The Public’s Right to Be Heard
by Leo Morris
At the conclusion of a recent Allen County Commission meeting, the commission president became annoyed with a woman who refused to shut...
Two examples of how grownups lead
By John Krull
Two American leaders — one from each political party — just offered a reminder of how mature adults behave.
U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney,...
READI grant proposals merit state funding
Dream big, they say.
Bartholomew, Jackson and Jennings counties and Edinburgh have done just that with a $49.5 million wish list submitted to the state...
Massive debt just one of country’s problems
From: Don Strietelmeier
Hope
What could be worse than a $28 trillion debt, plus another proposed $3.5 trillion, which the president says has a cost of...
Vaccine refusal reveals costs of stressing patient autonomy
By Cory Franklin
Guest columnist
Twenty years ago, when I was working in the intensive care unit, I saved a young man’s life. He was 19,...
Local higher education shows promise, challenges
Last week’s news regarding the future of local higher education in Columbus was a study in contrasts.
The good news: Ivy Tech’s new $32 million...
Atterbury a last resort for preventable problem
From: Kyla Foley
Columbus, Indiana
I am proud to be from Columbus, Indiana. I am proud to be from a city that never stops learning. I...
Cummins looks forward with hydrogen engine plans
Bartholomew County’s biggest employer made some groundbreaking news with the recent announcement of a project with a U.K. nonprofit to develop two hydrogen-fueled engines...
Editorial: City council pay raises self-serving, tone-deaf
Columbus City Council members granted themselves a huge pay raise recently, increasing each member’s pay from $8,301 to $15,079. That seems like good work...
Waiting for more data on housing
The 2020 Census tells us Marion and Hamilton counties accounted for 40% of the state’s population growth of persons 18 years and older with...
