Quick Takes: Reset allows in-person MLK event
Columbus’ annual free breakfast in honor of The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Day was scrubbed last month as COVID cases surged dangerously high. But the African American Pastors Alliance announced recently the event will take place Saturday, Feb. 19, for a limited crowd of 250 at The Commons.
Trudy Lieberman: The end of surprise medical bills
The passage of the “no surprises” legislation in Congress and its implementation Jan. 1 has been a cause for celebration. Consumer protection legislation is hard to pass these days for a lot of reasons including heavy opposition from the business community and indifference from politicians. But sustained media coverage and public outrage over the growing number of patients who were getting unexpected large medical bills pushed the law over the finish line.
Michael Leppert: High court to get what’s been missing
I’m counting on the U.S. Senate Republicans to do something important. Just be yourselves.
Editorial: Let’s show teachers respect, not stifle them
Teachers just never seem to catch a break. Even though most of them go above and beyond to provide our children the best possible education, some of our state lawmakers appear to have it out for them.
Letter: It’s not just the state hoarding tax dollars — local TIFs are too
From: Thomas Heller
Letter: Bill barring ‘divisive concepts’ would doom lessons of history
From: Gerald Long
Morton Marcus: Indiana — older homes, older folks
Flora and Fred Fetid have been neighbors for decades. Today, they are giving me cautious advice. “Don’t do it,” Fred says. “Realtors will get defensive.”
Editorial: Little spent in federal COVID aid is troubling
News last week that Bartholomew County had by year’s end spent just 11 percent of a $16 million allocation of federal money through the American Rescue Plan is disheartening. The county missed opportunities to better deploy emergency COVID relief money in ways that could have gotten more shots in arms and reduced the severity of the recent omicron surge.
Mark Franke: So much for ‘Biden the unifier’
What a disappointment. I hardly expected Joe Biden suddenly to become a classical liberal dedicated to recognizing natural rights and advancing individual liberty. I did hope, Pollyanna-like, that he actually meant what he said in his inaugural address:
Brian Howey: It’s too early to declare Biden toast
At about the 1:45 mark of President Biden’s marathon press conference last week, the pool camera panned from a questioner to the president, and in the sweep were Biden staffers in an adjacent hallway. In this fleeting image, more than one of them was fixated on their wristwatches. Later, Biden would do the same himself.
