Dear Editors of Current in Carmel and Fishers: As President and CEO of the Indiana Manufacturers Association, I want to express our appreciation for the pro-manufacturing legislation supported by your state senator, Luke Kenley (R-Noblesville), during this most recent session of the Indiana General Assembly. Specifically, Sen. Kenley served as primary sponsor of House Enrolled Act 1001-2013, Biennial Budget. There [...]
By Dan Domsic Controlled chaos can be a beautiful thing. If you’ve never been inside a working newsroom, it can be a treat. It might not be the most exciting experience to the average passerby, but to a newsie, journo, reporter, editor, professional nosy person – whatever you’d like to call us – it’s an entertaining place. In Current’s little [...]
Commentary By Mike Colaw Years ago, I sat in my fifth-grade Sunday School class, where my friends and I would throw pencils into the ceiling tiles when the teacher wasn’t looking. Before long the class was giggling and the 15 pencils sticking out of the ceiling gave us away. Yet again, our teacher called me to the front of the [...]
By Dan Domsic May has been nothing short of a waterlogged, dreary mess of a month. Don’t get me wrong – I appreciate the scattered days of sunshine and warmth – but it’s time for summer to start already, if for nothing else then for the news groove to shift toward the outdoor, giving me a chance to work outside. [...]
By Dan Domsic Sitting at the little press table, I sat and watched people fill the Town Hall auditorium for the May 13 council meeting. Seats started filling up, until there were none left. Someone grabbed some chairs from who knows where, and people still stood up around the back of the auditorium. I scratched my head and tried to [...]
By Mike Colaw His name was Drew, a 15-year-old kid whose mom was dying from cancer. If my memory serves me right, it was cancer diagnosis number three for her, and it wasn’t looking good. I went to the hospital and found him sitting in the hall on the floor right outside his mom’s room exhausted and crying. I quietly [...]
By Dick Wolfsie As a writer and TV reporter, I have received praise and criticism of my work. Over the years, I have tried to benefit from both, but some recent feedback came from an unlikely source. It has been quite a joyful learning experience for me. So on a serious note this week… The story begins at WFYI, the [...]
By Mike Redmond I see where a Dutch company is looking for volunteers to build a human colony on Mars. Pass. I guess I’m just not an adventurer anymore. Yes, I said anymore. At another period in my life I would have jumped at the chance to be among the first Earthlings to settle on another planet, to be a [...]
By Dan Domsic Last week, I started a top 10 countdown of my favorite stories I wrote during my first year here at Current in Fishers. The past year was a lot of fun, held a lot of stress and was full of opportunity. Without further ado, part two of my 10 personal favorite stories. 5. Cleared to land – [...]
By Dan Domsic About one year ago, I was driving around Indianapolis thinking about my future. Honestly, I was driving back from a Taco Bell/Pizza Hut off of 38th Street while I was thinking about signing on with Current in Fishers. Now, a week from Tuesday, I’ll have a year of experience as the Current in Fishers Managing Editor under [...]
