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INDIANAPOLIS — The current six-person Republican field for governor is an anomaly. In the television age of Hoosier politics, the GOP usually sorts out the candidates, so there are only one or …
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4/13/24
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“It’s easy to take for granted the ability to read,” said Anthony Tharp, assistant superintendent for North Montgomery Schools. Yet one of every five Hoosier kids struggles to read …
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4/12/24
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INDIANAPOLIS — In the midst of this current presidential election year, we have witnessed cavalier and reckless rhetoric suggesting political violence. There has been talk of a second civil …
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4/6/24
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Recent media posts: praise a few students who left school to build devices and became millionaires; predict skilled workers might earn higher wages; hope low unemployment rates will increase wages. …
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4/6/24
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As Disability Awareness Month gives way to another month reminding us to learn and develop awareness, we bring you an interview with Meg Goshorn-Maroney, mother of five. Three of her children have …
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4/5/24
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INDIANAPOLIS — Of the six Republicans seeking the gubernatorial nomination on May 7, U.S. Sen. Mike Braun is the one with the proverbial target on his back.
He entered this week’s …
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3/30/24
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President Joe Biden reached back in history in his recent State of the Union address, citing a January 1941 speech in which Franklin Delano Roosevelt called on America to reject isolationism and …
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3/30/24
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This week we continue the series of women worth knowing, as suggested by LWV members. When LWV Karen Gunther submitted Karen Dobkins, PhD, as a notable woman she admired, Gunther said, “Before …
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3/29/24
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Eastertide is a hopeful season. Two previous columns describe our culture of pessimism and despair; both ended with glimmers of hope. Perhaps Lent is a fitting time for descriptions of despair. A …
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3/27/24
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As National Nutrition Month progresses, Week 3 encourages us to embrace diversity in our diets, celebrate cultural foods and traditions, and explore culinary horizons beyond our comfort zones.
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3/23/24
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In A Room of One’s Own, Virginia Woolf wrote “For most of history, Anonymous was a woman.” For millenia, most women’s stories slipped into anonymity or oblivion, such that …
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3/23/24
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The American economy is thriving, and immigration should get some of the credit. That’s the message from experts who highlight the critical role that immigrants are playing in the workforce.
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3/20/24
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CARMEL — Indiana is not a referendum state. Hoosier voters cannot gather signatures to qualify an issue to appear for an up or down vote on the ballot.
That wasn’t the case in …
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3/16/24
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Happy Women’s History Month! We turn to one of the oldest professions for women, relevant in a county where maternal healthcare options have been decreasing.
“Midwifery is an ancient …
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3/15/24
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Happy Women’s History Month! We turn to one of the oldest professions for women, relevant in a county where maternal healthcare options have been decreasing.
“Midwifery is an ancient …
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3/15/24
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CARMEL — In two months, Hoosier voters will be selecting nominees for their next governor. Former Republican school superintendent Jennifer McCormick will be the Democrat nominee, …
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3/9/24
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What would you do with frozen catfish, frozen strawberries, canned chickpeas, dried split peas and fruit cocktail? Could you make dinner from such ingredients and what else would you need to succeed? …
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3/8/24
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A recent newspaper article recommended, “Save the anthem for when it is really needed.” The point is the national anthem has often become pro forma. Indeed, when the anthem was sung by a …
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3/7/24
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The Indiana Economic Development Corporation has planned the LEAP (Limitless Exploration/Advanced Pace) Innovation District located on more than 9,000 acres in our neighboring Boone County without …
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3/7/24
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A recent newspaper article recommended, “Save the anthem for when it is really needed.” The point is the national anthem has often become pro forma. Indeed, when the anthem was sung by a …
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3/6/24
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