Remembering Former First Lady Pat Whitcomb insideindianabusiness.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from insideindianabusiness.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Patricia “Pat” Whitcomb, former first lady of Indiana, died this week at 91.
Married to Indiana Gov. Edgar Whitcomb during his time in office, Patricia Whitcomb died Sunday in Seymour, according to a news release sent Wednesday on behalf of the family.
Current Gov. Eric Holcomb, who ordered flags to be flown at half-staff, said she served the state with pep and grace. She loved to travel and made it a point to visit all 92 counties in Indiana, twice, a statement from Holcomb said. I loved that she learned how to greet people in many different languages so she could communicate with the world as she loved meeting new people from all corners always defining our signature Hoosier Hospitality.
Lessons From Larry Flynt
Sheldon Zoldan
For nine months straddling the fall of 1977 and the spring of 1978, the
Hustler publisher signed my paychecks. So, when a friend of mine texted me the news in February that Flynt had died at age 78 in Los Angeles, a floodgate of memories opened.
I cannot say all the memories were good, and it was not the highlight of my journalism career. My lessons learned were about life, not words. About people, loyalty and greed. I learned most of them from Flynt, without him saying a word to me.
I was an underqualified associate editor for
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Gainesville City Council approves Thompson Bridge Road gas station A Clipper Petroleum gas station and convenience store could be coming to a site of Thompson Bridge Road in Gainesville. (Rendering from Gainesville city documents)
Update, Dec. 15: The Gainesville City Council voted unanimously Tuesday, Dec. 15 to approve a gas station and convenience store to fill an empty lot on Thompson Bridge Road.The Clipper Petroleum station, across from the Publix shopping center, will cover 1.1 acres, including a vacant lot at 1261 Thompson Bridge Road and a lot at 150 Christopher Drive that now has a home.
Original story: A proposed Clipper Petroleum gas station off Thompson Bridge Road in Gainesville was recommended for denial Tuesday, Nov. 10, by the Gainesville Planning and Appeals Board.