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FOUR MORE YEARS! We endorse Brainard and his vision, believing he has more than earned the right to continue at the helm of this great city

urrent in Carmel is a community newspaper. We hold that title with a sense of responsibility and a commitment to Carmel – for now and for the future. Frankly, we love Carmel, its people, its businesses, its schools and its institutions. Carmel and Jim Brainard have become synonymous. One cannot talk about the changes in the city without mentioning the mayor, and that is exactly why we have chosen to endorse Brainard for re-election. Our city is headed in the right direction under his leadership. We live in a wonderful city of opportunity and assenting influences. Almost all doubt related to Brainard’s plans for the city long has faded, although there remains a group of naysayers that looks askance of progress. We chose to discount their objections as the opportunistic and short-sighted pleas of politically provoked individuals. We have a vital community. The civic organizations remind us that we are a small city; our Rotary, Kiwanis and Chamber of Commerce organizations all are collegial groups with the strong bonds that allow us to keep our small-town feel in myriad events such as the CarmelFest parade. We are pleased that our mayor has been careful to preserve our past, which is not based on buildings but on the traditions that bind our neighborhoods, our institutions, and, more importantly, our families. To date, the Brainard administration has developed an inspiring track record. The low tax rates, the number of new jobs, the miles of new roads, among other pluses, all are testament to his vision, hard work and determination. But, in looking at the success, we must look at the nearly 12-year record as a whole and not isolate any review to a single event. Frankly, Brainard has earned the right to finish his job. The successful efforts across his three terms are many. The Keystone Avenue acquisition is a good example. The mayor had talked about the need to get Keystone Avenue away from state control for years. The fact that the first 10 years of his administration have been under governors of a different political party did not help in his efforts, but his latest negotiations with Gov. Mitch Daniels have resulted in $90 million dedicated to pay for updating of the road with a clearly creative and innovative approach. It is curious to us that the opponents in this general election campaign, independent Marnin Spigelman and Democrat Henry Winckler, have attacked Brainard on issues that clearly were not effective in the primary

and to the city. We submit that this success was the impetus that propelled the city and township into the creation of Central Park. • In 1997, Brainard stood in the lobby of City Hall and announced an initiative to establish a new downtown, whose crown jewel would be City Center. The naysayers said that Brainard would never succeed, but today this vision is becoming a reality. • In early 1998, Hazel Dell Parkway opened with a new type of intersection for Carmel, the roundabout. This highly successful election in May. Accusing the mayor of overperhaps it is the realization of the bold ideas stretch of road was explained by the mayor spending and fiscal mismanagement are claims revealed following the 1995 election. as a demonstration of the importance of that are unlikely to gain traction with the aver- Consider: building infrastructure ahead of developage homeowner that is enjoying the benefits • In 1995, Brainard said in a newspaper ment. Constructed in record time, the of a well-managed city; in our view, neither interview that all of Clay Township should parkway is an archetypal demonstration of is the case. We would go so far as to suggest be known as Carmel. The uproar was Brainard’s “get it done” ethic. fiscal management is Brainard’s strong suit. deafening, but today our city nearly is there. Brainard confounds the experts in urban He is the “chief executive officer” of this city, The results of annexation seem to be mostly planning as he advocates a new urbanism and an adroit one at that. He believes strongly positive, and the city is keeping its word agenda in our Midwestern suburb. Despite the in the issues near and dear to this newspaper: related to improving infrastructure. howls of the East Coast sages, who show no redevelopment, development and controlled, • In 1996, Brainard debuted a plan to expand respect to Carmel, Brainard outwits them with responsible growth. A political strategy to the parks and trails in the city. First, he dea nimble combination of economic growth, defeat him on this issue seems to be shortveloped a legal strategy to gain city control tax-base expansion and an eye on building sighted, and we believe it will not succeed. of the Monon Trail land that protected the a city to which business leaders can attract Brainard has shown a new confidence in property owners. Again, a vocal minority highly prized employees, to a place where they the past four years. Perhaps that is from a good tried to stop the trail, but the city prevailed, will be happy to raise their families. working relationship with the city council, or and today the Monon Trail is a key asset in So, in summary, why do We SUPPOR T Br ainard, C ar ter, Rid er, Sharp, Kirbywe , like Brainard so much? Is it the vision thing that has our Griffiths, Mayo and P iebes - and we tell you why city on a roll? Is it the sensible view of what s a community newspaper, the mayor in past term as awhat councilman, he become? are aster, a hiscity and weandcan We SUPPOR T Br ainard, we C ar Rid Sharp , Kirby, Current in Carmel is deeply voted for a provision over Brainard'ser, objection that Rick Sharp (incumbent) – District 1: This former council invested in our city. ended up raising municipal property taxes in Carmel Is it Brainard’s fortitude that has created an why - 10and wewith votes tell you only do we care about Griffiths, May o and P iebes by more than percent. That, coupled president is athe Not people-fi rst representative. We admire his day-to-day happenings in that diminished theplace city's ability with Truly, it is extraordinary toto communicate call home? Carmel,focus but we careon deeplyissues by level of importance. His is citizens through its cable television channel and its resolve and his s a community newspaper, the mayor in his past term as a councilman, and he about the quality of life that is the accumulation site, lead us to conclude that Wilson represents a all ofWebthat. Current in Carmel is deeply voted for a provision over Brainard's objection that a vision we admire. of our schools, our merchants, our neighborphilosophy and time of government that long since invested in our city. ended up raising municipal property taxes in Carmel hoods and our local government. has passed city. We have serious questions, if Brainard But, it inisoursomething else, too. Not only do we care about by more than 10 percent. That, coupled with votes Normally, primary elections are party not reservations, about Wilson's vote against Clay Brainard Carter in Rider Sharp the day-to-day happenings that diminished the city's ability to communicate with moved to Carmel with his family affairs and the media doesn't involve itself. Terrace while at the same time accepting a major con- in 1988. He Carmel, but we care deeply citizens through its cable television channel and its But in Carmel, the primary election is, in tribution from the popular shopping center's major about the quality of life that is the accumulation Web site, lead us Club, to conclude that Wilson represents a was a volunteer in the Carmel Dads’ fact, THE election, the Democratic Party – District 4: The reigning council competitor. Joe Griffi ths since (incumbent) of our schools, our merchants, our neighborphilosophy and time of government that long since does not have enough adherents to mount Carter is an outspoken and often overly candid hoods and our local government. has passed in our city. We have serious questions, if worked to become a part of this community president offers constituents solid representation on any reasonable challenge. his For that matter, (which we appreciate) member of our city council, Normally, primary elections are party not reservations, about Wilson's vote against Clay Brainard Carter Rider Sharp neither does the Libertarian Party. who has shown his commitment to service on the affairs and the media doesn't involve itself. Terrace while at the same time accepting a major conall fronts. Not one to shy away from being heard on their through his church and in the Republican So, the election on May 8 very much Carmel Redevelopment Commission and as the guidBut in Carmel, the primary election is, in tribution from the popular shopping center's major DOES matter. ing force behind our Farmers' Market. Carter impressbehalf, he’s a keeper. fact, THE election, since the Democratic Party Party. He is to this city “one competitor. of us.” Carmel The nominee of the Republican Party es us with his conservative-but-principled approach to does not have enough adherents to mount Carter is an outspoken and often overly candid essentially will be elected to office, and government. residents are the benefi ciaries inwethe relationany reasonable challenge. For that matter, (which appreciate) member of our city council, unless there are political upheavals of tsunaRider, a newcomer to politics but a long-time busiKirby Griffiths Mayo Piebes neither does the Libertarian Party. who has shown his commitment to service on the mi status, we will know our leadership for ness owner in our community, has amazed and ship. So, the election on May 8 very much Carmel Redevelopment Commission and as the guidnext four years–one week from tonight. enthused us with his commitment to youth, his drive Luci theSnyder District 5: We like what she has to say about DOES matter. ing force behind our Farmers' Market. Carter impressWe believe that the best interests of to involve small in communityquestion affairs, and his as to who OPINION: OUR ENDORSEMENTS There is toabusiness legitimate The nominee of the Republican Party es us with his conservative-but-principled approach to Carmel citizens are served by the re-nominadetermination see the Brainard administration's efficient fiscal planning and thewillneed tooffice,hear more from the essentially be elected to and government. tion of Mayor Jim Brainard and at-large plans move forward. will succeed the mayor when he decides unless there are political upheavals of tsunaRider, a newcomer to to politics but a long-time busicommunity. Too, her previous council experience will serve Kirby Griffiths Mayo support and endorse Piebes Carter and Rider. the school board and administrators. We've also found that he Carmel City Council candidates Ron Carter and Kevin We wholeheartedly mi status, we will know our leadership for ness owner in our community, has amazed and is a strong advocate for our city in his daily negotiations and "Woody" Rider. The former will continue to be andwe the latter will become step down. While have no inside the next four years one week from tonight. enthused us withinformahis commitment to youth, his drive her and the council well. Our decision is based on the record of the Brainard admin- dealings with county government and state government, where exceptional stewards of our city, your trust and your pocketWe believe that the best interests of to involve small business in community affairs, and his ENDORSEMENTS he is respected for his innovation and vision. OPINION: OUR istration. Since 1995, Brainard has been driven by a commitbooks. Weon believe you should add to that list city council tion the mayor’s plans, and we believe he Carmel citizens are served by the re-nominadetermination to see the Brainard administration's Our office is in Arts & Design District, at the southeast corment to keep the tax rate stable and has been able to cut taxes incumbents Rick Sharp, Kevin Kirby, Joe Griffiths and Brian tion of Mayor Jim Brainard and at-large plans move forward. ner of East Main Street and South Range Line Road. We've real- Mayo, clearly hold onto offi ce for as long in 10 of the past 11 years. becausecould each has distinguished himselfthe as a positive the school board and administrators. We've also found that he Carmel City Council candidates Ron Carter and Kevin We wholeheartedly support and endorse Carter and Rider. ly come to know our merchants and neighbors, and when they contributor to the city's move forward. We also believe Cherie We were intrigued with the mayor's announcement that he is on a strong advocate for our city in his daily negotiations and "Woody" Rider. Thehis former will continue to be and the latter will become Ron Carter (incumbent) – at-large: With heavy emphasis as he wants, considering political capital, tell us that Koven has visited their businesses and threatened would petition the state to cut the tax rate by 22 percent, a Piebes will make a fine addition to council, and we urge your Our decision is based on the record of the Brainard admin- dealings with county government and state government, where exceptional stewards of our city, your trust and your pocketto stop the redevelopment of the old downtown and fire city plan that has been approved by the state's Local Government consideration of her business, executive leadership and comhe is respected for hisit innovation and vision. redevelopment and expanding our meaningful istration. Since 1995,green Brainard hasspace been driven in by a commitbooks. We believe you should to that list city council may be tempting for him to leave on aaddhigh hall (claims he denies), you have to wonder if his campaign is Finance agency. There is no other mayor in the state who has munication qualities. Our office is in Arts & Design District, at the southeast corment to keep the tax rate stable and has been able to cut taxes incumbents Rick Sharp, Kevin Kirby, Joe Griffiths and Brian rational and represents progress or is our simply a city. vendetta against such aninfl innovative knowledgeabsolutely of tax law or as While newspapers with a wider area focus likely will turn ways,demonstrated Carter’s uence is great tonic for ner of East Main Streetnote and South Range Line Road. We've realin 10 of the past 11 years. Mayo, because each hasstarted distinguishedare himself as a positive as many of the projects he has his longtime political adversary, Brainard. bold an approach to cutting taxes. their attention to races such as those for the presidency and ly come to know our merchants and neighbors, and when they contributor to the city's move forward. We also believe Cherie We were intrigued with the mayor's announcement that he We are endorsing Carter and Kevin "Woody" Rider for difToo, we strongly believe Brainard deserves credit for manCongress, we are by, for and about Carmel. That is why we are tell us that Koven has fi visited their businesses and threatened would petition the state to cut the tax rate by 22 percent, a Piebes will makefour a fine addition to council, and we urge your nished or nearly so in the next years. ferent, but we believe equally significant, reasons. The negative endorsing here. That is a commitment we plan to keep in the aging the unprecedented growth in Carmel. While the city has to stop the redevelopment of the old downtown and fire city plan that has been approved by the state's Local Government consideration of her business, executive leadership and comdoubled in population during the past four years, and through campaign of incumbent Mark Rattermann, who is running future and a commitment we share with our readers to do our hall (claims he denies), you have wonder if you his campaign Finance agency. There is no other mayor in the state who has munication Wetohope willis make thequalities. extra effort to for one of the two at-large seats, seems to be entirely focused annexation increased its land size by 100 percent, it is encourpart in a community in which we all can take pride. rational and represents progress or is simply a vendetta against demonstrated such an innovative knowledge of tax law or as While newspapers with a wider area focus likely will turn on the city's debt; it doesn't add up when you consider the aging that the city has been able to manage its budget with a his longtime political adversary, Brainard. vote on Tuesday. Your vote for Brainard willfor the presidency and bold an approach to cutting taxes. their attention to races such as those facts.beliefs mirror ours. reasonable increase. WhileRider Brainard's chief opponent, John His Kevin “Woody” – at-large: We are endorsing Carter and Kevin "Woody" Rider for difToo, we strongly believe Brainard deserves credit for manCongress, we are by, for and about Carmel. That is why we are Rattermann's campaign literature conveniently has left out Koven, has made the increase in budget one of his campaign help to ensure a continued bright future forweallplan to keep in the ferent, but we believe equally significant, reasons. The negative endorsing here. That is a commitment aging the unprecedented growth in Carmel. While on the cityhis has own Couple thefailsfact he’llkeygladly facts relatedstand to the payment of the debt related to the issues,that we believewith that his protest the test that of truth since doubled in population during the past four years, and through campaign of incumbent Mark Rattermann, who is running future and a commitment we share with our readers to do our Performing Arts Center, and he ignores the administration's fishe once chaired the Annexation Committee of the city council Carmel residents and businesses. one of the two at-large seats, seems to be entirely focused increased its land by 100apercent, it is encour-Heforwill part in a community in which we all can take pride. at any and all times, and annexation we find him tosizebe winner. cal plan that shows debt payments without tax increases. that increased the size of the city so dramatically. Brian Kelly, publisher

