We may not be tree huggers, but we are, indeed, tree lovers. So when news floated across our desks that Sustain Noblesville is coming back with its second edition of Earth Day ArborFest, we decided it was an event worthy of a nod, if not your attention. So, on April 26, it will stage “the Wonders of the Watershed” in an effort to illuminate residents and visitors on trees and Earth and ways to improve and properly care for both. Trees are near and dear to us, and Sustain Noblesville is making available free seedlings as part of the day. Everything gets under way at 9 a.m. in Forest Park (shelters 3 and 5), and will be kicked off by a fundraiser breakfast provided by the Noblesville Sunrisers Kiwanis. In additional, you’ll hear from planting and pruning experts and be able to recycle electronic waste items and shred documents as part of the initiative. Nickel Plate Arts is reprising its Fairyville Trail and other Earth Day week activities, as well. For more information, visit www.nickelplatearts.org.

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And so the March 31 deadline came and went with much fanfare (cough, cough) for registering for Obamacare. President Barack Obama’s initiative reeled in a whopping seven million registrants. How many healthy, previously insured folks were piped aboard the Good Ship Socialist? How many were previously uninsured? We believe you can make educated guesses at answers. So, then, “If you like your insurance … .“ Travesty.

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We found it interesting that the federal government actually recruited former NBA stars Earvin “Magic” Johnson and Alonzo Mourning to pitch Obamacare. On our dime, yet. Breathtaking. And we found it pulverizing to our collective intelligence that Vice President Joe Biden (can’t believe we’re using “intelligence and “Biden” in the same sentence) took to no less a platform than the Rachel Ray Show in one last appeal to gain registrants last Monday. April Fool’s Day 24 hours early? Laughable.