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...
Celebrating a special group of professionals this May
“What’s your favorite word, Señor?”
One of my students asked me that question last fall as we were wrapping...
On this 80th anniversary of D-Day …
June 6 will mark the 80th anniversary of the Allies’ D-Day invasion of France during World War II. As many years as...
‘Earn this … earn it.’
A year ago, after writing a story about a local family’s loss, my intent had been to make that an annual project:...