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aging that the city has been able to manage its budget with a

on the city's debt; it doesn't add up when you consider the

What's more, his 2003 campaign literature contained his considering this endorsement, Current in Carmel ﬁll theIn role admirably. facts. reasonable increase. While Brainard's chief opponent, John

pledge to support parks and trails, yet within one week of taklooked beyond the obvious signs of the Brainard administraRattermann's campaign literature conveniently has left out Koven, has made the increase in budget one of his campaign ing office and then consistently through his term, Rattermann tion, the roundabouts and the Monon Trail. Instead, we key facts related to the payment of the debt related to the issues, we believe that his protest fails the test of truth since voted against parks and trail projects. looked at the way the mayor works with the other institutions Performing Arts Center, and he ignores the administration's fishe once chaired the Annexation Committee of the city council Wayne Wilson, the other candidate for the at-large seat, we and governmental units in our community, county and state. cal plan that shows debt payments without tax increases. that increased the size of the city so dramatically. believe, doesn't offer the level of leadership that this city needs We very much like what we see in the mayor's active participaWhat's more, his 2003 campaign literature contained his editor Steve Greenberg Steve Greenberg, executive In considering this endorsement, Current in Carmel to move forward. Wilson decided to end regular meetings with tion in our public schools, his dynamic communication with pledge to support parks and trails, yet within one week of taklooked beyond the obvious signs of the Brainard administraGeneral Manager ing office and then consistently through his term, Rattermann tion, the roundabouts and the Monon Trail. Instead, we voted against parks and trail projects. looked at the way the mayor works with the other institutions Wayne Wilson, the other candidate for the at-large seat, we and governmental units in our community, county and state. believe, doesn't offer the level of leadership that this city needs We very much like what we see in the mayor's active participato move forward. Wilson decided to end regular meetings with tion in our public schools, his dynamic communication with

Current in Carmel has chosen to not endorse candidates in races for council Districts 2 and 3. Their views on growth and Carmel’s economic future cause us concern.

