Long-term care for seniors must be a top priority
Indiana is overhauling delivery of its senior Medicaid services this summer in a move that, hopefully, will make care more efficient and...
Advice for young people heading into the labor market
Many of my columns have focused on labor market advice to young people heading to college. Still, here in Indiana, a bit...
A Hoosier economist’s take on inflation and you
Consumer price index Inflation ran at 2.1 percent per year from 1997 to 2019. Then came the pandemic recession and recovery. Inflation...
A 1996 style assignment, led by Bluffton’s George Witwer, for Hoosier GOP...
INDIANAPOLIS — When Indiana Republican convention delegates gather on June 15, they’ll have an extraordinary assignment they’ve not had since 1996: Selecting...
Will we let the children lead us?
I started my career teaching special education in the 90s. I taught what was then called, self-contained special education. These classes were...
Ruminating on fire districts and territories
There’s been some ruminating going on in the wake of last Thursday’s meeting regarding fire territories and fire districts. By me, for...
Letter to the Editor: An unexpectedly high utility bill
For the month of March we received a (city utilities) bill for $863. Our normal bills run $250 to $350. Increase was...
Local healthcare news not all that encouraging
Though I often wear many hats for News-Banner coverage, I would probably sum things up as “county coverage.” As such, I hear...
Angelkeep Journals: ‘Curiouser and curiouser’
Angelkeep Journals tips the Mad Hatter’s hat to Lewis Carroll, the author something of an inspiration for this column. A tip of...
Anatomy of a Nikki Haley voter
Nikki Haley received roughly 22% of the vote in the Indiana Primary earlier this month.
I was one of...