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Being a mother is never an easy job and will never be. But this generation of young moms has experienced it all in the last two years: parenting in a pandemic, online schooling, hepatitis outbreaks, daycare closures, and now...

Our Communal Failure

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January 6th, 2021, will be one of the defining days of our generation.  I have spent more time in the Capitol Building halls than most because I  spent a fall semester in college working as an intern for Richard...
If you are a sports fan or have just been paying attention to current events, you have likely heard that the US Women's National Soccer team (USWNT) was eliminated from the Women's World Cup last weekend. After years of...
Unpopular fact: Halloween is the most underrated holiday of the year. If you toss aside the candy and costumes, you'll see its origins are way more spooky than it gets credit for. As a Halloween enthusiast, I want to...
I've been thinking lately, dreaming really, about the distant future. When my chest gets tight, when this all feels like too much, I think about a time far from now when we'll look back on the COVID-19 crisis as...
Dear Moms of Uvalde, Our hearts are breaking for you. We are so, so sorry. I’ve been trying to teach my children what it means to offer a heartfelt apology. I tell them it’s not enough to say “sorry” if you don’t...
Let me preface this by saying I do not regularly watch The View so my opinion of Meghan McCain - co-host, an outspoken conservative, and daughter of late statesman John McCain - is based almost entirely on viral clips...
APRIL FOOLS! We just couldn't skip a year of our favorite fun post with you all! But how cool would that be if Travis and Taylor did really buy an Indiana dairy farm? Maybe not our first choice of purchase...
These past few days, it seems like every time you open up social media or turn on the news, it's flooded with the latest on the Gabby Petito story. I will admit that I got sucked into the mystery...

The Human Connection

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It’s been weeks, no, months, since most of us have been close to humans other than our families. This is for a good reason, obviously. But many of us miss connecting with humans in person instead of a screen,...
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the passage of Title IX. Federal law prohibits discrimination based on sex or gender in any educational institution that receives federal funding. It applies to all aspects of education, although it's primarily discussed...
March 8th is International Women’s Day. It is a day to celebrate the many accomplishments of women worldwide, honor the sacrifice, and recognize the firsts, so many firsts.  As a child, it is difficult to see yourself doing something no...
When schools abruptly came to a halt on in-person learning back in March of 2020, I think I naively assumed that things would be back to normal by the beginning of the following school year.   Boy, was I wrong. Very...
When COVID-19 started spreading from China to the United States in mid-February, I’ll be the first to admit was 100% unbothered by the prospect of it affecting my family or me. I distinctly remember a vivid conversation over dinner...

In + Around Indy

See Circle City: Indianapolis Farmers’ Market Roundup

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Spring has sprung! We can all finally come out of hibernation and enjoy the warmer temperatures and outdoor activities, including visiting an Indianapolis farmers’...