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Hamilton County, City of Fishers agree to split $42 million in cost overruns for Ind. 37 By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com

ver said. “Yes, our great grandchildren will thank us for the gravity drain instead of the mechanical pumps.” During his time as a Hamilton County Beaver said he’s more disappointed with councilman, Brad Beaver said he has never the way the City of Fishers handled the isseen a city sue than he is the cost overrun. INFRASTRUCTURE be the lead “The county highway department agency was passing along to us that there for a major project. That is, until the were going to be cost overruns, but State Road 37 Improvement Project they didn’t know what it was going was launched. to be,” Beaver said. “The project goes “The original deal was $125 milon, and lo and behold, over a year lion. The state put in $100 million, into it, (Fishers opens bids for) the Beaver Fishers $12.5 million and the county first intersection and one thing led put in $12.5 million, which was supposed to another and oh, by the way, we are $42 to be for four intersections (on Ind. 37 from million over budget.” 126th Street to 146th Street),” Beaver said. Because of a request from the Hamilton The Hamilton County Council recently County Council and Fishers City Council, voted 5-2 to split the $42 million project Taylor said a monthly progress report now cost overruns with the City of Fishers. The will be presented to both councils. overruns are a result of changes to the Beaver said the county council and the drainage plan, utility reimbursement costs City of Fishers made an agreement at the and right-of-way acquisition. beginning of the project to share cost Fishers City Engineer Jason Taylor said overruns, but that was before the county the city decided to act as the lead agency realized overruns would be more than $40 because the majority of the businesses million. At this month’s county council along Ind. 37 are Fishers businesses and meeting, members debated the meaning of that the project would move more quickly the word “share.” if the city led it. He said drainage costs “There were several council members who rose when the city chose gravity drainage were unhappy and wanted to argue the point lines instead of pumps. Because the state that our agreement was we would share, would require the city to own, operate and that share was a word and not a perand maintain pumps, city officials thought centage and that we shouldn’t be covering money could be saved in the long run by half of it, only a portion of it,” Beaver said. installing gravity drainage lines. The cost However, the county agreed to cover half increase also happened because the city of the cost overruns, with Fishers covering decided to construct the drainage lines at the other half. Beaver said he expects more the beginning of the project instead of at overruns. the same time the 146th Street interchange “There’s only one intersection open to the was constructed. public and we have three or four more to Generally, the concept of using gravity to go, so will $42 million be the total cost overdrain water instead of pumps saves money runs? Unlikely, in my opinion,” he said. in the long run, Beaver said. But he said Taylor, however, said he doesn’t expect the benefits won’t be seen immediately bemore cost overruns, and that costs might cause of the cost overrums. actually decrease. “Forty-two million dollars will take a long “The goal is that we are actually below time. You would have had to pay for pumps that number that was discussed at the every other year for a dozen years,” Beacounty council, $167 million overall (for the

whole project),” Taylor said. “The goal is to reduce that.” Despite several county councilors voting against funding for the county’s share of the cost overruns, the motion passed, but not without a lesson for county council members. “In the end, we might gripe and complain, but in the end the county is going to pay our half,” Beaver said. “We make a deal, we honor our deal. We’ve never stiffed anybody yet, but I will say to you, projects in the future with any municipality will get a second look.” To address the $42 million State Road 37 Improvement Project cost overruns, Hamilton County and the City of Fishers have agreed to pay more than $5 million to keep the project moving. Beaver said the county had the cash on hand and wouldn’t need to issue bonds for the first $5 million. He’s not so sure about the next $15 million, though. But Taylor said the overruns may decrease, and that each entity won’t be required to pay an extra $15 million each. Beaver said bonding isn’t always the best way to pay for a project. “Bonding is just a nice way of saying borrowing money, so when you borrow money, you are then committing your income for the next 20 years to pay off that bond,” he said. “So, it’s not an answer that has no pain with it.” Issuing bonds also could lead to tax increases. “Either you keep control of your budget and reduce future projects or start scaling it back so your income meets your outgo or, yeah, that’s what leads to tax increases,” Beaver said. “So much borrowing means you have to have so much income to cover the bonds. We are not in that situation now, but a couple more projects with overruns like that, we would be.” The City of Fishers plans to issue a $6 million bond in January to cover its half of the overruns. If the additional funds to cover the cost overruns are required, another bond could be issued later.