Brian Kelly, publisher

Brian Kelly Publisher

Steve Greenberg, executive editor

OUR TAKE

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We hear a lot of talk about property taxes, failing schools and crime in Indianapolis, and it got us thinking about our neighbors to the south. They, too, face an important election on Tuesday, perhaps one of the most important in recent memory. We believe one of the key issues for continued success for Carmel is an equally successful Indianapolis. Let’s face it, we enjoy the restaurants, shopping, sporting events and entertainment the city of Indianapolis offers. It enhances our lifestyles. That’s why we can’t believe the reaction to the recent news about the mayoral race between “Band-Aid” Bart Peterson and Greg Ballard tightening. Our take on it was a bit different: We couldn’t believe how anyone, other than those on the public dole, could

possibly support Bart? Why isn’t Ballard trouncing him? Where do we start? He saw the property-tax tsunami heading his way, and what was his response? Borrow! That’s right, let’s just apply a Band-Aid (hence our nickname for hizzonor) to the problem and stick future taxpayers with yet another bill. Meanwhile, he had no REAL solutions. That’s why we endorse Ballard as the next mayor of Indianapolis. We’ve viewed spending as the biggest issue in Indianapolis, and Ballard has addressed this time and again. He

proposes instituting a hiring freeze, with fewer deputy mayors, assistant mayors and deputy assistant mayors. He’s promised to cut the non-public safety budget, currently at $700,000,000 by 10 percent by the third year in office or he promises not to run for reelection. We think he should do this in the first five minutes of his administration, but at least he’s talking about it. We also like his suggestion for quarterly, open-to-thepublic budget reviews for all departments; selling unnecessary

duplicative township property; eliminate taxing authority of unelected boards. And, he says he won’t issue bonds to pay for current operations unless “we have exhausted every other option”. On crime, Ballard wants the mayor’s office to take back control of the police department to foster greater responsibility. Finally, shame on Gov. Mitch Daniels for not helping his fellow Republican. We’re perplexed why he hasn’t provided Ballard with the help he needs. Maybe Daniels prefers a spineless Indianapolis mayor because it makes him look good. So, Indy residents, fire Bart on Tuesday and hold Ballard to his word. Your friends and neighbors in Carmel are depending on it.

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Why does only Bob Walters’ column — with a Christian point of view — merit the editorial disclaimer: “His views do not represent those of this newspaper”? You devote half a page to the banal whining of Danielle Wilson, yet don’t distance yourselves from her sophomoric blather about men’s urination with their “built-in aimer,” or about her own bladder control issues. John K. Swayze 46033 Editor’s note: The viewpoints of all our columnists are their own opinions, as we now acknowledge on page 3 of each issue.

MAYOR DISPARAGED HOME PLACE Editor:

What is being challenged by our citizens is that we have been disrespectfully criticized by a mayor who seems to have “manifest destiny” as his primary agenda. Had Carmel’s mayor chosen to pursue a more respectful approach method, withheld his disparaging remarks and generally treated Home Place in a manner of which we all wish and should be afforded, I suspect the resolve of Home Place would have galvanized less. We continue to consider adjacent Carmel a ﬁne city to have as a neighbor, similar to our feelings for Indianapolis, Zionsville, etc. We would like to keep it that way, regardless of whatever attacks without merit are launched against our community. Josh Scism 46280

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Speaking on behalf of the citizenry of Lorene Burkhart lives in Indianapolis. Home Place, we sincerely appreciate your Her place of residence was incorrect “lauding” our efforts to resist forcible annexain the Oct. 30 Current In Carmel. tion by the City of Carmel (Current In Carmel, 10/23/2007). “Hannah Montana” is on the Disney These things being said, however, we Channel. The channel was incorrect wish to express our opinions regarding the in the Oct. 30 issue. “manifest destiny” exuded by the current city administration of Carmel. We [in Home Place] Alan Potasnik’s name was incorrect have to “truly operate”10/24/07 our commu- 11:41inAMthe Page Oct. 23 halfmanaged pg horizontal_1F 1 issue. nity successfully for many years.

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KIWANIS SPEAKER: Carmel Golden K Kiwanis will be joined at 10 a.m. Thursday by Tom Sharp, who will speak on the History of Transportation in Indiana. The club meets at 10 a.m. each Thursday at Carmel American Legion Hall, 852 W. Main St.

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DON DUNKERLY WAS A CARMEL INSTITUTION

very good man notice his absence and miss him named Don dreadfully. Dunkerly used I can’t say that I knew Don to purchase well, but I knew of him. What albicycles and then ways impressed me was his vigorleave them on the front porch of ous support of his community. He his real estate business on Range and his wife, Waneta, could often Line Road. Overnight they would be seen enjoying the festivals and disappear, and when Don came to outdoor activities around town. work the next morning, he would Unknown to those standing beside smile. Don was happy the bikes him at the same event, he usually had vanished. His knew that the was a sponsor or contributor in new owner desperately needed some way. Jeff Worrell transportation, and an unlocked My fondest memories of Don CarmelCan! bike left was his way of solving the will always be his purchase of problem. Spark Buttons during the Farmers Don Dunkerly passed away Oct. 18. Our Market on Saturdays. Each year he would community lost one its biggest allies, and kid around and make me work for the sale. many, many organizations in Carmel will I would do my best to convince him that his

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purchase of a Spark Button to support CarmelFest would be the best and most important $3 he ever spent. I always knew he would buy more than one and would do it no matter what I told him. A good friend and former employee of his, Ramona Hancock, told me it will be easy to write good things about Don because that’s all there is. I would have to say, I agree. My deepest sympathies to Waneta and the Dunkerly family.

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ART ON DISPLAY: The Carmel Clay Public Library will host its annual art exhibit featuring Hamilton County artists through Nov. 16. Pieces will be available for purchase. This year’s exhibit will also feature a children’s section. Admission is free and the hours of the exhibit coincide with regular library hours of operation. For more information, contact the Hamilton County Artists Association at 776.2278.

sprinkled on and in anything he eats. We’ve also switched out Wonder Bread for its miracle imposter, whole-grain white, begun eating whole grain pasta, and changed to non-iron vitamins. As for the MIA fruits and veggies, he’s only come on board with canned pears and peeled apples, neither of which provide much fiber, but it’s a start. And thanks to all our efforts, he’s the most well-versed firstgrader on the subject: “Mom, Raisin Bran has 7 grams of fiber per serving. Count Chocola only has 1.” Hypothetically, we should be able to wean him off all this subversive counter-constipation “crap” any time now, but on the few occasions when we’ve forgotten to administer the Miralax for several days, he’s reverted right back to a strung-out 6 year old, red-faced and crying on the toilet with nothing to show for his efforts. According to his doctor though, he’s a healthy normal little boy who may just have to deal with a laxative addiction. And I’m OK with that, as long as he says “Hi Mom!” while holding the Lombardi trophy. Poop out!

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AUTHOR TO READ TALES: The Carmel Clay Public Library will host author Lorene Burkhart at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Nov. 10. She will be reading books from her Raccoon Tales series, including her newest book, “Hip, Flip, Skip and Boo Go Burkhart to the Zoo.” The books also will be available for purchase and autograph. No registration required.

ow would you Now, thanks to one of my react if your twins, I am finally an expert on son caught the children’s constipation. Part of winning TD pass his problem is his diet, which from Peyton rarely sees a fruit or a vegetable, Manning in a game against the but the other part is just his Patriots? Would you cheer? Cry? body. His intestinal tract hasn’t Get jiggy with it? matured enough yet to process I did all three when my foods properly. There’s nothing extremely constipated 4-monthI can do for his genetics, which old son finally managed to poop I blame entirely on Soccer Dad, out a brick (or, in keeping with but I can address what he eats. the game analogy, “pass his Unfortunately, that’s a lot easier Danielle own football”) after an hour of said than done. After all, he can’t Wilson straining and screaming. Honestly, down 12 espressos and smoke a I couldn’t have been prouder! The pack of Camel Lights to stimulate next morning, our momentary trauma longhis bowels. And there is absolutely no way I forgotten, I vowed to cut back on the bananas can convince him that Mueslix and prune juice and add some apple juice to his diet. make a yummy breakfast. So what to do? Then, five years later and still constipationOur main course of action has been ignorant, I found myself at a Promptcare on Miralax, an OTC laxative that he can consume a Sunday afternoon with an obscenely hot for the rest of his life. Miralax is like Iocaine physician, trying to explain how, even with powder, “tasteless, odorless, and dissolves laxatives and a children’s enema, my infant instantly in liquid,” so I can sneak it in hot daughter couldn’t go. I watched in horror chocolate or juice fairly easily. (Snaps for as he nonchalantly “extracted” the blockage me, I just quoted “ The Princess Bride” in a with a Q-tip and then lectured me on the constipation column!) importance of dietary fiber. Not my finest Next up are the fiber supplements. parenting moment, to be sure. Two candy-like tablets a day plus Benefiber

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TICKETS TO HOLIDAY SHOW: Tickets for Carmel High School’s “Holiday Spectacular” will go on sale to the general public at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday in the bookstore. Ticket prices range from $8 to $15. Shows are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 6; 2 and 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 8; and 2 p.m. on Dec. 9.

