Letter: Be kind to people, no matter their nationality
From: Brynn Stewart
Columbus
My name is Brynn. I am 11 years old and have lived in Columbus my whole life. I have a problem that...
First Amendment demands other-centered perspective
By Jeffrey M. McCall
The freedoms guaranteed in the First Amendment have been the bedrock of the nation’s character for more than two centuries. The...
Quick takes – September 30
Gesture appreciated
Columbus Police Department Sgt. Richard Howell ran the Mill Race Marathon on Sept. 23 to honor the memory of U.S. Army Sgt. Jonathon...
Kingdom of God more valuable as whole than each part
A certain man was walking through a salvage yard and discovered an expensive, one-of-a-kind car sitting in a field of broken, busted and forgotten...
Volunteers rise to heat’s challenge at Mill Race Marathon
Mill Race Marathon organizers want participants in the annual event to have fun and enjoy their experience in the 5K, half-marathon and marathon races,...
Let’s put stop to gambling pretense
(Fort Wayne) News-Sentinel
A brand-new land-based casino will open in Evansville soon. It will be a milestone in Indiana history.
The day that casino opens will...
Letter: DACA program shouldn’t be eliminated
From: Mark Duwe
Columbus
Concerning the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that Donald Trump wants to cancel, he would do well to consider the...
Letter: Remembering a man who had impact Columbus
From: Wilford Lutes
Columbus
On Sept. 9 at the Indiana Masonic Home Festival it was announced that the Masonic Home Board of Directors had voted to...
Letter: We need to accept others’ political positions
From: Cynthia McMillin
Columbus
A recent letter to The Republic on Sept. 16 was deeply disturbing because it illustrated perfectly the deep, perhaps unbridgeable, divide in...
Column: Harry McCawley’s influence on the community wide and deep; share your remembrances
Ask Harry. Harry will know.
I have said that refrain hundreds of times. And indeed, Harry McCawley would always know — the right person to...