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Westfield man adopts HSHC’s longest resident pet By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com The Humane Society for Hamilton County’s longest pet resident has a home for the holidays – and beyond. ANIMALS Taylor, a dog who has been at the HSHC since January 2019, was adopted by Westfield resident Sean Barr on Nov. 30. Barr fostered Taylor for a month before deciding to adopt her. “She’s been here since January of 2019, so almost two years,” HSHC Director of Marketing Max Williams said. “She’s only 2, so that’s pretty much her entire life.” One of the reasons Taylor had difficulty being adopted is because she has a genetic defect that led to chronic pulmonary disease, which is similar to cystic fibrosis in people. “She has the equivalent of between asthma and cystic fibrosis in humans, which causes her lungs to fill with fluid,” Williams said. Taylor requires breathing treatments twice a day and other methods to break up mucus in her lungs. Prior to adopting Taylor, Barr’s 17-year-old Shiba Inu had recently died. “He wasn’t sure if he was ready for another dog, but one day he was at work and thought it was time, so he started looking around on the internet and came across Taylor on our website,” Williams said. “He read her story and he felt like she was the right dog for him, so he reached out.” Taylor required a thorough vetting process due to her medical condition. “We had to make sure it was the right fit and someone who was going to provide care for her and her needs,” Williams said.

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“(Barr) was ready for it. He fell in love with her.” Taylor is the HSHC’s longest pet resident ever. When she went home with Barr, volunteers and staff lined up outside to say goodbye. “She was a shelter favorite, and we just celebrated her second birthday,” Williams said. “Two years is a really long time, and it was just hard because people were scared of her disease.” For more or to view a list of adoptable pets, visit hamiltonhumane.com.

Plaza is moving into the construcProject: Jersey Street Location: From Union Street tion phase. Parking is available on the west end of Park Street. to Mill Street Expected completion: JerProject: East Street extension sey Street will be closed Location: East Street is CONSTRUCTION being extended north from for the remainder of the Grand Junction Plaza 196th Street to Ind. 38. Utility relocations are ongoing. construction. Project: Grand Junction Plaza Project: Natalie Wheeler Trail Location: The parking lot west of Union Location: On Union Street between Mill and Jersey streets. Street and south of Main Street Expected completion: The gravel parking Expected completion: Closed during lot on the east end of Park Street is perconstruction of the Grand Junction Plaza, estimated completion in 2021. manently closed as the Grand Junction

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Hamilton County preps for winter news@currentinwestfield.com Hamilton County Highway Dept. has announced it is prepped for winter operations, a process which begins in the spring of each year. ROADS Hamilton County coordinates roadway salt procurement for the county as well as all municipalities within the county. A special salt, distinguished by its green color, is treated to enhance its colder weather melting capability. “The County Highway Department will use approximately 6,000 tons of salt per winter to treat nearly 1,200 miles of roadway and bridges in the unincorporated areas of the county,” Highway Director Brad Davis stated. “All trucks also maintain a capability to dispense liquid de-icing chemicals to assist with combatting snow and ice in much colder temperatures when salt is less effective.” The salt costs $93 per ton. The county’s snow trucks have electronic ground-speed controls calibrated to maintain a predetermined salt application rate regardless of the trucks’ speed. Hamilton County also uses salt brine as part of an anti-icing program to help prevent snow and ice from bonding to the pavement. It also helps prevent frost on bridges and facilitates easier post-storm cleanup. “The Highway Department should also be commended for the phenomenal job it does in inspecting and maintaining its

From left, Hamilton County Councilor Steve Schwartz, Hamilton County Highway Dept. Director Brad Davis and Hamilton County Commissioner Mark Heirbrandt. (Submitted photo)

snow-fighting fleet,” county commissioner Mark Heirbrandt stated. “That fleet includes 14 snow trucks, two V-plows, pickup trucks, brine making equipment, and liquid storage tank pumps. Good maintenance not only extends the life of the equipment, but it ensures nothing breaks down during a snow event.” The highway department also is prepared to maintain a 24-hour operation if necessary. County councilman Steve Schwartz said additional CDL- and non-CDL-certified drivers are hired annually to supplement the full-time highway staff. “They may be called upon to drive the large snow trucks when split shifting is required or to take out one of the pickup trucks equipped with snowplows. When things get real tight, commissioner Heirbrandt and I have been known to lend a hand as well,” Schwartz said.

