State of history: Teaching Hoosier past at higher levels important
By Andrea Neal
Although Indiana’s bicentennial celebration is now history, there is a move in the Indiana General Assembly that has the potential to preserve...
Former P.O.W. Potthoff made positive impact on residents
Columbus said its final farewells on Sunday to a man who taught residents some important lessons even though he didn’t move to the city...
Gone but not forgotten: Belvedere, St. Denis hotels were city institutions
By Harry McCawley
At this writing the fate of Columbus’ oldest hotel/motel is in a state of limbo.
At one point recently, the Clarion Hotel and...
New police radios for county good investment
Making tough decisions comes with the territory when you are an elected official.
The Bartholomew County Commissioners faced a Dec. 27 deadline of ordering much-needed...
Education matters: Different discussion needed on schooling
By John Krull
INDIANAPOLIS — One of the Indiana General Assembly’s top challenges this year, we’re told, will involve funding and launching a larger pre-kindergarten...
Letter: Don’t be drawn in by internet’s fake news
From: Jean Wilkins
Columbus
Last month Edgar Maddison Welch drove from his home in North Carolina to the Comet Ping Pong pizza parlor in Washington, D.C....
State made positive strides in last 4 years
As my time serving as your governor comes to a close, I would like to share a few thoughts about the last four years...
Honoring teachers rewards excellence, instills confidence
Time and again, teachers will tell you they’re not in it for the money. When they see a “lightbulb” going on in one of...
Different discussion on education needed
INDIANAPOLIS — One of the Indiana General Assembly’s top challenges this year, we’re told, will involve funding and launching a larger pre-kindergarten program for...
Stop ‘keeping up with the Joneses’ in 2017
My friend Carl Richards is a certified financial planner, creator of The New York Times’ “Sketch Guy” column and author of “The Behavior Gap...
