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Feb. 9
Orchids to
the Congressional bipartisan effort to keep the U.S. Department of Education open and working by increasing its funding.
Niki Kelly for her commentary about the lawmakers push to eliminate the Natural Resources Commission, a group that over the years has shown to be effective, transparent and vital to Indiana.
John Krull for an outstanding column about two men –Lee Hamilton and Dick Lugar – the last of Hoosier political giants.
the great letter by Cole Bennett in favor of abolishing townships.
the editorial in the Republic regarding the bad idea of nationalizing elections instead of following the Constitution.
the Democrats for insisting on a uniform code of conduct for all federal officers, which is less than a minimum we should expect in a democracy.
