Time for New Year’s financial resolutions
It’s that time of year when many of us promise ourselves we’ll go to the gym more, or learn a new language, or take up a musical instrument, or any…
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Care coordination & cost-containment measures under attack for employers
By MARTY WOOD Guest Columnist During an interim study committee this fall, legislators convened to hear stakeholder testimony regarding prior authorization in Indiana. Requiring prior authorization from a patient’s health…
Don’t rush your reunion
As my adoption and reunion story continues, I’ve changed some names, places, and dates. Around Thanksgiving in 2015, my birth mother Linda and I once again were in the middle…
How does a person of faith handle divorce?
The Pope recently issued a paper on changes in the Catholic Church concerning divorce. Our office frequently has requests for a “church divorce” or encounters a client who has questions…
Pay now or pay more later: ensuring Hamilton County families have Medicaid coverage for ABA therapy
By JENNA BURKHARD Guest Columnist In a few weeks, our state legislators will convene for the 2023 legislative session. One issue that will likely be top-of-mind is Indiana’s high healthcare…
General Assembly should do the right thing about cigarette taxes
A principal recommendation of the recent Governor’s Public Health Commission report is the urgent need to increase state funding of public health. It’s an essential component of their plan to…
Mark Hall is ready to serve his constituents on County Council
Welcome to the Timesheet. This column is the first of regular communications from an elected official to those I’m honored to serve. As your employee, it’s important that the voters…
Word for 2023: strength
For 2023, I have chosen STRENGTH as my word for the year. As I pondered over what word I would choose to focus on in 2023, I kept coming back…
Simply having a wonderful WHAMAGEDDON time
I started the current Christmas season trying to avoid “Last Christmas” by Wham!. You see, my brother-in-law, Tim, texted an invitation to participate in WHAMAGEDDON, a game making the rounds…
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The Reporter’s editor and I were recently talking about how an opinion is not a fact, no matter how hard someone wants to believe otherwise. Facts can be verified. I…