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POLLING PLACES 0201 Briar Creek, 10721 Lakeshore Drive W., Forest Dale Elementary School Gymnasium

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0202 Brookshire 01, 12120 Brookshire Parkway, Brookshire Club House Banquet Hall/Snack Bar 0203 Carmel Meadows, 101 Fourth Ave. SE, Carmel Elementary School Lunch Room 0204 Clay Center 1, 2000 N. New Market St., The Meeting House at the Village of West Clay 0207 Cool Creek North, 4255 E. 136th St., Smokey Row Family Swim Club 0208 Daniel Warren, 621 S. Range Line Road, Carmel United Methodist Church Front Hall 0209 Eden Brook 01, 1010 E. 126th St., First Baptist Church Gym 0210 Greensprings, 4311 E. 116th St., Woodbrook Elementary School Gymnasium 0211 Guilford 1, 651 W. Main St., Friends Church of Carmel Main Hall 0212 Holaday 01, 2500 E. 98th St., Indianapolis, Hope CMA Church Fellowship Hall 0213 Hunters Trace, 118 Medical Drive, Manor House Carmel Care Center, Sterling Dining Room 0214 Keystone, 10721 Lakeshore Drive W., Forest Dale Elementary School Gymnasium 0216 Mohawk Hills, 945 Mohawk Hills Drive, Mohawk Hills Clubhouse Meeting Room 0217 Mt. Carmel 01, 1242 W. 136th St., Central Christian Church Gym/Rec Room

0220 Range Line, 2 Carmel Civic Square, Carmel Clay Fire Station No. 41 Training Room 0221 Richland, 15 First Ave. NE., Old City Meeting Hall Main Room 0223 White Chapel, 4311 E. 116th St., Woodbrook Elementary School Gymnasium 0224 Brookfield Crossing, 5535 E. 131st St., Northview Christian Life Church Main Lobby 0225 Woodland, 3242 E. 106th St., Carmel Clay Fire Station #43 0226 Cool Creek South, 1010 E. 126th St., First Baptist Church Gym 0227 Lakewood, 10721 Lakeshore Drive W., Forest Dale Elementary School Gymnasium 0229 Johnson Acres, 136th Street and Keystone Avenue, Carmel HS Football Stadium, Stadium Hospitality Room 0230 Eden Brook 02, 1010 E. 126th St., First Baptist Church Gym 0231 Guilford 2, 651 W. Main St., Friends Church of Carmel Main Hall 0232 Stonehedge, 1017 W. Main St., Carmel Assembly of God Church Main Sanctuary 0233 Clay Northwest, 3400 W. 131st St., Westfield City of Carmel Street Department Break Room 0234 Brookshire North, 4780 E. 126th St., St. Markâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s United Methodist Church Room G/H 0235 Avian, 13989 Hazel Dell Parkway, Cherry Tree Elementary School 0236 Clay Northeast, 5535 E. 131st St.,

Northview Christian Life Church Main Lobby 0237 Arbors, 12999 N. Pennsylvania St., Summer Trace 0238 Blue Creek, 10721 Lakeshore Drive W., Forest Dale Elementary School Gym 0239 Brentwood, 4255 E. 136th St., Smokey Row Family Swim Club Club House 0240 Holaday 02, 2500 E. 98th St., Indianapolis, Hope CMA Church Fellowship Hall 0241 Hunters Creek, 1242 W. 136th St., Central Christian Church Fellowship Hall 0242 Kingswood 01, 4311 E. 116th St., Woodbrook Elementary School Gymnasium 0243 Lexington, 300 S. Guilford Ave., Carmel Middle School Auditorium Lobby 0244 Mt. Carmel 02, 1242 W. 136th St., Central Christian Church Gym/Rec Room 0246 Thistlewood, 1242 W. 136th St., Central Christian Church Fellowship Hall 0247 Waterford, 1010 E. 126th St., First Baptist Church Gym 0248 Woodfield, 5032 E. Main St., Carmel Clay Fire Station No. 44, Fire Truck Bay 0249 Woodgate, Smokey Row Road, Carmel HS Football Stadium, Home Side, North End, Gate 3, Hospitality Room 0250 Brookshire 02, 12120 Brookshire Parkway, Brookshire Club House Banquet Hall/Snack Bar 0251 Kingswood 02, 10655 Haverstick Road, St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church Social Hall 0252 Springmill Ponds, 540 W. 136th St.,

Carmel Clay Fire Station No. 46 Fire Truck Bay 0253 Copperwood, 4770 E. 131st St., Christ Community Church Narthex 0254 Meridian, 1605 E. 106th St., Indianapolis, Orchard Park Presbyterian Church Gathering Area 0255 Hazel Dell, 5535 E. 131st St., Northview Christian Life Church Lobby 0257 Clay Center 2, 2000 N. New Market St., The Meeting House at the Village of West Clay 0258 Bay Hill, 10655 Haverstick Road, St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church Social Hall 0259 Cherry Tree, 5032 E. Main St., Carmel Clay Fire Station No. 44 Fire Truck Bay 0260 Stonewick, 10655 Haverstick Road, St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church Social Hall 0262 Cheswick, 540 W. 136th St., Carmel Clay Fire Station No. 46 Fire Truck Bay 0263 Saddle Creek, 540 W. 136th St., Carmel Clay Fire Station No. 46 Fire Truck Bay 0264 Spring Farms, 540 W. 136th St., Carmel Clay Fire Station No. 46 Fire Truck Bay 0265 Prairie View, 5535 E. 131st St., Northview Christian Life Church Main Lobby 0266 Clay Center 3, 2000 N. Market St., The Meeting House at the Village of West Clay 0267 Pleasant Grove 2, 10701 N. College Ave., Indianapolis Clay Township Government Center

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The election is Tuesday. Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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CARMEL’S CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION (Candidates are listed in alphabetical order. R = Republican, D = Democrat, I = Independent, Inc. = Incumbent. Candidates for Clerk-Treasurer and Judge are unopposed. Some races have no incumbents.) MAYOR Jim Brainard (R), Inc. Marnin J. Spigelman (I) Henry Winckler (D) CLERK-TREASURER Diana L. Cordray (R), Inc. CITY COURT JUDGE Paul A. Felix (R), Inc.

CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 3 John V. Accetturo (R) Robin G. Pauker (D) CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 4 Joe Grifﬁths (R), Inc. Geri Piedmonte (D) CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 5 Mary M. Carter (D) Luci Snyder (R) CITY COUNCIL AT LARGE (elect 2) Ron Carter (R), Inc. Edward Chu (D) Kevin Rider (R) John Sullivan (D)

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22 ;Carmel has the PUZZLES

lowest tax rate of any city its size or larger in the state (108 cities have higher rates,)

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760 acres of new parks and trails, a new downtown is underway and Keystone Avenue is finally under city control,

This didn’t happen by accident. Jim Brainard has worked hard to make Carmel a very special place.

