Local Opinion

Today’s editorial cartoon.

Every day should be April Fool’s Day when preparing for an election. I don’t mean the pranks and jokes, but the skepticism in assessing news and social media posts.

Growing up in Madison in the 1980s, I was a typical kid in small town Indiana. While my high school offered a number of opportunities to explore potential careers, it was the community’s fierce commitment to historic preservation that introduced me to the important role an architect plays in building an environment that is accessible, equitable and safe.

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita last week solicited the public to sue the Indiana Department of Health. I know that sounds odd, and it should sound that way, because the IDOH is Rokita’s client.

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Dear Amy: How should I react to some of the baffling requests for gifts and money when invited to wedding showers, weddings, and baby showers?

We at The Republic, and journalists at news organizations generally, take an expansive view of the public’s right to know what their government is doing. We believe government records, with few exceptions, should be considered public and available to anyone who requests them.

Being an election year and with primary elections looming, the clear intention of the 2024 Indiana General Assembly leadership was for a short session avoiding controversial issues. Indeed, the session proved to be the lightest and most inconsequential in my memory.

I don’t know about you, but I thought the solar eclipse was amazing! I’ve seen partial eclipses before — back in 2017 and one many years ago when I was in grade school. However, this total eclipse significantly notched up the coolness factor.

Political letters to the editor supporting or opposing political candidates or parties ahead of the May 7 Indiana primary election must be received by The Republic by 5 p.m. Monday, April 22.