Local Opinion

Did you know a member of Congress invented the sport of pickleball? In 1965, Congressman Joel Prichard, along with Barney McCallam and Bill Bell, created the addictive game in the state of Washington.

The Supreme Court’s recent ruling on affirmative action in college admissions has given me a lot to think about. I like the idea behind affirmative action; a way to remedy the effects of long-standing discrimination against women and minority groups.

From: Susan Bruner

On Sunday, June 18, four people who paid $250,000 each climbed into a 22-foot-long metal tube, with a 4-day oxygen supply, to travel 2.5 miles below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean and see the remains of the Titanic.

The Columbus Redevelopment Commission will soon be asked to conduct a housing study using tax increment financing (TIF) dollars. It’s always good to have fresh data, and the city hasn’t conducted a study like this in 10 years, so there probably is some value in a new one.

From: Greg Harter

Over 2 million Hoosiers — nearly a third of Indiana’s population — benefit from the state’s second-largest program after K-12 education. That program is Medicaid and includes Hoosiers enrolled in Indiana’s Healthy Indiana Plan, Hoosier Healthwise, CHIP or Hoosier Care Connect.

Columbus-based Toyota Material Handling encourages its workforce to volunteer. So when the company organized what it said would be its largest-ever single-day volunteer effort, that meant lending lots of hands to good causes.

From: Brittain Brewer

To cover government and politics these days you almost need a law degree. That’s because virtually every controversial issue ends up in court.