The surprising tale of Buffett’s takeover of Berkshire
This year marks the 50-year anniversary of Warren Buffett acquiring control of Berkshire Hathaway (“Berkshire”). The recently published annual shareholder letter chronicles how Buffett...
Letter: Alzheimer’s numbers continue to climb
From: Tim Huffman
Columbus
Over 5 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease today. If we don’t find a cure, there could...
Letter: Don’t take away constitutional rights
From: Gregg Macklin
Columbus
Mr. Scarbourgh’s letters have been entertaining in their lack of logic and the hate being spewed...
Decade enough uncertainty for fenced hunting
INDIANAPOLIS – It’s a fight that has gone on too long. And it’s time for the General Assembly to end it.
The...
Memories of a march
I wasn’t in Selma, Alabama on “Bloody Sunday” 50 years ago, but when I saw the marchers brutalized by state troopers, I knew I...
What lies beyond our immediate perceptions?
As we edge closer to Holy Week, the following parable about God and about life after life is from the Hungarian writer Utmutato a...
Letter: When pain is shared, joy is doubled
From: Josh Kroot
Columbus
No one asks for mental illness. It’s a disaffection in society that has created an indifference...
Quick takes – March 21st
FFA positive program
Bartholomew County students enjoyed FFA Week at the end of February. The Hope and Columbus chapters competed against each...
Famed bicycle provided fun, memories
Local residents read with great interest Harry McCawley’s article in the Feb. 26 Republic regarding a lost inkwell, which has been found, and W.G....
Letter: Letter writer responds on gun rights
From: William Scarbrough
Columbus
This is a response to a March 8 letter by Noel Knifley asking me how my...
