kettlebar said his regular contact with Energy Education’s experts has been key in collecting data to move forward in increasing efficiency, while also tracking the improvements and areas in need of improvements. “We’ve been looking at the type of energy usage and utility expenditures WWS has been doing in the past, and based on their Energy Education’s expertise and suggestions, we can find the types of changes we should be making,” Kettlebar said. “The specialists have helped me get to know the buildings and specific areas to focus on.”

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The dollars that are saving jobs: • The district has experienced significant loss of revenue due to property-tax caps and decreased assessed valuation. • Dollars saved will be used to reduce the impact of this lost revenue • Westfield Washington Schools spends more than $2 million a year for utilities. • Through the Energy Education program WWS plans to cut utility costs by 15% or more $300,000. • 90 percent of WWS buildings cool using electrical power and most heat using gas.

Saving jobs: According to Kettlebar, energy usage for the months of June, July and August in 2011 decreased by 20 percent. Verhoff said the money saved by the decreased usage was used to balance the 2011 budget. “We’re trying to save non-instructional dollars anywhere we can so we can take those dollars and put them back in the classroom. Utilities take a significant amount of dollars,” Verhoff said. “We don’t have a lot of cash floating around in this district, so every dollar saved is used to balance the budget.” Verhoff said without the program’s savings, substantial cuts would have been required to balance last year’s budget. “Ninety percent of our budget is salaries and benefits. That’s where most of the money saved from utility bills go,” Verhoff

said. “Without this program, something would’ve been cut [to balance the budget]. This is saving people’s jobs.” Kettlebar said it’s rewarding to see the program progressing and how it can continue providing a strong learning environment for students. “We’re a growing district and class numbers are getting bigger. It’s tough to think about how many kids would be in class of a particular subject if we weren’t able to maintain teachers,” Kettlebar said. “We were able to make another hire in the science department last year, and that wouldn’t have been possible in the future without saving money in utilities.” Although the program’s progress has helped save jobs and maintain the schools’ educational environments, Verhoff said the program is always developing to become more functional. “There were some bumps along the way, but the staff and administrators understand what we’re trying to do: save their jobs and save their salaries,” Verhoff said. “They’ve been extremely supportive.

The cost of staying cool: According to Verhoff, decreasing utility bills is essential to continue saving money. “When you compare the 1.5 million square feet of space we have to provide electricity for to your house’s square footage, you can only imagine what our utility bills are,” Verhoff said. Kettlebar said although he knows the sizes and the layouts of the buildings, he was still shocked it costs $2 million to power the district’s buildings. “I know how big the buildings are, I’ve been in them. I was prepared for it to be a lot of money, but I was surprised how much it costs to run the buildings,” Kettlebar said.

“We don’t have a lot of cash floating around in this district, so every dollar saved is used to balance the budget.”

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DISPATCHES » Deadline nearing – The deadline for artists to apply to the 2012 Broad Ripple Art Fair is Jan. 22. The fair will be held May 19 and 20. On average, more than 800 artists from North America apply for one of 225 booths. For more information, visit www. indplsartcenter.org/braf. » Small resorts push for customers – With bleak snowfall at Colorado’s biggest ski resorts, the nation’s smaller ski areas are moving in for the kill – and tourist dollars. Big Sky Resort in Montana has offered free skiing to anyone who bought an Epic Ski Pass good for Colorado’s Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone resorts. And Taos Ski Valley in New Mexico has offered discounted lift tickets to Vail season pass holders as well. These smaller resorts have received ample snowfall while larger ski areas, like Vail Mountain, have received 30-year lows. -www.overheadbin.msnbc.com » Rookie Run registration open – Registration for the 2012 Chase 500 Festival Rookie Run is now open on the 500 Festival website, www.500festival.com. The Rookie Run will take place at 1 p.m. on May 12 at Monu-

Now to Jan. 29 – Hearthside Suppers at Conner Prairie, 13400 Allisonville Rd., Fishers, is available every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 6 to 9 p.m., now to Jan. 29. Ever wondered what people ate for dinner in the early 19th century or how they cooked that meal? Discover those answers firsthand when you and your family join in preparing, serving and enjoying a candlelight feast straight from the pages of a 19th-century cookbook. Reservations are required and admission is $60 per person. For more information, call 776-6006 or visit www. connerprairie.org. Jan. 14 – The Center for the Performing Arts Birdie Gallery will host “A Tribute to Ella and Basie with Patti Austin and the Count Basie Orchestra” at 8 p.m., 1 Center Green, Carmel. Count Basie’s music, characterized by a bluessteeped jumping beat and contrapuntal piano accents, was a showcase for top-drawers sing-

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» Houseplants dripping without watering? – Some houseplants will do something called guttation, almost like perspiration for us humans. The plant is trying to rid itself of excess water. Guttation makes a plant vulnerable to disease-causing bacteria, so you’ll want to avoid this problem by reducing the amount of water you’re giving the plant, especially in these winter months. Also, watch those drips because they contain salts, sugars and other organics that could stain whatever it is they’re dripping on. -www.almanac.com » Super Bowl entertainment schedule – The 2012 Indianapolis Super Bowl Host Committee announced last week the dates and times for the musical performances in the Super Bowl Village that will start on Jan. 27. Two stages – the Pepsi Stage at Meridian and Georgia Streets and the Verizon Stage at Pennsylvania and Georgia Streets – will host bands daily through Super Bowl Sunday for the public to enjoy for free. For a list of performances, visit www.currentincarmel.com.

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to 63 percent from 53 percent the past two months, rising from an all-time low of 33 percent in September. Additionally, 50 percent of small-business owners said they plan to hire in 2012 and 56 percent intend to raise wages for some or all employees. » Make money on contributions – Internal Revenue Code Section 280(A)(g) says you can rent out your house for up to 14 days in a calendar year and all the income comes to you tax-free. Now this is what you do: 1. Rent out your house to a qualified charity or church for a meeting once a month. Call a local hotel and get their rates for a conference room to establish a fair rental amount. Say that’s $5,000 for the monthly use over the year. 2. In appreciation for all the good works the charity or church does, and not in exchange for the rental, you make a deductible contribution of $6,000. You’re in the 25 percent bracket, so that saves you $1,500 in federal taxes. What’s the result? The charity spent $5,000 and got $6,000. It’s up $1,000. You contributed $6,000 and got $5,000 in tax-free cash, plus another $1,500 in tax savings. You’re up $500. -www.money.msn.com

Property protection, plans and policies INSURANCE Q&A By Dena Shepherd Page Question from Shannon M. from Noblesville: My grown kids have moved back home thanks to the down economy and their lack of job prospects. What kind of insurance concerns should I have with this situation that seems to be getting pretty popular? Response from Dena Shepherd Page: The down economy has hit everyone, but it’s really punished the folks graduating from college the last couple of years. You trigger some insurance issues anytime someone moves into your home. You could also be heading toward some health insurance issues depending on the age of your children. Let’s start with the property and liability issues. Personal liability is the big issue to arise with grown kids. Everyone has a legal responsibility to handle the damage they cause to other people and their property. It can be anything from injuring someone accidently in a recreational sport, to misjudging the wind and a tree falling into a neighbor’s house. The liability falls right back on your homeowners policy if you or your child does something like that. The problem that can arise is where your grown kid actually lives. Maybe all of their stuff is under your roof, but are they sleeping there every night? You might consider getting a renter’s policy in their name. It has the benefit of property coverage, but the main benefit is there will be no fight over liability coverage if a conflict arises. This is an important issue, and verifying with your independent agent that you and your grown kids are protected is a quick and easy thing to do.

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