James JamesBrainard Brainard Dear DearFriends, Friends,

Carmel, Indiana Carmel, Indiana

Next NextTuesday TuesdayisisElection ElectionDay Dayand andIIwant wanttototake takethis thisopportunity opportunitytotosay sayitithas hasbeen beenan anhonor honor and andprivilege privilegetotowork workwith withyou youininmaking makingour ourcity cityaatruly trulyspecial specialplace. place. As Asyou youconsider consideryour yourvote voteon onTuesday, Tuesday,IIask askthat thatyou youcarefully carefullyweigh weighhow howfortunate fortunatewe weare aretotolive liveininaa city citythat thatisisnot nothaving havingaacrisis crisiswith withcrime, crime,taxes taxesor oreducation. education. We Welive liveininaacity citywith withthe thelowest lowesttax taxrate rateof of any anycity cityour oursize sizeor orlarger largerininthe thestate. state. When Whenyou youlook lookatatthe the communities communitiesthat thatsurround surroundus, us,Carmel Carmelresidents residentspay paylower lowertaxes taxesfor forcity cityservices serviceswhile whilegenerally generallyhaving having higher higherappraisals appraisalsfor fortheir theirhomes. homes. We Welive liveininaacity citywith withaastrong strongfinancial financialmanagement managementprogram. program.We Wehave havefunded fundedour ourpolice policeand andfire firepenpensions sionsand andfunded fundedour ourstreet streetand andinfrastructure infrastructureimprovements improvementswithout withoutraising raisingtaxes. taxes.Our Oursound soundfiscal fiscal management managementhas hasearned earnedus usone oneof of the thehighest highestratings ratingsfrom fromStandard Standardand andPoor’s. Poor’s. When WhenIIfirst firstran ranfor foroffice, office,IIsaid saidIIwould wouldget getour ourpriorities prioritiesright rightand, and,with withyour yourhelp; help;we wehave haveheld heldfirm firm on onstandards standardsof of growth growthand andremain remaincommitted committedtotowalkable walkableneighborhoods neighborhoodsconnected connectedby bysidewalks, sidewalks, trails, trails,and andbike bikepaths pathssuch suchasasthe therenovation renovationof of downtown. downtown. Park Parkland landhas hasexpanded expandedfrom fromabout about40 40 acres acrestotomore morethan than760 760acres acresincluding includingthe theMonon MononGreenway Greenwayand andCentral CentralPark. Park. Many Manysaid saidititcould couldnot not be bedone. done. What Whathas hasbeen beencrucial crucialtotoour oursuccess successisisthe thespirit spiritof of positive positiveteamwork teamworkcombined combinedwith withthe theintense intensededesire sireby byour ourcitizens citizenstotocreate createaacity citythat thatexceeds exceedsall allexpectations. expectations. Projects Projectsstarted startedyears yearsago agoare arenow nowcoming comingtotocompletion. completion. Over Overthe thenext nextfour fouryears, years,we wewill willfinally finallysee seeaa reconstruction reconstructionof of Keystone KeystoneAvenue, Avenue,aaproject projectthat thathas hasbeen beeninindiscussion discussionfor forover overaadecade. decade. The The project projectisisdesigned designedtotoremove removeheavy heavytruck trucktraffic trafficand andeliminate eliminatestoplights. stoplights. We Wewere weresuccessful successfulinin negotiating negotiatingaarecord record$90 $90million milliondollars dollarsfrom fromthe thestate. state. This Thisrecord recordreturn returnof of approximately approximately$3,500 $3,500per per household householdininCarmel Carmelbrings returnsback these these tax tax dollars dollars we’ve we’ve paidpaid to the to the state. state. We Weare arekeeping keepingour ourpromises promisestotothe thenewly newlyannexed annexedareas areasininthe thecity, city,making makingmajor majorimprovements improvementsinin streets, streets,intersections, intersections,and anddrainage drainageininthese thesepreviously previouslycounty-controlled county-controlledareas. areas.These Thesenew newstreets streetsare areaa significant significantimprovement improvementand, and,most mostimportant, important,they theywere werepaid paidfor forout outof of new newrevenue revenueand anddid didnot notresult result inintax taxincreases increasesfor forproperty propertyowners. owners. On OnNovember November6,6,Carmel Carmelwill willhold holdan anelection electionfor formayor. mayor. IIwould wouldbe behonored honoredtotocontinue continueserving servingasas your yourmayor mayorand andrespectfully respectfullyask askfor foryour yourvote. vote.

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DISCOVERING A GEM IN BEN CARSON

f you haven’t yet heard room for the long list of profound of Dr. Ben Carson, I’m observations and wry one-liners praying that we will all be here, but Google Dr. Ben Carson. hearing more from him Carson, 56, showed up soon. recently on Carson is head of pediatric C-SPAN, which aired his presentaneurosurgery at Johns Hopkins tion at the Baltimore Speakers Medical Institutions in Baltimore. Series, a “cultural entertainment He became famous in 1987 for series of diverse opinions.” He separating cranially conjoined drew a standing ovation … a ﬁrst twins at JHMI, for the two-year-old program, the and repeated moderator said. the procedure Carson has obviously been bril10 years later liant for years (he’s had the JHMI Bob Walters in Zambia. He directorship since he was 32), Spirituality is the author but a televised uber-intelligent, of three books relevant, makes-a-ton-of-sense TV with a fourth on the way, appearance can launch a lifetime of achieveand he grew up dirt-poor ment into looking like an overnight success. Carson in the hard inner city of I’d love to see Carson in the mainstream Detroit. of American commentary. It would be a great And he’s a Yale graduate. spot for a brilliant physician and a true ChrisAnd he’s energetically Christian. tian believer. And he’s a prostate cancer survivor. And he has a sharp eye for irony and truth. Bob Walters (rlwcom@aol.com) notes that Carson And he’s terriﬁc to listen to about his faith, is a Seventh-Day Adventist, a denomination with a solid confession of the Triune God. our country, black culture, American culture, medical ethics, stem cells, the American medical system, and I’m sure other subjects. No

ome 25 years ago, I ing changes if necessary. finished my studies I read the Bible. Big book! to obtain a master Nice to read it virtually cover to of arts degree in cover at least once. I also had the personality theory advantage of being able to listen & religion from Butler University/ to it courtesy of books on tape Christian Theological Seminary. several times. The same goes for There were financial reasons for other religious texts of Egypt, not then pursuing a doctorate in Babylonia, Persia, India, China and counseling, or some such degree, Islam. I have yet to work through but there was a more compelthe entire Book of Mormon, which ling reason. I wanted to initiate I considered, at the time, tedious my own reading research, rather and uninspiring. I found as much than have others in charge of my as I could so far on the writings of Bruce Braden reading. Most of all I wanted to Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, research religion, mythology and John Adams, George Washington, history (especially early American i.e., the Founders, referring to history). I wanted to do this research using as religion. many primary-source documents as possible. Finally, I also wanted to get a better Primary-source documents are the actual understanding of the chronology of religions, documents of a person or group. history, and myths. I wanted to know what I was about 30 years old at the time I set and who came first, who borrowed and built off on my quest. It seems to have been a good on ideas from whom. Reference books such as age for this. In the past, figures such as Jesus, The Timetables of History help. Mohammad and Buddha reportedly have set Speaking of time, mine’s up for today. off on such quests or missions at or about age In future columns, I will share some of my 30. In Gail Sheehy’s early Passages, 30 was findings and ideas with you. an age where people reassessed their lives Bruce Braden is an author and poet. He is the and made changes, if necessary. Today, with editor of “Ye Will Say I Am No Christian: The increased longevities, adults can have several Thomas Jefferson/John Adams Correspondence later opportunities to reassess lives lived, mak- on Religion, Morals, and Values.”

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“As a nation we have to understand that it is OK to have Godly values. If the idea of God is … in our country’s founding documents (… endowed by our Creator …), in our pledge of allegiance (… under God …), in our courts (… so help me God …) and in our wallets (currency “In God We Trust”), and our country is trying to tell us not to talk about God, well, there is a medical term for that … schizophrenia.” – Dr. Ben Carson

SPIRITUAL JOURNEY INCLUDED Many of THE WORLD’S RELIGIONS

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CHOOSING SIMPLE PLEASURES NOT AS SIMPLE AS IT SEEMS

ately I have been seasonings, and then let it simmer. thinking about While all that’s going on, you’ll the joy we find in also need to mix together the simple things. bread dough, knead it, let it rise, Why? I have no punch it down, let it rise again, idea. Maybe it’s part of getting a punch it down again, form it into few miles on the ol’ odometer, a loaf, let it rise again, and bake also known as getting your AARP it. And when it’s all done, you’re card. Maybe I’m just trying to get so tired of fooling with it that you a jump on Thanksgiving. Whatever just make a bologna sandwich the reason, I’ve started putting instead. It takes a lot of work to together a list of simple things that make a simple supper. have brought me great joy in the And as for running through the Mike Redmond last week or so. Here it is: gears – well, I find that immensely Humor • New socks. satisfying. I suppose it’s a guy • Soup. thing. Actually, I do think manual • Running through the gears on a manual transmissions make for better drivers, because transmission. they require a level of involvement that isn’t That’s it. It’s a short list, but remember, I necessary with an automatic. There’s no just got started. Besides, even as I was putting dialing a cell phone while you’re shifting. Of it together I noticed things aren’t always as course, you have to remember not to kill the simple as they first seem. engine coming away from the stop For example, I love putting on a light, and you have to remember brand-new pair of socks. Except, of to double-clutch going into third. course, they have to be laundered Stopping on a steep uphill grade before you put them on, because can be kind of tricky, or at least (as my germ-phobic mother scary for the car behind you. Oh, taught) you never know what and don’t ride the clutch. Or bark kind of cooties they might pick up the tires. But other than that, it’s hanging on a rack in a department a breeze. store. Of course, this raises a question: Are So simple things aren’t always as simple as socks new after you’ve laundered them, or they seem. But you know what? That doesn’t does that wash away the newness? I say they make them any less of a joy. remain new until you wear them, but they And now, I think I shall work on my list can only be new for one wearing. See? It’s some more – to continue looking for joy in complicated. the seemingly simple things around me. I Soup can be complicated, too. It’s a rainy already have some nominees. I think I’ll add evening when you see the shadow of winter leaves (which need to be raked, in my yard looming over the landscape. “Ah,” you think, anyway), dogs (especially mine, who has “what would be better than a simple bowl been pestering me for a walk), and naps. No of soup and a hunk of fresh bread?” But you explanation necessary on that last one. don’t like soup from a can and all the bread in Mike Redmond is an author, journalist, the house is gummy sandwich bread, so you humorist and speaker. Write him at mike@ have to make the soup and bread first. mikeredmondonline.com or P.O. Box 44385, You’ll start with a nice, big chicken and Indianapolis, IN 46244. For information on some fresh vegetables to make the broth. speaking fees and availability, visit www. Then you’ll have to remove the chicken from spotlightwww.com. the bones, strain the broth, chop some more vegetables, add the other ingredients and