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Mayor talks Grand Junction Plaza completion, Jersey Street expansion and more By Anna Skinner anna@youarecurrent.com Mayor Andy Cook said Westfield plans to build on 12 years of progress in 2021. “When you bundle together all of our projects and initiatives, I think we have built one of the most desirable cities in Indiana, which is proven by the number of people coming to Westfield,” Cook said. Building permits for Westfield reached a record high in 2020. Cook estimates there were Cook approximately 1,200 new permits. “What we’ve built over the past 12 years is really showing dividends, so our efforts in the coming years, especially in ’21, will be to capitalize on what we’ve built,” Cook said. Some of those projects include:

GRAND JUNCTION PLAZA The city’s target open date for the Grand Junction Plaza is December 2021. “The Grand Junction Plaza is well under construction. We will be having a public walk-through, hopefully in January or February, where we can actually take tours behind the curtain surrounding that area so people can see what exactly this is really going to look like,” Cook said. Cook said although Grand Junction Plaza isn’t finished, the project is already attracting businesses and developments. “Because of this project, Park Street has created a unique reputation for downtown Westfield and (it) is booming,” Cook said. Cook said Remedy, a new sister shop to the plant shop Root 31, and a new unannounced restaurant are slated for the building previously occupied by Rail as new businesses in the Park Street area. Other downtown projects include an expanded and revised version of the Old Town Development Group’s Union Square project — a mixed-use project on Union Street and Ind. 32. “That is slated to start construction this spring, and in January (Old Town Design Group) will announce an expanded project,” Cook said. “We have at least two other (unnamed) developments ready to bring projects forward in the downtown area, so we are already receiving a return on investment and we haven’t even opened (Grand Junction Plaza) yet.” Cook also said the city will address the need for a parking garage in downtown Westfield in 2021.

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Map shows the preferred route for the Ind. 32 expansion. (Submitted image)

The City of Westfield and the Indiana Dept. of Transportation recently announced the preferred route for the Ind. 32 expansion through downtown Westfield. Cook said 2021 will see public hearings for the project, and construction will likely begin in 2023 or 2024. Another major road project is the Jersey Street expansion. Jersey Street is under construction between Mill and Union Streets, and the street will extend to

East Street east of Union Street. “In about two to three months, we will be announcing the route location for the Jersey Street expansion, which we hope to get under way and get that finished the year prior to (Ind.) 32 construction,” Cook said. “We are expanding it from Union Street east and then it turns north into a new roundabout being constructed at 32 and East Street.”

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A rendering of the Grand Millennium Center. Mayor Andy Cook said there are no commitments for the development yet, but the new Westfield Boulevard has drawn interest. (Submitted rendering)

Although no commitments have been made for Grand Millennium Center, an approximately $200 million development on 66 acres at 169th Street and U.S. 31, Cook said more companies are looking at the area now that Westfield Boulevard, a new .65-mile road between 169th Street and Park Street, is open. He also said the Westfield Washington Public Library is considering moving to the location, but a decision hasn’t been made.

A major area of focus for Westfield will be the business of sports. Cook said there is some exciting news coming soon with Grand Park. “We created a Grand Park research hub, and we have initiated a partnership with IUPUI, and right now, we are also working on a partnership with Purdue University,” Cook said. “Both of these are about creating research partnerships in the area of the business of sports, whether it be working on sports materials, sports marketing.” Cook said the city saw record use at Grand Park despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of the pandemic, the Indianapolis Colts did not conduct training camp at the Westfield facility, but Cook said he hopes to see the NFL team return in 2021.

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Commentary by Terry Anker Here we sit at the precipice of another year as 2020 wanes. Some might say good riddance. Others, probably quietly, took great advantage of the previous months and are unhappy to let them pass. For the introverts, a little less water cooler talk is welcomed. For the extroverts, the daily performance art that is the protracted Zoom meeting is a joy. There are those who love the time at home — day drinking is harder to pull off when “officially” on the job. Household chores are attended, and commuting is a thing of the past. But also, there are those who suffered their partner’s “harmless” afternoon “just to make it through that last Zoom” beer that led to six more and a drunken night of abuse. Too many face being evicted because carry-out doesn’t replace the lost shifts and tip income. A few mourn the death of family or friends, from COVID-19 or from other causes, and will long regret that they were unable to hug one last time and say goodbye. Regardless of the perspective, time marches on and this rotation of our planet around the sun is about to culminate for all. Yet even as 2020 spins off, its reality marches on. Dec. 31 is only a made-up day on a made up-calendar (the Romans fought over who were the namesakes for the longest and most coveted periods of the year). With each day bringing more light, are the darkest days now behind? Can we feel empathy for those near us most suffering while still celebrating our own improved condition? Will we be amongst those who survive (and even flourish) during winter? If so, can we reconcile the disproportional effect of it? Or is it more likely that we don’t really care as long as we come out on top?

