Veterans Day is a day when we Americans honor the brave heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice by laying down their lives in order to preserve the freedom we enjoy. We need to focus our thoughts on all veterans, including those who died while serving this country, the prisoners of war, the m…
November 19th is the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout. This day encourages people to quit smoking cigarettes by starting with day one. As we continue to see the cases of COVID-19 increase both nationally and locally, protecting our health is so important.
For many, there was probably a sigh of relief.
The quasi-end of the election has most of us thinking about what the results mean for the economy. Other than forecasting a recession among political pollsters, there are few certain answers. However, we have to face the fact that bipartisan lawmaking has been absent since about 2002. That l…
On July 1, 2014, more than 200 new laws were added to the Indiana Criminal Code.
Smoke-free restaurants should be applauded
Speaking at a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, President Donald J. Trump suggested we’d all be bored if Joe Biden won the election.
As soon as I got out of my car, two masked men wearing campaign shirts for a local Republican candidate noticed my gray T-shirt underneath my black jacket.
Veganism requires no special courses or certifications
In October 2001, just more than a month after we watched the Twin Towers crumble and nearly 3,000 Americans fall to their deaths, President George W. Bush signed into law the Patriot Act in attempt to better secure our nation.
The Electoral College is a tyranny against a huge majority of the American people. It’s a tyranny against tens of millions of voters who are in their state’s minority, as well.
The president of the United States — the leader of the free world, arguably the most powerful person on the planet — has contracted a dangerous virus, and I’m not sure how I should act.
It’s not just about you.
In a year of fighting a global pandemic, historic protests for racial equality, and the rapidly approaching presidential election, America needs journalists to bring them critical reporting.
When it comes to presidential elections, women often exercise their prerogative to change their minds.
From time to time it is helpful to think hard about Indiana’s manufacturing economy—what’s been happening to it, where it is going and what the future may hold. This is an election year, which brings with it a series of sordid untruths that need to be rectified. Moreover, the response to the…
In Washington, flip-flopping never gets in the way of political want. Nor does holding to principle or telling the truth.
Chances are you never knew Dick Cardwell.
Hill praises paper for homelessness series
Complacent, entitled establishment’s hair on fire, Part 1:
During the past four weeks, it has been a distinct privilege to tell just a few stories of the men and women who are or have been homeless — people often shoved to the periphery of American life.
The economic statistics that aid us in understanding the current state of the economy are in the midst of an unusual, if not unprece dented, upheaval. Combined with the equally unparalleled oscillations of the economy through the early months of COVID, economy watchers are naturally confused…
Johanningsmeirer family thankful for community support
The recession that began formally in February continues to weaken the economy. While the early burst of layoffs has passed, a more permanent loss of jobs and businesses is settling into a record pace. The call-back of those temporary layoffs is welcomed, but it masks the fact that continuing…
Hoosiers are, unfortunately, used to politicians who say one thing here and then become someone quite different out of town. They leave their three-piece suits in the condo when they visit home, donning jeans and plaid shirts while chatting with the common folk from the cabs of their shiny p…
Growing up, I had two things that shaped not only my childhood but much of my adult life as well: asthma and a protective mother.
A comment by Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb last Wednesday was either optimistic or unrealistic.
While other states are adjusting, Indiana state officials refuse to make any changes.
The past week has provided a cautionary tale — and confirmed the worst fears of many local residents — about the risks of welcoming college students back to campus in the midst of a pandemic.
I am sick and tired of all the negativity, the vitriol, the hatred, the divisiveness, the assault on everything I believe in.
I love my car.
Almost every casual conversation I have about the economy turns to the stunning recovery of the stock market. From investment professional to anxious observer, few can reconcile a Great Depression level of unemployment and GDP declines with the resurrection of stock markets that took place s…
Americans have become more aware of the presence of racial discrimination in recent years.
What would my town be without a newspaper? If you haven’t asked yourself that question, perhaps it is time to consider just what the newspaper means to this community.
Dear Editor,
Suffragettes overcame decades of obstructionism and violence to secure the right to vote for women a century ago, on Aug. 18, 1920, when the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified.
As I pen this column, Congress is debating a follow-up to the CARES Act, aimed at mitigating the effects of a worsening economic downturn. There are many points of contention between the parties. Among the most important disagreements is that of economic support for state and local governments.
Vanderburgh County has a lot of company. Grim, grim company.
Here’s a thought for the day:
The timing of Senate President Pro Tem Rod Bray’s letter couldn’t have been more inappropriate.
In an appearance on the Fox News program “The Story With Martha McCallum,” Vice President Mike Pence insisted voter fraud was common.
I’ve lost track of the times over the years I’ve heard a politician say, “This is the most important election of my lifetime.” In fact, I’ve said it myself. And I’m sure we all believed it at the time. But in my case, at least, I know I was wrong in the past. Because this year’s election is …
The return to school also marks the season of fall sports. Many of us had hoped that we’d be back to enjoying sporting events by now, but it seems increasingly unlikely we’ll see anything like a typical season. What we experienced so far, and what is happening now to athletics of all types i…
In the past five months, Congress has responded to the coronavirus public health crisis with several emergency relief measures, including the stimulus checks sent to individuals and households, payroll protections to small businesses, expanded unemployment payments, fee waivers for borrowing…
I am writing this in response and seeking more clarity to Ed Gornall’s current situation. The church I was raised in taught us we are all God’s children. My parents gave me one rule for life: I am as good as anyone but better than nobody.
John Adams is the Rodney Dangerfield of the Founding Fathers; he gets no respect.
Sooner or later, every political columnist quotes George Santayana, and this is my week. If you have a problem with that, then go back to Podunk with the other nimrods.
If you have school-age children, there are, on average, six hours a day that they aren’t in your care for \the majority of the year.
Except for four years serving in World War II, I’ve lived here for 97 years, and this is my first letter to the editor.
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