Low voter turnout likely as primary election nears
By FRED SWIFT The County Line Primary elections do not often bring voters to the polls in record numbers, but with less than a week until this year’s May 3…
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To boost U.S. manufacturing & energy, GOP should advance conservative solution
By CHRIS ELMORE Hamilton County Young Republicans Chair Guest Columnist For many in my generation, the emerging energy crisis has cast doubt on the preferred climate strategies of the environmental…
Hamilton County, Indiana: Living the dream
By SUZIE JAWOROWSKI Guest Columnist I was brought up in the hustle, bustle burbs of Washington, D.C. in Annandale, Va. It was a great place to grow up with the…
My favorite gal authors
By JANET HART LEONARD From the Hart I wish I could write like her. Erma Bombeck or Fannie Flagg or Shauna Niequest or Ann Voskamp. They are my mentors. These…
The Uncensored Library
By MAKENA CLARDY 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. There are countries…
Give bees a chance
By SHARON McMAHON Be Well Note: Dear Readers – this is a reprint column from one year ago, but I believe the topic is important and warrants thoughtful discourse. “The…
Hitting the brakes on free speech zones
By CHRIS JETER State Representative In Indiana, we are hitting the brakes on free speech zones. Free speech zones debuted on college campuses across the country, limiting expressive language and…
Michelangelo paints wrong ceiling, Scott poops in Walmart bag
The role of arts & humanities during tough times By SCOTT SAALMAN Scaramouch How do the humanities help us all cultivate hope and community in times of crisis? Indiana Poet…
Good news from Stony Creek Church of Christ
By JOHN A. SMITH Think on These Things Is it possible to be Christians today just like the Christians in the New Testament? Sure, we are going to wear different…
National Infant Immunization Week: What you need to know for your child’s vaccinations
By DR. CAMEUAL WRIGHT Guest Columnist, CareSource Indiana Now that the COVID-19 vaccine is available to children five years of age and older, there is a bigger discussion about the…