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PLAINFIELD — No two elections cycles are the same, as Donald Trump can now attest that 2020 was vastly different than 2016 when he won, and ditto for Joe Biden between his victory four years …
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9/14/24
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Brace yourself for some intimidating numbers, though these may not surprise working parents. Montgomery County had 1,983 children under six who may need care and only 638 childcare seats …
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9/13/24
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These wise sayings contain important truths for us to consider in our current cultural context. First: “Integrity is what you are; prestige and reputation are what other people think of …
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9/12/24
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MICHIGAN CITY — The political prosecution of Donald J. Trump will begin live on network TV in prime time next Tuesday when he faces Vice President Kamala Harris in their first presidential …
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9/7/24
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Ah, September. This year’s pumpkin-spice-eve month is more than a chance to put huge half-skeletons on your front lawn and start planning your costumes for the Feast of the Hunter’s Moon. …
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9/6/24
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INDIANAPOLIS — Covering the 1996 presidential campaign of Indiana U.S. Sen. Richard G. Lugar was to find him in a Drake University classroom a few days before the Iowa caucuses talking with …
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8/31/24
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James Pogue penned an intriguing column last week entitled “The Senator Warning Democrats of a Crisis Underneath their Nose.” In it, Pogue wrangles with the prognostications of Senator …
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8/30/24
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CHICAGO — Until last November, Indiana was home to just one Black female mayor, Gary’s Karen Freeman-Wilson, who served two terms before she was defeated in 2019.
Last November, the …
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8/28/24
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This pre-election summer has been more eventful than usual, including a mid-July change to the Democratic Party’s presumptive presidential nominee from Joe Biden to Kamala Harris — …
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8/23/24
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INDIANAPOLIS — Listening to four “living” governors at the Indiana State Fair Foundation’s Harvest Dinner brought to mind the only true farmer to serve in the state’s …
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8/17/24
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Some years back, a comedian told a joke about a friend saying, “I believe in the pope.
“Don’t you kind of have to?” The comedian had responded. “He’s not a …
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8/16/24
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INDIANAPOLIS — Back in the days when I was a Chicago White Sox fan, I remember walking through Comiskey Park before the opening pitch and hearing shouts of “Coach! Coach! Coach!”
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8/14/24
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A friend says that weeds are simply flowers out of place. Rude, obscene, and curse words are often words out of place.
I said “hell” during a sermon one Sunday, perhaps referring to …
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8/14/24
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Headlines are often clickbait, often written by an editor, rather than an article’s author, meant to tease readers. They can signal the angle or bias of a story, but not aways. Here’s a …
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8/9/24
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CINCINNATI — On the face of it, Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump continues to say bizarre things at his rallies, but his intent is right there for all to see.
Trump said at …
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8/7/24
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The recent attempt to assassinate Donald Trump was shocking. The former president and Republican presidential candidate was struck in the ear when a gunman fired shots at a rally in Pennsylvania. One …
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8/7/24
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“So, what’s the plan now?” came the text from one sibling to the others. It landed somewhere around 5 p.m. Sunday, July 21. It took a few minutes for the first reply. “You …
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8/2/24
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INDIANAPOLIS — A Shakespearean tragedy is characterized by death and disaster, involving characters of high societal status: Prince Hamlet, King Lear, Julius Caesar, Lord Macbeth.
Macbeth …
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7/31/24
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In his July 26 guest column, Father Alexis Miller draws a huge red herring across the road to the 2024 Presidential Election when he advances yet another conspiracy to explain the understandable …
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7/31/24
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America is deeply polarized but no longer along the usual lines. It is not a divide between Republican and Democrat or liberal or conservative or rich and poor but rather a divide between the ruling …
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7/26/24
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