Opinion

By SYLVIA GORDON Guest Columnist Almost all the loopholes in Social Security planning have been plugged. Almost all. One great strategy that remains allows widows and widowers to “optimize” your…

By JANET HART LEONARD From the Hart Sometimes understanding technology is truly like understanding rocket science. I am challenged. Tuesday afternoon I sent a text to my oh-so-smart daughter-in-law, Angie:…

By ERICH RETZ 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. Lifting can be…

By SCOTT SAALMAN Scaramouch At first glance, it appeared that a cricket had crawled inside my nose, one of its thin, hind legs the only thing visible, dangling from my…

By CHRIS JETER State Representative A towering biological male recently took the top spot in a women’s college swimming championship. This win and others like it continue to shake up…

By AMY SHANKLAND Sandwiched I’ve wanted to write this column for a few weeks, but I needed to make certain I wouldn’t become a sobbing, sliding down-to-the-floor mess as I…

By RAY ADLER Ask Adler We often have the pleasure of meeting with people who have questions about their estate plans. Each situation is unique, of course, and it is…

By FRED SWIFT The County Line Hamilton County Republicans have scheduled their Lincoln Day Dinner for April 19 at Noblesville’s Embassy Suites Conference Center. It’s a new location after several…

By JANET HART LEONARD From the Hart “Not my circus, not my monkeys” As I read the sign, I am quite glad I am not drinking anything as it would…