SHIPPING GRIME IS NO CRIME

y laundry whispering about the growing is rated Ex. homeless problem. FedEx to be At the Kinko’s FedEx, I faced precise. It an overzealous clerk who aspired arrived the to be an airport security guard. other day, an entire box of it from She carefully examined what I was Maui, where my wife and I had placing in the box to send across finished up our Hawaiian vacation. the Pacific. I eagerly opened the box, and “Sir, this looks like dirty the contents were just as I had underwear,” she said suspiciously. remembered them: dirty. I felt I was being profiled. Why I sent my dirty laundry Which was scary. At my age, Federal Express from Hawaii is a I don’t look good in profile, Dick Wolfsie saga I did not want you to hear especially in briefs. Humor about, but my wife claimed I had “Yes, it’s all dirty laundry. Is written more stories lately making there anything wrong with that?” fun of her than making fun of myself. Years ago “No, sir. We do see that occasionally. we agreed that each of us would take an equal Usually from men who are fans of the show, amount of skewering in my weekly column. ‘Monk.’ ” “You need to write about your dirty That night, I told my wife what I had laundry and Federal Express,” she said on the done… plane ride home. “How much did that cost us?” “Are you crazy? People will think I’m some “$50 to send the box. But the bus to the kind of weirdo.” mall was free.” “It’s your turn.” “Are you nutty, Dick? For $50, you could “Wait a second. Wasn’t it just last week I have bought all new underwear.” admitted that I’ve been lying about my height “It wouldn’t be the same.” for 40 years and that I once got lost in a cul“Why not?” de-sac?” “You have to break in new underwear. I “I know, but this is just sooooooooo good. don’t want to start all over with new size 40s I’ll owe you one.” when I get home. Then have to wash, dry, OK, here goes: I do not like mixing stretch, and shrink them over a three-week my dirty laundry with the clean clothes in period into perfect 36s, which is my actual my suitcase. Just the idea that the two are size. But you’ll never understand this problem traveling together strikes me as unseemly. because you are a woman, and you don’t have Toward the end of vacation in Hawaii, our a…” laundry bag — a 54-gallon drum liner — was “I don’t have a what?” beginning to bulge with our previous two “A clue what I’m talking about.” weeks of grubby apparel. By the way, the dirty laundry is still in the Because of this, I started having trouble FedEx box. After a week back home, the whites sleeping. Just knowing there were 14 pairs of have actually gotten a little grungier. I think I’ll grubby Fruit of the Looms and a dozen damp just throw all of it in the trash. That will make T-shirts in an undersized cabin with me put Mary Ellen happy. Wasn’t that her suggestion me on edge. in the first place? One morning toward the end of the trip my wife went kayaking. I decided to use the Dick Wolfsie is an author, columnist and speaker. time wisely to address some personal issues. Contact him at wolfsie@aol.com. I took the bus into town, shouldering my plastic bag filled with those unmentionables I mentioned. People on the bus stared at me,

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STUDENT LEADERS ELECTED: Prairie Trace Elementary students have elected their Student Council members for this school year. They are Alyssa Berry, Natalie Bryie, Conor Corken, Xavier Drudge, Sally Ernst, Logan Farrow, Amy German, Zach Grove, Sydney Hartwick, Grace Miller, Sommer O’Donnell, Ashley Otero, Jackson Rose, Olivia Schmidt, Ethan Szuhaj and Gloria Xue.

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Ask Yia Yia (grandmother in Greek), aka Becky Kapsalis, is a mom, grandmother and certiﬁed parent coach. She can be reached by phone at 810.9358 or e-mail at askyiayia@indy.rr.com.

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MATH TEACHERS SPOKE: Five Carmel Clay teachers were selected to speak at the recent Indiana Council of Mathematics state conference in Indianapolis. They were Paige Hanafee, CHS, for using technology in math classrooms; Janice Mitchener, CHS, for utilizing graphic calculators; Angela Moreman, Creekside, for using PowerPoint academic games; and Wes Pagge and Robb Hedges of Creekside, for their cross-curricular mapping project.

hen I ﬁrst began writing for Current in Carmel, my sole intent was to help develop parenting into a lifelong career. Over the weeks, and based on the feedback I am getting, most parents want to know “how to parent.” While I’m ﬂattered that you feel I am worthy of your intent, I believe our most effective parenting skill is to identify our personal parenting style. This becomes a question of knowing ourselves and the changing patterns and habits that might be detrimental to the well being of our Becky Kapsalis children. Ask YiaYia We’re the only ones who can answer that question honestly. We know what we are bringing to the table. We know if and when our parenting styles are honorable, genuine and decent. Are those styles integrated into

who we are and how we want our children to know us? We also know we need to improve ourselves before we can ask our children to improve on themselves. During an emergency on an airplane, the adult is asked to put on the oxygen mask before placing one on a child. So it is with parenting. We must address our own “emergencies,” with the intent of helping ourselves so that our children will survive the turbulence that will surely arrive from time to time. I’m not suggesting this is an easy transition. I am stating that “children are not the problem” when we as parents have taught them most of everything they’ve learned. At best, we have the opportunity to shape our children into respectable and respected

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

PLANETARIUM SHOW: Carmel High School’s planetarium will present its annual “Season of Light” show at 7 and 8 p.m. Nov. 17. Tickets are $4 for adults and $2 for children and seniors. They will be sold at the high school bookstore from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. starting Nov. 6. Any tickets that remain will be sold at the door. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. To ensure the safety of those who attend, nobody will be admitted after the show starts. Children 12 years and under should be accompanied by an adult.

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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SHOOTING CLINIC FOR GIRLS: Carmel High School girls basketball players and their coaches invite girls in grades 4-8 to attend a basketball shooting clinic from 6 to 8 p.m. on Nov. 15 in the high school ﬁeldhouse. The session will include using proper Lady footwork Hounds and shooting form, developing a quicker shot release, improving accuracy, and conducting drills to emphasize stationary shooting as well as shooting on the move. Registration forms are available at www.ladyhounds.com. Cost is $40.

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DISPATCHES TAKE EMOTIONS OUT: One of the major points that Jason Zweig makes in his new book, “Your Money & Your Brain: How the NewScience of Neuroeconomics Can Help Make You Rich,” is that a lot of people, when they are making ﬁnancial decisions, really feel like they are thinking and deliberating. What they don’t realize a lot of the time is that they are really deciding with their emotions. When asked how investors can prevent being knocked off track by their emotions, Zweig suggests the following: “Have policies and procedures in place in advance so you don’t jump from decision to decision. You shouldn’t make your choices based on what the stock market is telling you and based on what your friends and co-workers are doing but rather on the basis of rules you have put in place in advance.” TRANSITONS: Krissi Price has been hired by ungar strategies as program development manager. Ungar Strategies, 11405 N. Pennsylvania Price St., Suite 115 is a strategic consultancy helping clients in sports make unique, lasting, and substantial improvements in their business. … Vicki Sheets, a real estate sales Sheets professional in Carmel, has joined the Keller Williams Realty Indy Metro North Market Center, 11711 N. Meridian St. … Fred Yde and Judy Wothke, broker/ owners of RE/MAX Yde Premier Group in Carmel, recently earned the status of Certiﬁed “Succeed” Mentor from RE/MAX of Indiana. RE/MAX Premier Group is at 3985 W. 106th St., Suite 100. … Dr. G. Peter Maiers II has joined Methodist Wothke Sports Medicine/ The Orthopedic Specialists. Dr. Maiers will practice at several downtown Indianapolis locations and the northside location of Methodist Sports Medicine/ The Orthopedic Specialists at Maiers II 201 Pennsylvania Parkway, Suite 235.

