Local Opinion

Rising interest costs will mean headaches

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The Chicago Tribune Running up debt, like partying hard on Saturday night, can be great fun. But a late night with lots of cocktails makes...

Interfaith class fosters greater understanding for community

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Columbus residents and religious leaders have been working the past few years to foster dialogue and build bridges between people of different faiths in...

State of history: Teaching Hoosier past at higher levels important

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...