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INDIANAPOLIS — Some three decades after “Planet Park” was proposed to bring the Chicago Bears to Gary, the celestial spheres appear to be aligning for the same purpose in Hammond.
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6/6/26
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In April, the League of Women Voters column reported on a meeting requesting a rezoning of a few agricultural acres for industrial use. The local board meeting to rezone a portion of land from …
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6/5/26
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INDIANAPOLIS — With state political convention season upon us, Indiana Republicans and Democrats are working through identity crises.
Influential Republicans began pulling the plug on …
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5/30/26
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“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives,” writes Annie Dillard. In short, small actions add up to the legacy that speaks to our values and impact.
Many don’t know what …
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5/29/26
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INDIANAPOLIS — On March 20, Republican U.S. Sen. Todd Young announced he is supporting two bills placing new restrictions on stock trading by members of Congress: the Restore Trust in Congress Act …
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5/23/26
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David and Sheridan Hadley’s touch is evident all over some of Montgomery County’s most democratic, neighbor-serving projects.
If you’ve never met them, you might not realize how giant …
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5/22/26
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I had a mysterious encounter this morning at the post office.
It’s the kind of encounter at the post office that you can only have in a town like Crawfordsville. I’m in and out of post …
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5/20/26
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An old Chinese proverb contains wisdom. If you are planning a year ahead, plant rice; if 10 years, plant trees; if a 100 years, educate people. The proverb was often quoted by Herman Wells, President …
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5/20/26
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CARMEL, Ind. — U.S. Sen. Todd Young attended the U.S. Naval Academy before accepting a commission in the Marine Corps, where he served as an intelligence officer. After discharge, he studied …
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5/16/26
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The country is feeling the pinch of higher bills everywhere and all at once — gas, electricity, healthcare, groceries.
At a recent Lunch with the League, League of Women Voters Climate …
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5/15/26
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INDIANAPOLIS — What unfolded in Indiana on Tuesday goes beyond a simple MAGA revenge narrative: At least five Indiana Senate Republicans went down in defeat. It goes beyond checkbook politics, …
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5/9/26
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Angry at myself because I could not balance our checkbook soon after we were married, I put the checkbook in front of my wife and asked her to balance it. She has handled our finances since that day. …
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5/9/26
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Tuesday was the final day to vote in the primaries, and while the results are settled, the League of Women Voters sat down with Clint Cooper, who previously filed to run in a previous election year, …
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5/8/26
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The final Crawfordsville Chamber of Commerce Legislative Breakfast, sponsored by the League of Women Voters, offered a revealing snapshot of what’s on the minds of Montgomery County residents and …
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5/1/26
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INDIANAPOLIS — United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth compared American journalists to “Pharisees” in our coverage of the Iran war, adding, “Sometimes it’s hard to figure out what …
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4/25/26
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4/25/26
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Indiana’s 4th Congressional District primary is competitive this year, giving voters a rare chance to shape what kind of representation they want. On the GOP side, two very different …
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4/24/26
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Two old soldiers agreed that ‘Hell punishes the sinner; war punishes everyone.’
Some people believe in an eternal Hell where the devil and his demons punish delight in punishing each sinner. …
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4/18/26
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INDIANAPOLIS — British journalist Dawn Foster once observed of the election-year rite of anointing kindred spirits: “There’s a thin line between mockery and endorsement.”
Republican …
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4/18/26
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“Solidarity, not charity,” Kay Whetstone, one of the founding members of MoCo Mutual Aid, told the Lunch with the League attendees on April 10. MoCo Mutual Aid is a grassroots, …
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4/17/26
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