Local Opinion

Jeff Smulyan delivered the line almost as a throwaway, but it had a sting.

I must hang around with the wrong people. Every time I think I have made up my mind on an issue, someone challenges that conclusion. Even worse is when the challenge is to my premises.

Thanks to community for Soup Bowl support

Spring equinox is behind us, and it’s flood season. Across North America snow is melting, rivers are thawing, and storm drains are overflowing. Here in Brown County, we’re all familiar with seeing fields full of water, power lines tilting toward temporary ponds, and signs indicating creeks flowing over the road. For a land-locked state, rising water can be a big part of our spring time.

‘Raise income level for sake of scholarships’

A couple of decades ago, I wrote a book in which I talked about what it takes to be a good citizen in a representative democracy like ours. I thought the principles I laid out were timeless, but I recently reread them and boy, they seem a lot less clear-cut now.

Each Memorial Day and Veterans Day, Turner Classic Movies runs a marathon of combat films to commemorate and honor those that served. Often times the roster of films includes the 1955 classic “To Hell and Back.”

I hope to make lots of new friends today by reminding Hoosiers of something: You do not have a right to food, shelter or health care.

“To uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America.”

‘Howe was inspiring, remarkable’ person