Local Opinion

Today’s editorial cartoon.

Indianapolis Business Journal

As the digital age accelerates, Indiana finds itself at the focal point of a new kind of gold rush — a rush to locate and power data centers and microchip manufacturing plants. These modern-day mines don’t extract ore; they process and store the lifeblood of the 21st century: data and microchips. And just like the gold rushes of old, this boom is literally and economically reshaping the landscape.

Dear Amy: I have a neighbor who was previously convicted of a sexual offense involving a “child.” He served time in jail.

Leaving a toxic workplace with a long notice period must be a liberating experience. Perhaps that explains Rep. Greg Pence’s recent change of heart. Pence, R-Columbus, who is not seeking reelection, took a long, strange trip to eventually arrive at “yes” on a critical vote to continue our nation’s support of aid to Ukraine. Whatever led him there, it was the right vote.

Today’s editorial cartoon.

“Your vote counts.”

It used to be that any middle class Hoosier schmoe could run for Congress and actually win. Republican Mike Pence and Democrat Jim Jontz won races in bygone decades by pedaling bicycles to campaign events across their sprawling congressional districts.

Dear Amy: Have I been gaslighted?

There wasn’t too much suspense ahead of the Bartholomew County Library Board’s vote last week to accept ownership — stewardship, really — of North Christian Church. This arrangement has been openly contemplated for many months since the dwindling congregation offered the church building and grounds as a generous gift to the community it served for more some 60 years.