By TODD CLEVENGER Guest Columnist When I took office as Hamilton County Auditor, I inherited an organization with a long-standing reputation for sound financial management and accountability. That reputation was…
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I was on the phone recently with my sister-in-law in California. Not surprisingly, our conversation eventually turned to our pre-school age grandsons and our children. She related this time that…
By DANIEL LECKIE Guest Columnist America’s fight against hunger has long centered on one question: Are people getting enough food? That narrow focus is no longer enough – and thankfully,…
Time has a way of sometimes taking forever, and other times it’s almost cruel how quickly it passes. I think it’s normal to mark points in our lives, memories, and…
“The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” – Robert Burns, 1785 Well, we are facing that mid-point in our “New Year’s Resolutions” we made just about…
It’s early Friday morning. My column is due in a few hours. I wrote one last night before going to bed. Today I tucked it in my “Another day” file….
By AARON SMITH Guest Columnist Two hundred fifty years ago, a lawyer from Massachusetts sat down to write his wife a letter – and made a prediction that seems especially…
I’m blessed with an incredible church family. I look forward to seeing them every week. One wonderful man, whom I’ll call “Alan,” makes me smile whenever I see him. But…
By CHERYL ORY Guest Columnist Now that the temperature is finally feeling like a true Indiana summer, I encourage us all to check on the seniors in our families and…
Social Security is often one of the most important income sources in retirement. Yet widespread myths about how it works can lead to confusion, unnecessary worry and poor planning decisions….