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re you always satisﬁed with your ﬁrst impression? Do you put your best foot forward? Are you sure it truly represents you? It’s true. First impressions only come once. What do you do with yours? Generally, we make up our minds about people in the early seconds of meeting them. You know instinctually whether you like someone, trust them, or even want to know them. That’s the basis of relationships. And the same process works when customers form relationships with organizations or businesses. They David Cain usually know early in On Marketing the process if they will have a relationship or not, and many times that decision is based on emotion conveyed through a story or by association. That’s why companies have spokespeople – for positive association. In general, people like to associate things. We associate positive attributes with other positive things. If someone is attractive, we might initially believe they are successful, fun

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– what’s your first impression? Is it what you expect from yourself or your business? Chances are you could do better – we all could do better. And that’s one of the roles of marketing – to create positive associations and convey a memorable first impression. Don’t let your first impression be your last. David Cain is president of MediaSauce, a digital media and online marketing company in Carmel. David welcomes your comments at David.Cain@ MediaSauce.com.

s much as I enjoy they saw the lady and the gorilla. writing, some A second group of subjects days it’s not as was brought in, and were told easy as others. I that their task was to count the often sit down at number of times that the ball the computer and words flood the was passed from player to player. screen. On other days, not so much. Again, the lady with the umbrella It’s commonly known as “writer’s and the person in the gorilla block.” suit made their way across the Wikipedia says that writer’s basketball court. Guess what? block “can be closely related to Only 20 percent of the subjects depression and anxiety, two mood noticed them. disorders that reflect environThe conclusion of the psyKent Burns mentally caused or spontaneous chologists? In normal language, On Success changes in the brain’s frontal lobe.” people see what they look for. As I continued, however, my mind What does that have to do was put more at ease when I read with my writer’s block? Every that “it is widely thought that writer’s block is day there are wonderful things going on part of the natural ebb and flow of the creative around me from which I can draw inspiration. process.” I felt better, and much less like I There’s an umbrella lady or a guy in a gorilla needed to schedule a doctor’s appointment. suit somewhere close by. My writer’s block I think sometimes I have writer’s block just means I wasn’t looking for them. because I become blind to inspiration. Do you have days where you are oblivious A group of psychologists once conducted to the wonderful things going on around you? an experiment in which subjects were asked Don’t let the grind blind you to these things. to watch a group of basketball players passing Life is too short and too rich. Sharpen our the ball back and forth. The subjects were senses and look for the inspiring every day. told to make note of anything unusual they It’s there. Our job is not to miss it. saw during the timed event. During the exKent Burns is a Carmel resident and partner at periment, a lady carrying an umbrella walked MRINETWORK, the nation’s largest staffing firm. across the far end of the gymnasium. Later, He is also a professional speaker and author. He a person wearing a gorilla suit did the same. can be reached at kent@currentincarmel.com Nov Current 07.pdf 10/18/2007 5:25:03 PM After the experiment, each of the subjects said

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shared ideas with our elected offi cials, past and present. Many of us have served our community as either former elected officials, board or commission members or community volunteers. We fee l that by working together we are helping make Carmel the best place to live, work and raise a fam ily. The positive changes and continu

ed commitment to excellence we ’ve seen in Carmel are h, attracting corporate headquart ers, new retail stores, restaurants and more residential options. We are creating the kind of place in which all generations want to live, work and play. People are dra wn to Carmel for its high quality of life and they stay in Carmel because they feel a strong connec tion to this safe, clean, welcoming community. resulting in new economic growt

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DISPATCHES EAR INFECTION WORKSHOP: Dr. Nancy Elwartowski-Cooper with Chiropractic Wellness Center of Indiana and Dr. Carolyn Berghuis of Joy of Raphael will be presenting a workshop on how to heal ear infections without drugs or surgery. It will be at 6:15 p.m. Nov. 12 at 2000 E. 116th St. Suite 101, Carmel. Call 575.9310 to reserve a seat.

VEGAN, GLUTEN-FREE COOKING CLASSES: Wild Oats grocery store will offer free vegan and gluten-free Thanksgiving cooking classes on Saturday. The vegan class is from 1 to 2:30 p.m. and the gluten-free class is from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Free samples and recipes will be provided. Wild Oats is located at 14598 Clay Terrace Blvd. Call 569.1517 for more information. PROTEIN DIETS: Here are two menus for varying daily protein needs. The Sofa Slug: Sesame bagel with 2 Tbsp cream cheese, 9.5 g; 1 cup orange juice, 2 g; 4 ounces tuna fish on wheat, 34 g; 16 almonds, 4 g; 1 chicken thigh, 15.5 g (Total: 65 g). The Cardio Guy: 1 packet instant oatmeal, 4 g; 1 cup fat-free milk, 9.5 g; Wendy’s Classic Single cheeseburger with everything, 29 g; 6 oz salmon fillet, 39 g; 1 cup cooked broccoli, 5.5 g; 1 cup low-fat cottage cheese, 28 g (Total: 115 g). — Menshealth.com

f it’s yellow let it mellow, If it’s brown, Flush it down Hold on here a darn minute! If it’s always yellow, more than likely you’re not drinking enough water to flush the toxins out of your Holy Temple. You can’t see them, you can’t smell them, but they are there, in your over-worked liver, awaiting their turn to be released. My personal Guru, Deb McClure Smith of Good Earth, explained to me that our earth suit is able to rid itself of a reasonable amount of toxins, but not like today where we are overly bombarded with estrogens, preservatives, antibiotics, pharmaceutical drugs, food colorings, MSG, DDT, PCP, arsenic, and a constellation of other preservatives that require an interpreter Wendell Fowler to pronounce. That ain’t natural! Use of highly toxic DDT was restricted in 1972, but it still comes back to us on Third World produce we eat during the winter. Is organic sounding better to you?

Bob Landman, owner of Good Earth Whole Foods in Broad Ripple, shared with me that when your liver gets overwhelmed, the toxin overload gets stored and accumulates in your fatty tissue. Have you ever wondered what cellulite is and where it originates? Toxic metals like mercury, aluminum, and lead are stored and accumulate in our fatty tissue. Each living person carries about 7 to 8 gooey, nasty, pounds of accumulated toxins in their earth suit that are unable to flee from our internal ecology and compromise the quality of our short lives. The lumpy material resembling cottage cheese that is commonly found on the thighs,

stomach and bottom is called cellulite, a fancy name for collections of fat that push against the connective tissue beneath a person’s skin and cause the surface of the skin to dimple resembling cottage cheese. Toxins that your liver cannot handle get banished to the fatty cellulite areas of the thigh, butt and tummy for storage. Cellulite can be caused by damaged circulation, not enough water, free radicals, poor digestion, lack of fiber, hormonal imbalances, lack of exercise, over exertion and the granddaddy of them, industrialized food. If you take a vitamin in the morning, then in about one hour your urine will be bright yellow from the B vitamins. Sandi and I drink a large glass of filtered water upon awakening. Your body has been working all night to rid itself of toxins. Give it a hand by drinking filtered, not distilled, water all day. If your urine is a dark color, please see your physical or urologist. Lemon yellow is more natural. We are all exposed to toxins in the environment and our food over our lifetimes. Some are easy to avoid, others less so. Clean living, whole foods, and a regular detox program is the best we can do to avoid overexposure to toxins. Wendell Fowler is a retired chef, as well as an inspirational speaker, health humorist, storyteller, author and edu-tainer. Contact him at fowlerindy@ aol.com or go to www.wendellfowler.com.

