Washington must act now to contain inflation
By REP. VICTORIA SPARTZ Representing You There’s always a lot of noise and drama in Washington. But people in Washington seldom talk about what’s really hurting Americans. Right now, what’s…
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Brambles & thistles
By JANET HART LEONARD From the Hart Once upon a time, she held the happiness of someone for whom she cared, on her shoulders. Fragile and vulnerable shoulders. She tried…
Joe Aaron is dead, and I don’t feel so good myself
By SCOTT SAALMAN Scaramouch An email arrived while I was writing a column about my childhood memories of Evansville. The email: “Time for a quick call next week?” The sender…
The problem with gun violence: The cure is in God and family
Good News from the Stony Creek Church of Christ By JOHN A. SMITH Think of These Things Even communities like Noblesville have been affected by gun violence in schools. All…
Local Democrats to hold caucus to fill their ballot
By FRED SWIFT The County Line Hamilton County Democrats will hold a caucus of their precinct organization on June 30 for the purpose of choosing candidates for some of the…
Empowering Hoosiers to skill up, earn more and boost talent pipeline
By CHUCK GOODRICH State Representative Indiana needs more skilled workers to fill high-paying, in-demand jobs, and we need to do more to strengthen our talent pipeline. For the last three…
Choosing adoption as my own path to motherhood?
By AMY SHANKLAND Perfectly Imperfect I only brought up my biological parents to my mother one more time, and this was right after I graduated college. For some reason, she…
Congress must fix organized retail crime wave
By JIM MERRITT Guest Column Local news outlets across Indiana have been flooded with ominous images of shattered windows, closure signs on local businesses, and nameless figures smashing in display…
Why your electric bill is higher and where you can get help
By STAN PINEGAR Guest Column Hoosiers are paying more at the grocery and gas pump and may be noticing higher electric bills as well. We want to share background on…
Reflections on GOP state convention
By RAY ADLER Ask Adler Hamilton County sent 116 delegates to the Republican State Convention held last weekend in Indianapolis. Some of the 116 delegates favored one candidate and some…