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...
Letter: Take care of your heart, quit smoking
From: Kylee Jones
Tobacco awareness coordinator for Healthy Communities and Columbus Regional Health
Columbus
Today is World Heart Day, an annual event that raises awareness about cardiovascular...
Letter: Happy to serve as treasurer of Indiana
From: Kelly Mitchell
Indiana state treasurer
Indianapolis
Does the Indiana treasurer of state collect your state income taxes? No, I do not. Although half of the phone...
Utopianism? For better health, run from Sanders’ Medicare for all
By Jay Ambrose
The socialist threat best known as Sen. Bernie Sanders wants a single-payer health care system, and here is what that means: adding...
Letter: A heartfelt farewell to a wonderful city
From: Mark Radford
Columbus
In January 2004, I moved to Columbus from North Carolina to be close to my children. Moving to the Midwest was definitely...
30th version of Hope Ride worth trip for cyclists, fans
The Hope Ride is more than just an opportunity for bicycle enthusiasts to tour the Bartholomew County countryside. It's become an institution -- an...
Sometimes government is the solution
By Janet Williams
We need government — and not just when disaster strikes
For more than three decades we have lived with the mantra that “government...
