Saturday, January 11, 2025

Cheating the children

While President Biden is trying to win a court victory for his student debt forgiveness proposal, he...

The PTS — Property Tax Saga — picks up on a TIF

The last time I wrote about property taxes, which was in August, a “delusion of being finished”...

Groundhog Day. Again.

We are surviving. Barely. My mother-in-law and sister-in-law, a.k.a. the uninvited...

Early voting or squirrely voting?

I’m proud of my son Gideon for doing his civic duty and casting a vote for the...

Eastern Amberwing and other dragonfly delights

Orange is October’s color. Orange screams the horror of Halloween’s pumpkin-headed ghouls parading with a good witch’s...

Is it déjà vu or just a full brain?

Most of you have undoubtedly experienced déjà vu, that eerie sense that something you have never encountered...

The blame game is our national pastime

Mark Franke Sure, things are bad or at least seem to be worse than any time in recent...

Enjoying the festive fall colors that surround us

My colleague Doug Brown used this space last week to talk about the benefits of travel —...

Music for the road trip — for the most part,...

There are cool things and then there are really cool things. The “Road Trip” music channel on...

Letters to the Editor: Are Housing TIF Districts a good thing for Wells County...

TIF stands for Tax Increment Financing District. The tax money that a TIF property originally collected still goes to the taxing authorities...