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that a lack of sleep causes the brain’s emotional centers to dramatically overreact to negative experiences. A shutdown of the prefrontal lobe, a brain region that normally keeps emotions under control, is the reason for heightened emotional response in sleep-deprived people, said researchers from Harvard and the U.C. Berkeley. The team said its study may help improve understanding of the link between sleep disruptions and psychiatric disorders. — msnbc.msn.com

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DISPATCHES EXERCISE YOUR BRAIN: Geeks have always known that video games make you smarter, but now the rest of the world is catching on, thanks to Nintendo’s Brain Age. Created in collaboration with neuroscientist Ryuta Kawashimi, the DSLite features timed drills – solving math problems, reading aloud and counting stick figures – aimed at keeping your cerebral muscles toned. — wired magazine ANOTHER VIDEO CHOICE: NBC and Fox this week launched a test version of hulu.com, intended to compete with – and take customers away from - YouTube, owned by Google. Hulu joins Joost’s video offerings in this increasingly hot and crowded space. While only opening on a limited basis to select users, Hulu is the first major initiative by content owners rather than technology companies that must rely on licensing agreements with television, film and music providers for their content. — computerworld.com SAVING THE RESCUERS: The situation is confusing enough when havoc strikes, and when radios aren’t working and firefighters don’t know where their colleagues are, it gets a whole lot worse. Learning from the communications problems of 9/11, designers solved those problems with a Smart Suit. Its embedded sensors transmit the exact location and vital signs of each firefighter or rescue worker to a central command center. This tech could be helpful for disaster workers, including those California firefighters who risked their lives recently. — gizmodo.com

GOOGLE’S SMS MAKES YOUR CELL PHONE SMART

he popularity of text messaging migrated to the cell phone years ago, but most cell phone users older than 30 aren’t regular users of this form of communication (or even aware that their phone has text-messaging capabilities). Text messaging with another human being requires the user to be able to have segments of a conversation over a period of time, which necessitates the user to adapt to this newer way of communicating. Google saw this underutilized technology as another Gary Hubbard way to extend its Technology brand, especially to those who rarely used the SMS (Short Message Service) option on a cell phone. Now whenever we older cell phone users have a question that we think Google can help with, we can ask via text messaging (the service from Google is free; however, standard text rates from your cell phone provider may apply. Make sure you understand which text plan you are on, because this service is addicting!)

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This service is invaluable for those who travel. It’s a quick way to get information in unfamiliar cities, but it isn’t just for travel-related items. You can also use the currency conversion (type: 1 usd in yen), the units of measure calculator (type: 1 us pint in liters), get sports scores (type: score red sox), stock quotes (type: stock goog) and even get prices on any product that you are shopping for (type: price 40gb ipod). You can also ask for directions, maps, ﬂight information and a host of other very helpful items once you learn the basic lingo. And, of course, you can ask your typical fact-based question of the most powerful search engine on the planet (type: who wrote hamlet). The best way to get up to speed on this truly incredible service is to visit the overview information at www.google.com/sms or text “help” or “tips” directly to Google through your cell phone. Gary Hubbard is owner of Data Doctors Computer Services, www.datadoctors.com. Have a technology question? Send it to CurrentInCarmel@datadoctors.com

23 19 PUZZLES FOR THE RECORD

Puzzles by Sanchez J. Jiminez sjjpuzzles@yahoo.com

HOOSIER HODGEPODGE

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Find the items in the puzzle going up, down, sideways or diagonally and list them. Each letter is used no more than once. Answers below

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5 Toothpaste Brands __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________ __________________

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List the one common word found in a standard dictionary that falls alphabetically between each pair of words. No proper nouns, foreign words, abbreviations or a different form of either word is acceptable. Answers below.

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Using the letters in the name "Vectren," create as many common words of 4+ letters as you can in 20 minutes. No proper nouns or foreign words. Answers below. alphabetically speaking

6) PELF

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CARMEL WORDSMITH CHALLENGE

ALPHABETICALLY SPEAKING hoosier hodgepodge

Use logic to fill 4 Indiana Fruits in the boxes so __________________ __________________ every row, column __________________ and __________________ 2 x 3 box contains 3 Indianapolis Entertainment the letters Venues __________________ C-A-R-M-E-L. __________________ Answer below. __________________

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Answers to HOOSIER HODGEPODGE: Breads : French, Italian, Toothpaste : Aim, Colgate, Crest, Gleem, Pepsodent; Fruits : Apple Beef and Boards, Clowes Hall, The Vogue; Movies : Ocean's Eleve

Answers to ALPHABETICALLY SPEAKING: 1) CARTOON; 2) GIBBERISH; 3) INEBRIATE; 4) LICIT; 5) OTTOMAN; 6) PELICAN Answers to CARMEL WORDSMITH CHALLENGE: Among the common words in “Vectren” are: center, centre, recent, venter, enter, erect, event, nerve, never, cent, erne, even, ever, rent, teen, tern, tree, veer, vent Answers to HOOSIER HODGEPODGE: Breads : French, Italian, Rye, Sourdough, Wheat, White; Toothpaste : Aim, Colgate, Crest, Gleem, Pepsodent; Fruits : Apple, Grape, Peach, Strawberry; Venues : Beef and Boards, Clowes Hall, The Vogue; Movies : Ocean’s Eleven, Syriana; Boutique : Chaos

Answers to ALPHABETICALLY SPEAKING: 1) CARTOON; 2) G 4) LICIT; 5) OTTOMAN; 6) PELICAN

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Bonetha Louise Williams, 96, formerly of Frankfort, died Oct. 30, 2007 at St. Vincent Hospice, Indianapolis. She married Willard A. Williams on Oct. 19, 1930 in Zionsville. He preceded her in death on Aug. 13, 1988. A 1929 graduate of Lebanon High School, Mrs. Williams was a homemaker. She worked at F.W. Woolworths, Red Cross office at the courthouse, Forlow Travel Service and USCHO. Survivors include: sons Dwight J. (Carolyn) Williams of Carmel and Carroll E. (Judy) Williams of Delphos, Ohio; brother Marion (Melba) Adams of Lebanon; 9 grandchildren, 15 greatgrandchildren and 3 great-greatgrandchildren. Godwin Funeral Home in Frankfort handled arrangements. Burial was in Greenlawn Memorial Park.

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the latest in teen fashion. Some wore sunglasses even though they had no eyes. I ran into something. It was Katelyn’s outstretched arm. She stopped me cold at the store’s entrance, as music boomed past us both, evaporating into the mall. “Don’t come in. Just give me money. I don’t want to be embarrassed.” She next took me to Nordstrom and wanted a sweatshirt and a pair of holey jeans. “They’re only $125.” Pause. “Each.” “If you get a Nordstrom’s credit card today, you’ll get a certiﬁcate for $25, so it will actually only cost you $100 for the sweatshirt.”

Her blue eyes narrowed; her expression serious. Katelyn Rae Van Maren Neary spoke with such focus and purpose, I was mesmerized. It was as if I was facing a CEO at a board meeting, laying down the law. Today, I have found common ground with my teenage daughter who doesn’t mind being seen with me — especially if I’m carrying a Louis Vuitton purse and a Nordstrom Signature VISA card. Suzan Davis is a Carmel resident, writer, public speaker and college instructor. She can be contacted at suzandavis@sbcglobal.net

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POLKA DOTS ARE RED-HOT! The polka-dot pattern, perhaps inspired by the polka dance craze, was ﬁrst mentioned in an 1857 issue of Godey’s Lady’s Book, which described a muslin scarf with rows of embroidered polka dots. And it’s still going strong! Find something that needs a lift and decorate it with dots. Once you start, you won’t want to stop. Use small leftover scraps of fabric, or recycle a favorite old shirt or your children’s baby clothes — you’ll wind up with a family heirloom. Cut circles all the same size, or make them irregular, like bubbles. Either way, polka dotting is simple, so don’t worry if you haven’t sewn since high school. Don’t be a perfectionist, don’t be a purist, just be a ... polka dottist! — countryliving.com

y the time my daughter, Katelyn, 16, had lived a dozen years, she had turned down 10,000 invitations to do anything with me. The answer was “No.” or “No way.” That is until we took our ﬁrst trip to The Fashion Mall. That day changed us forever as we took a shortcut through SAKS Fifth Avenue. “Let’s go into Louis Vuitton!” shouted Katelyn, then 14. “What’s that?” I asked, unaware of how potentially expensive my question was. At long last, on the verge of teen-hood, my eldest child had found something she wanted to do with her mother. In fact, she didn’t want to do it without me. The Suzan Davis glue that would bond Style a new relationship between parent and child was a string of four-letter words: Shop. Shop. Shop. I’ll never forget our ﬁrst outing. I entered the mall as if I owned it and marched enthusiastically towards a store with massive windows where faceless mannequins donned

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ASSAULTING ODORS: Walking through the door needn’t be an assault on your olfactory organs. Preventing and eliminating odors can be achieved quickly, naturally and with stuff you probably already have around the house. And forget those fake-smelling canned air fresheners — you can do much better than that without spending a penny. The Garbage Can. Throw a couple of dryer sheets into the bottom of the can to help keep odors at bay. Coffee grounds make the garbage smell a little more bearable, so when

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