Terry Anker is an associate editor of Current Publishing, LLC. You may email him at terry@ youarecurrent.com.

The (dead) beat goes on Commentary by Danielle Wilson Wouldn’t you know it, to close out 2020, I got sent to collections! How’s that for a fitting end to this awful year? HUMOR Not surprisingly, the alleged incident involves a February ER run and mishandled insurance claims. Admittedly, as the point person for this particular bill, I dropped the ball. I confused the physician statement with the hospital one, assuming they were the same, as they were both outrageously expensive and within $50 of each other. And because I was preoccupied with my dad dying from cancer and the intensifying COVID-19 pandemic, I pretty much ignored the perpetual flood of statements for most of the summer, thinking insurance would ultimately take care of it. If only it had been filed correctly! When the first “pink slip” arrived in August, I immediately sought to remedy the situation. I spoke with insurance directly, set up a payment plan, and even signed up for auto draft so I wouldn’t forget to pay. But for

whatever reason, none of this was communicated to one of the health care providers, which obviously proceeded with collections. The kicker is, we only discovered the debacle because the interest rate on yet another student loan I was co-signing (so our oldest could return to an exorbitantly priced in-state school, mind you) came back at 13 percent! Thirteen! My husband, Doo, applied and was offered 6 percent. What the what! Now, I’ve been financially blackballed. Fiscally shamed. Deemed unworthy of a respectable credit score. Seems about right, given the apocalypse. Thank goodness I only have to survive a few more days before I can legitimately say, “Farewell, 2020, you stupid awful year!” Peace out.

Danielle Wilson is a contributing columnist. You may email her at info@youarecurrent.com.

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Editor, Although I have many issues with the Mari Briggs’ letter (Election Handed to Biden) in your Dec. 1 issue, my bigger concern is that you actually published it. Below the letter, Current’s policies for publishing state, “Current retains the right to reject or return any letter it deems to carry unsubstantiated content.” The first two sentences of the letter in question state that Biden did not win the election and then repeats the wornout conspiracy theories about cheating, vote flipping and fraud. All “unsubstantiated content.” While I do not begrudge the writer her right to state opinions, I am disappointed that Current would print the statements that are known to be false. Or as you say, unsubstantiated. Publishing these conspiracy theories perpetuates the attempts to erode our democracy. Biden won a free and legitimate election, which has been substantiated by numerous courts across the country. I expect better out of Current. Daniel Hook, Fishers

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Something actually funny about 2020 According to the cover of the Dec. 14 edition of Time magazine, the year 2020 was “The Worst Year Ever.” HUMOR Sad to say, there is a lot of truth in that for many of us, but I have sought for the last 50 weeks to find humor in a world that desperately needs some laughs. So, as I do every year at this time, here is a quick look back at a few of my most comment-generating columns of the past year. In this case, hindsight really is 2020. So, thanks to… • My wife, who refused to characterize my daily exercise routine as running, or jogging, or even fast walking. I Googled the difference and showed Mary Ellen the mph rundown for each definition. “Look up running in place,” she said. • An article in Consumer Digest that warned we are all unknowingly eating too much plastic. Apparently, the average person eats the equivalent of a credit card each week. You can imagine how deadly it would be to swallow your entire Mastercard. You don’t want

to expire before the card does. • Our local HOA that organized a cornhole tournament this summer. Mary Ellen was very concerned about COVID-19, so I had to constantly rub my hands with antibacterial gel. I also wasn’t allowed to eat off the pitch-in buffet table because, to quote my wife, “You’ve touched everyone’s equipment in the neighborhood.” • The PlantSnap app claims that with a click of your smartphone camera it can name any plant you might want to identify. One night, I was messing with the app and accidentally snapped a photo of my toes. I was surprised to find that I do not have a foot at the end of my leg but rather a fine example of a pleurotus cystidiosus — or for those unschooled in the world of fungi, my toes are actually mushrooms. • My wife (again), who apparently has major crushes on two men seen on TV. First, Idris Elba. The 6-foot-3 talented actor is a major hunk with a British accent. She also has a thing for Dr. Anthony Fauci. Standing 5-7, he’s a brilliant

immunologist and is articulate and measured. What do I have in common with either of these men? I was once 5-7. • To my insurance company that gave me a gadget to insert in the car dashboard. It monitors my driving habits to demonstrate I am a safe driver and therefore less likely to have an accident. I had a perfect driving record. Maybe that’s because I haven’t gone anywhere in 10 months, unless you count backing out of the driveway to get to the mailbox. • Finally, to WISH-TV. The day I retired after 30 years, I said to my boss it seemed like just yesterday that I had no idea what camera to look into, and that I felt nervous and unprepared for my segment on the air. “That was yesterday,” he said. Have a great 2021, everybody!

