Pink note for Oct. 2
A portion of today’s Daily Journal is printed on pink paper to draw attention to cancer.
Our annual special section, Brave Hearts,...
Motorcyclist’s crash injuries prove fatal
A Franklin Community High School graduate died this week after being injured in a motorcycle accident.
Zackery J. Groover, 24, died at...
‘Positive thinking is very important’
For five weeks, Pam Wood had a daily routine: Work eight hours and then get radiation treatment.
She spent her days working...
‘Weak and strong at the same time’
In the gym, Matt Long felt unstoppable.
The 35-year-old would spend hours running, lifting weights and doing other exercises to stay fit...
CHOCOLATE-COATED MEMORIES
Tabletops were filled with toffee, buckeyes, chocolate-covered cherries, coconut-chocolate Martha Washingtons, fudge, and caramel-chocolate-peanut clusters shaped in the design of an actual turtle.
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Never-ending nightmare
Steve Dillman had been a firefighter most of his life. He joined the Indianapolis Fire Department in 1968, served for 38 years and reluctantly...
‘If anybody can beat it, you can’
After she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, Dana Scott wanted to recuperate in the only way that she knew how: by staying active.
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‘I found out I’m a fighter’
No matter how sick she is, Billie Mays knows she has a responsibility three times each day that she can’t shirk.
Buddy,...
‘You have to take care of yourself’
As the conversation with her doctor continued, the possibility of a minor surgery to remove a lump in her breast began to fade away.
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An ‘amazing’ life
When Jodi Checkeye sat down next to her son, Tyler, she didn’t say a word.
No words were needed.
Tyler...