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I love to listen to memoirs read by the authors that wrote them. Not so long ago, I was quite skeptical of all audiobooks. I viewed listening to a book as cheating, unless it was a matter of poor eyesight. I have, however, warmed somewhat to audiobooks, and memoirs read by their authors have become a...
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09-24-2012
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Filed under: nonfiction, audiobooks, biography, celebrities, memoir, Kate Braestrup, Maine, growing up, Indiana, Marriage, Craig Ferguson, Bill Bryson, Tina Fey, read by the author, autobiography, Bible, Iowa, A J Jacobs, spirituality, Haven Kimmel, Amy Dickinson, Anna Quindlen
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With the record-breaking temps we've had this summer, many are looking for ways to reduce their utility bills. Energizing Indiana offers free home energy assessments to those who apply. An Energy Advisor will visit your home to perform the assessment. You'll receive step-by-step guidance; energy...
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07-26-2012
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Filed under: maintenance, energy, weather, fyi, Indiana, personal finance, incentive programs, green, budgeting, summer, air conditioning, heat, free stuff, appliances, homeownership, homes, homeowners, green living, community interest, energizing indiana
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Perhaps you'd like to read about reported hauntings right here in Indiana as Halloween approaches. Even if you don't believe in ghosts, these books can be entertaining and spooky reads perfect for the season. Haunted Travels of Indiana by Mark Marimen Encyclopedia of Haunted Indiana by Nicole...
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The Indiana Room, located on the 2nd Floor of Central Library, has received several new titles. The Interim Reports for Clay County, Dubois County, Washington County, Union County, Crawford County, and Decatur County. Interim Reports contain information about historic structures in each county are are...
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It's springtime! Time to leave the house and enjoy the outdoors! Two recent books you should know about if you're planning on going further than the park down the street are Botanic Gems: Indiana Public Gardens, Including Greater Chicago, Dayton, Cincinnati & Louisville by Alan McPherson...
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03-20-2010
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Filed under: nonfiction, hoosiers, Indiana, travel, gardening, gardens, outdoors, parks, Kentucky, Alan McPherson, Susan Reigler, color photographs
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I tried searching the catalog under the heading of Indiana -- fiction and found a list of fascinating titles. Here are some of the most recent: Sleeping with Anemone , by Kate Collins, is the latest installment in a series about a young female flower-shop owner/amateur sleath in small-town Indiana. Well...
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The Ripest Moments is a simple pleasure to read. While reading this memoir of growing up in the 40s and 50s in Jasper and rural Dubois County, Indiana, I found myself reminded over and over again of my own childhood in northern Indiana, and the cousins, aunts, and uncles we'd often visit in Ohio...
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09-15-2009
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Filed under: nonfiction, reviews, books, Food, Agriculture, memoir, farming, small town, Indiana, Framilies, Norbert Krapf
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Indiana 24/7 is a beautiful collection of photographs from all over our state. It is a modern photo essay of our day-to-day lives as Hoosiers. The variety the photographers have managed to capture is just amazing. There are many familiar sights in Indiana 24/7 , but there are also many surprises. I found...
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A new website was launched today for those who would like information about the Economic Stimulus Package and the use of funds in the state of Indiana. The address for the website is INvest.in.gov. It will be maintained to keep Hoosiers informed about how our state's stimulus money is being used...
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Here's a tip from Indiana State Senator Vaneta Becker: Hoosiers can help protect their credit with one of the strongest security freeze laws in the nation. Consumers can freeze access to their credit reports. When the consumer wishes to release their credit report, they use their personal identification...
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Do you have a family member who served during World War I, the "war to end all wars""? The original federal military records were lost in a fire in St Louis, so a 5-year project is researching the Indiana Veterans of World War I . Among other resources used, Service Records of Vanderburgh...
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If you're not sure that you're registered to vote, or you want to double check the location of your Election Day polling place, go to the Indiana Statewide Voter Registration System . Click on "Voter Registration" and you will be asked to fill in these fields: county last name first...
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Many books, manuscripts, photographs, newspapers, and maps have and are being digitized to make them viewable online on the relatively new website, Indiana Memory, http://www.in.gov/memories . You can search by broad topic or by keyword. The Indiana State Library coordinates this project, but the items...