Letter: Legislator did not listen to constituent’s concerns
From: Sherrie Mitchell
Morgantown
I've often heard that if you don't like the law, change it. The first step in accomplishing this is talking to your...
Tackling opioid crisis requires collaborative effort in area
Community stakeholders have been working behind the scenes to explore steps that can be taken locally to help people who have become hooked on...
Practical approach right for Congress
By Lee Hamilton
As you watch the healthcare proceedings on Capitol Hill, imagine what things might be like if we lived in more functional political...
Letter: Bill will hurt Indiana energy sector for decades
From: Barry Kastner
Columbus
Indiana's legislators are about to wreck the market for solar power because they have not critically examined the false claims of the...
Look for Tar Heels to avenge title-game loss
Luke Maye’s game-winning shot to get North Carolina past Kentucky just gave Tar Heels coach Roy Williams the ninth Final Four appearance of his...
Donner’s future likely involves public-private partnership
Columbus is home to some long-serving parks department facilities: Hamilton Community Center and Ice Arena, and Donner Center, the latter home to the Columbus...
Enough already! Stop blaming each other and start governing
By Michael Bloomberg
Who’s to blame for the failure of the Republican bill to repeal and replace Obamacare? Who cares? What matters now is that...
Let’s change state laws so Indiana mayors don’t have excessive powers
By John Pickerill
Power corrupts. And absolute power corrupts absolutely. That is why the America tradition has always been separation of powers between the executive,...
Effort to curb poverty worth community’s involvement
The United Way of Bartholomew County has been working strategically for the past three years to help more local residents become self-sufficient.
Its focus has...
What’s with lawmakers being drama-free?
By Abdul-Hakim Shabazz
Two years ago Indiana was in the middle of a Level 5 political hurricane called Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
A few years before...
