Major League Baseball, if you can afford it
Now that the patriotic observances are past, it’s time to turn to another pillar of Americanism — baseball.
Despite...
State politics increasingly fought in courtrooms
To cover government and politics these days you almost need a law degree. That’s because virtually every controversial issue ends up in...
Hoosier consumers need right to repair
Farmers in Indiana and all across the country scored a hard-won victory this year.
As outlined in a CNHI...
Flooded with a variety of emotional memories
Whenever anyone mentions The Flood of 2003, my first thought is of one particular photo. When I...
Letters to the Editor: Time to get serious about a trail along Ind....
Back on Sept. 30, 2022, the News-Banner published an article on a new trail along Ind. 124. I wrote about this issue...
It’s a small, small world. After all.
Last Friday I spent the day at a funeral for my aunt, Dozzy Coburn, who was the former first lady of Butler,...
Angelkeep Journals: What ‘May’ you name a June bug in July?
Do you remember when you had to “spring forward” by an hour on all of your clocks a few months ago? It...
In the Constitution, Congress comes first. In real life, not so much.
There’s a reason the founders started with Congress when they created the blueprint for our representative democracy: It’s the institution closest to...
Gas tax increases are as predictable as fireworks in July
When fireworks and flags roll around, so do Indiana’s gas tax hikes.
Yet another one-cent increase goes into effect...
‘Here’s the Thing’ reaches a milestone, and it’s terrific
I would like to pause a moment to praise the people whose “Here’s the Thing” essays are on Page 5 of the...