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Village Clock Shop to close By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Time is running out on a 48-year-old business. For owner Andy CLAY TERRACE Brogden, it’s bittersweet that the Village Home Furnishing & Clock Shop is closing Dec. 31 in Carmel’s Clay Terrace. After all, the 60-year-old Zionsville resident has spent more than half of his life running the shop. He will miss the interaction with customers. “We’ve sold to a second generation of clients, so we’ll miss that aspect of it,” he said. “But I’m ready for the next stage in life.” Brogden moved the shop from Zionsville’s Main Street to Clay Terrace eight years ago. “Our business is literally the best since we’ve been here,” said Brogden, who is holding a going-out-of-business sale. “People got stuck at home (during the pandemic shutdown in spring), so they are remodeling and sitting on the same old sofa, so they are like, ‘We need new furniture.’” However, his business was going to have

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to relocate because of redevelopment at Clay Terrace to add apartments and a hotel in his shop’s portion of the shopping center. He said he couldn’t negotiate a rent deal for a new spot in Clay Terrace that made financial sense. Plus, he said it’s time to slow down a bit. Brogden, a 1979 Zionsville Community High School graduate, began working at the Village Clock Shop in 1983. He bought the business in 1999. The shop has had a full-time clock repairman, Dave Grannan, for 30 years. Grannan will still do clock repair, so the phone number, 317-569-0035, will remain.

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HSE graduates Ahlwardt, Luginbill produce holiday album By Mark Ambrogi mark@youarecurrent.com Ryan Ahlwardt and Mike Luginbill are making music together again. The 1999 Hamilton SouthMUSIC eastern High School graduates released a holiday album, a five-song EP, “This Year,” under the duo’s name of Small Town City. It is their first album of original music together in 17 years. The two met in junior high and became close friends while performing together in choir at HSE. The friends then went on to sing together at Indiana University for the a cappella group Straight No Chaser. Ahlwardt said when Straight No Chaser’s video of “The Twelve Days of Christmas” from 1998 went viral on YouTube in 2007, Atlantic Records soon after offered the group a recording contract, “Mike and I joined SNC again and performed around the world together,” Ahlwardt said. “I was part of the professional group with Mike from 2008 to 2012. He remains a current member and recently sang on ‘The Today Show’ with the group.” Ahlwardt lives in Fishers and Luginbill is based in Nashville, Tenn. “Mike and I formed our songwriting duo Small Town City in 2003 during our senior year at IU,” he said. “We chose the name Small Town City in our early 20s from a lyric we liked in a James Taylor song, ‘Her Town Too,’ and recorded ‘Round In Circles,’ our first album of original songs, a handful of years before our adventure performing around the world with Straight No Chaser began.” Ahlwardt said after several years of recording holiday and pop cover albums together with Straight No Chaser on Atlantic Records, two of which have each sold more than 1 million copies, they decided in 2019 that it was time to return to thir roots of writing original music together. “(The EP) was written and recorded virtually during the pandemic,” Ahlwardt said. “We plan on writing a new full-length Small

Actors Theatre of Indiana “A Christmas Carol,” featuring Jefferson Mays portraying every character, on-demand livestream available through Jan. 3, 2021. For more, visit atistage.org. Civic Theatre Livestream of “Holiday Lights,” a Christmas variety show from The Tarkington at the Center for the Performing Arts, is available on demand through Jan. 1, 2021. For more, visit civictheatre.org.

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Town City album in 2021 and performing live shows together as soon as we can.” The duo had two writing sessions in person in January in Nashville and March in Indianapolis before COVID-19 restrictions were implemented. “The virtual writing process included sending home demos and voice notes on our phones to each other,” Ahlwardt said. “We recorded our vocals individually from our home studios and sent the files to our producer, Matt Mellinger, who assembled all the parts from the musicians on each song. The pandemic not only inspired many of the lyrical themes on the album, but also forced us to get creative on how we were going to complete the recording process and release the album on time.”

