Monday, February 3, 2025

Letters to the Editor: Don’t be spiritually homeless

Members of our community suffered a tragedy Thursday with the loss of Capri Meadows Apartments. Mr. Fred Rogers said, “When something bad...

Must government be a ‘big, waddling, sluggish beast’?

Itinerant policy journalist Ezra Klein, now with the New York Times, has highlighted something interesting about the...

Was your grandfather a character?

Valentine’s Day and other time-sensitive topics delayed my writing about this, but a few weeks ago marked...

Salting season soon succumbs. We hope.

When February passes next week, so too nearly all days when the sidewalk needs salted. That’s a...

‘The ‘Quilhot bid’ — a calculated risk

I have a new phrase to add to your vocabulary and self-help guide: the Quilhot bid.

An updated look at this thing called inflation

Economic Notes It is time to write about inflation again, although I allocated three columns to the subject...

‘Adjunct’ teachers bill sidesteps primary issues

Legislation that would enable public school districts to use “adjunct” teachers is a Band-Aid approach to addressing...

February springlike weather reminds us we’re Hoosiers

Mother Nature gave us a much-needed dose of spring-like weather this weekend while also reminding us that...

‘Freedom’ is still the Republican rallying cry

It’s not 2010 again in GOP politics and never will be, but you could be forgiven for...

Holding hands: The simplest of romantic entanglements

I once had the opportunity to hear Al McGuire at a dinner inHuntington. He was the keynote...