Hard-right turn for Lt. Gov. Crouch

The Suzanne Crouch I have covered for more than a decade has never really been about politics — she has been about...

Americans rediscover the summer picnic

It’s a positive trend that I hope continues: the resurgence of summer picnics. According to Mental Floss, the Covid...

Property: Imagine it anew

Imagine no possessions I wonder if you can No need for greed or hunger

Money, illusion and the state budget

Indiana’s legislative session addressed some of the most vexing public problems the state faces: hospital monopolies, housing, collapse in college attendance and...

Elected officials might deserve raises, but not this way

As parents, more than once my husband and I told our then-teenaged daughter, “It’s not the crime, it’s the cover-up.” Looking back...

Re-thinking economic development

The most recent Census survey reported 34 million Americans working fully remote, and more than 4 in 10 workers nationwide working remotely...

Kristina Box, health chief, leaves a job well done

If anybody deserves a chance to relax a bit and spend more time with their family, it is Dr. Kristina Box, Indiana’s...

In the middle of the night, the governor gets a raise

People keep saying government should be run like a business. If you are one of them, consider this option....

The dialogue of democracy needs tending

There are so many things I worry about these days. Are we going to default on our debts? Can we adapt to...

Is there such a thing as too much sports?

Indiana has always been a state fueled by sports — from its place in auto racing history to its basketball worship. And...