Broken system lets Hoosier family down

Home. Home is what’s familiar to you. Home is where you...

Letters to the Editor: Supporting local journalism

I would like to make an additional comment concerning Mark Miller’s column in the Saturday, Aug. 18, News-Banner. I...

Show teachers respect, not stifle them with H.B. 1134

Teachers just never seem to catch a break. Even though most of them go above and beyond to provide our children the...

South African cuisine leaves you wanting more

Our friends over at Merriam-Webster define a “foodie” as “a person having an avid interest in the latest food fads.”

A cautionary tale for gun owners

The tense and chaotic episode that unfolded at a Terre Haute shopping center last month was ripe...

I’m bad at golf. Will 10,000 hours fix that? I don’t know.

I had a golf club in my hands this past week, and I was as bad as...

2024’s digital dilemma: Scroll, click, repeat

When you’re in the word business like we are here at The News-Banner, you always enjoying talking about the nuances of language...

Lessons from a Congressional run

We have lost the art of thoughtful debate. Every time I heard this question “Do you support Donald Trump?”...

Something sweeter than molasses

Holly Gaskill One of my favorite historical oddities is the story of the Great Molasses Flood. 

Has the decision already been made?

Has the decision been made prior to a hearing? Just an observation on how local decisions are made...sometimes?