Letter: Committee should take vote on bill
From: Tracy Heaton de Martinez
Columbus
The time is now for our Indiana Legislature to put aside political considerations and begin to listen to and act...
Letter: Personal info disclosure, intimidation at City Hall
From: Ken Fudge
Columbus
I have attended many Columbus City Council meetings and Mayor Lienhoop has made it a standard practice whereby the resident who addresses...
Letter: Expansion of high-cost lending costly to public
From: Jill Hammer, Lisa Wilken and Glenn Tebbe
Columbus
This year, payday lenders have put heavy pressure on our lawmakers to give them a new carve-out...
Letter: Include service dogs in treatment for PTSD
From: Jennifer Schneider
Louisville, Kentucky
Many troops are coming home from overseas to fight a new war, a war that is invisible and causing them to...
Hyperbaric oxygen chamber bill good move for veterans
Members of the United States military put their lives on the line to protect the country, its citizens and its ideals. For that, they...
Letter: Lack of hate crime law embarrassing to state
From: Bob Pitman
Columbus
Here are three reasons why hate crime legislation must be passed by the Indiana General Assembly:
June 1998: James Byrd, an African-American,...
Money well spent? ‘Dollars to the Classroom’ debate returns to legislature
By Andrea Neal
Indiana education spending is at an all-time high, yet the percentage of money going to classroom instruction is dropping. Lawmakers have criticized...
Quick takes – February 18
Special celebration
Children typically look forward to their birthdays because of the parties, gifts, cake and friends that will be part of the celebration. One...
Local Realtor remembers ‘blast’ of ’70s
By James Essex
Scott Taskey of Columbus is maybe more well-known for his realty success than his racing endeavors that took place some 40 years...
Board’s ideas for playground improvements make sense
Sometimes an individual incident or changing circumstance triggers an opportunity to re-examine how something is done by applying outside-the-box thinking. Board members of The...
