Is our summer safe?
By TYLER HOGAN Sheridan High School Student The Sheridan Student Column is brought to readers by Sheridan High School’s 10th grade English class, taught by Abby Williams. May has come…
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All Hoosiers, political leaders must prioritize mental health
By JIM MERRITT Guest Columnist In May we celebrated Mental Health Awareness Month. It was a perfect time to reflect on one of the major lessons many of us seem…
Will Read and Sing For Food
Could Hamilton County be next spot for Harry Chapin-inspired food bank charity event? By SCOTT SAALMAN Scaramouch The most satisfying result of my column writing, to date, has been the…
Learning the hard way
By AMY SHANKLAND Perfectly Imperfect I was so touched at the response from last week’s column as I introduced my adoption and reunion story. Troy Dunn himself left a comment…
Westfield, is it time to become a class 2 city?
By RON MOORE Guest Columnist Editor’s note: This column is the second in a series of four addressing the issue of whether Westfield should change its status from a class…
From the desk of Hamilton Heights Superintendent Dr. Derek Arrowood
By DR. DEREK ARROWOOD Hamilton Heights Superintendent Update No. 84 As our school year draws to a close and we prepare to celebrate the 57th graduating class of Hamilton Heights,…
Democrats still in need of local candidates
By FRED SWIFT The County Line Hamilton County Democrats say they intend to continue their efforts to turn the county blue, but to make progress in this year’s election they…
Should corporate America tell us what to think?
By RAY ALDER Ask Adler One of the more interesting phenomena of recent years has been the rise of corporate consciousness or “woke capitalism.” Under this phenomenon, some of the…
Westfield, is it time to become a class 2 city?
By RON MOORE Guest Columnist Editor’s note: This column is the first in a series of four addressing the issue of whether Westfield should change its status from a class…
From tears to anger
By JANET HART LEONARD From the Hart I’m not okay today. Last night I sent my daughter, Emily, a text. “Please give Aiden and Leah a hug from Grandma.” My…