Ahlwardt said Luginbill wrote four new original songs on ‘This Year,’ including the title track that features Brian Newman of Lady Gaga’s band on horns. “Very Merry Christmas” is their favorite song, Ahlwardt said. “It’s an upbeat, catchy song with a sound that is reminiscent of The Beatles and The Beach Boys,” Ahlwardt said. “Mike arranged and sang lead vocals on the fifth and final song on the album, a beautiful and modern cover of Joni Mitchell’s song ‘River’ from 1971.” The EP is streaming on digital platforms, Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon and is available on CD at RyanSongs.com. The duo can be found on social media at @ SmallTownCityMusic.

Latin jazz, Celtic rock, funky jams and more are on tap as the Center for the Performing Arts has announced MUSIC seven 2021 dates in its new livestream concert series featuring Indiana artists. Free to view on YouTube, Facebook and the Center’s website, the “Live at the Center” series, sponsored by Allied Solutions, delivers a front-row perspective. More information on registration and viewing options are available at TheCenterPresents.org/LATC. Shows from January through March include sets from Jeff Kelly and the Graveyard Shift, 800 lb. Gorilla, Pavel & Direct Contact, Joshua Powell and the Great Train Robbery, Highland Reign, Huckleberry Funk and the Warrior Kings. With more shows planned later in the spring, the initial 2021 dates for the livestreams include: Jeff Kelly and the Graveyard Shift, Americana, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 7, from the Studio Theater; 800 lb. Gorilla, funk/jam, 8 p.m. Jan. 23, the Palladium; Pavel & Direct Contact, Latin jazz, 8 p.m. Feb. 6, Palladium; Joshua Powell and the Great Train Robbery, psychedelic rock, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 25, the Palladium; Highland Reign, Celtic rock, 7:30 p.m. March 4, Studio Theater; Huckleberry Funk, funk, 7:30 p.m. March 16, the Palladium; and The Warrior Kings, rock, 7:30 p.m. March 24, The Tarkington.

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Farrell: ‘Alabama Story’ is the show we need right now Commentary by Don Farrell I truly believe the theater has the ability to change people’s hearts and minds. That is why I’m drawn to this VIEWPOINT art form because it brings together people to not only to be entertained, but touched. Great plays and musicals stick with people long beyond those two hours in the darkened theater where priceless memories are created and experiences occur that not only heighten our understanding and enjoyment of theater, but also teach us who we have been, who we are and who we can become. A year ago, I was part of a powerful production that I believed sparked conversations for audiences. Actors Theatre of Indiana produced the Indiana premiere of Kenneth Jones’ play “Alabama Story.” It is about a librarian who was persecuted by politicians for protecting a children’s book in the Jim Crow South. It’s a true story about Indiana’s own Emily Wheelock Reed, who, as the Alabama state librarian in 1959, defended a book called “The Rabbits’ Wedding,” which depicts a blackfurred rabbit marrying a white-furred rabbit. Politicians wanted to censor the story because of its themes of interracial marriage. I enjoy speaking with theater patrons as they exit one of our shows, but it was quite different during our 2019 run of “Alabama Story.” Normally, patrons and actors would express their appreciation for each other. Post-show conversations would be pleasant yet brief. But with “Alabama Story,” I noticed that patron after patron wanted to stay longer and share their thoughts on the play. Some, with tears in their eyes, asked if they could give an embrace after expressing

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Most verbal time of the year Commentary by Curtis Honeycutt We’re due a season of merriment. After all, we’ve all lived through the first 11 months of 2020, so, pass the eggnog, and let’s break some GRAMMAR GUY grammar rules! There’s something about the holiday season that makes us want to “verbify” nouns. Take Volvo’s 2020 holiday ad campaign, in which we are encouraged to “Holiday safely.” The word “holiday” itself is a word created by combining “holy” and “day.” I can’t begin to explain to you how much advertising phrases like “holiday safely” are the linguistic equivalent of nails on a chalkboard to me, but this is not a new phenomenon. Let’s look at the popular holiday song, “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year.” Songwriting duo Eddie Pola and George Wyle (Wyle also penned the “Gilligan’s Island” theme) wrote the song for Andy Williams’ Christmas album in 1963. I love this song, but the writers played fast and loose with some nouns that found themselves playing the roles of

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