Mother was a drop-out, part 2
Freshmen took whatever subjects they were assigned. I took Algebra I, English I, Biology, Home Ec, and Physical Education. After that year, students chose their “course” and took whatever subjects…
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The $400 billion wake-up call that Washington won’t answer
By AARON SMITH Guest Columnist Our country is careening toward a debt disaster of epic proportions, and Washington just stomped on the gas pedal. The latest report from the Congressional…
Reclassification of marijuana points to shifting federal attitudes
For many years much of the medical and public health communities have anxiously awaited the long-overdue federal Controlled Substances Act reclassification of marijuana to characterize it more accurately. In 2022,…
Reliable Energy president responds to OMS-MISO survey results
Submitted Reliable Energy, Inc. (REI) President Jon Ford issued the following statement in response to the release of the 2024 OMS-MISO Survey. The survey highlights resource adequacy risks and how…
Indiana leads on energy innovation
By RYAN CRNARICH Guest Columnist It’s an exciting time to live and work in Indiana, as a spate of new clean energy and technology manufacturing projects are promising 21st century…
Degrees of love
As Chuck, my perpetual thermostat adversary, walked through the living room, I could see he realized that I had tampered with the thermostat setting. He quickly glanced at the Honeywell…
A look back at our Civil War past
Hurrah for the Hamilton Continentals! Have you heard of the Hamilton Continentals? They were not some traveling baseball team, a barbershop quartet, or a defunct Indiana automaker from yesteryear. They…
Free Mom hugs – and free Dad hugs, too
Here on All American Road, LGBTQIA+ Street seemingly intersects with, and runs straight through, our home. We embrace the queer lives that are part of the open fabric of our…
Good News from the Stony Creek Church of Christ
“Behold, I have played the fool” – 1 Sam. 26:21 In 1 Samuel 15:17-23, we read of Saul, king of Israel, but whom God had rejected as king because of…
Spreading joy to your customers: knock their socks off thank you notes
“The most fundamental psychological need is to be appreciated.” – William James, the father of psychology Do you feel appreciated as much as you should be in life? Chances are…