Opinion

By JULIANA MERCER Guest Columnist I graduated from Marine Corps boot camp a couple weeks before September 11, 2001. I had no idea how profoundly 9/11 would change the trajectory…

The first time I heard the term anticipatory grief was from my friend Jan, who you know as The Hamilton County Reporter’s front-page columnist on Mondays. While it was not…

“To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art.” – Francois De La Rochefoucauld, French author (1613-1680) Honestly, what is the meaning of this quote? While there…

By JASON MARER Guest Columnist In 2023, the Northern Hamilton County Academy (NHCA) was created in collaboration with Sheridan Community Schools, Hamilton Heights School Corporation, and Westfield Washington Schools. The…

The American School Health Association recently contacted me for possible involvement in their October centennial national conference being held in Indianapolis. It reminded me of my work in addressing school-health…

By KASON CRAMER Sheridan High School Student Editor’s note: The Sheridan Student Column is brought to readers by Sheridan High School’s Accelerated English 9 class, taught by Ellie Arrowood. Have…

By MICHELLE WALLPE Guest Columnist I grew up on a crop and cattle farm in rural Indiana. I went to school at Purdue. I built my career here as a…

“In essentials, unity, in non-essentials, liberty, and in all things, charity.” Puritan Richard Baxter promoted this maxim in his day, and it still has relevance for us as citizens today….

Last Saturday marked 10 weeks since the White River overflowed into our neighborhood and into our lives. For the past week or so Mrs. K and I have been living…