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As noted in the first LWVMC column of October, the petroleum industry knew in 1959 that oil and coal were radically altering the environment. The effect on the climate came clear in the mid-sixties …
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11/10/23
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INDIANAPOLIS — After her second trip to the U.S.-Mexican border in a year, U.S. Rep. Erin Houchin called the sieve of humanity trying to secure the American dream the easy and illegal way …
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2/3/24
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Welcome mats have been spread at academic and public libraries around the world, from Crawfordsville to Madras, India to Cambridge, England to Bergen, Norway and many places in between. A life in the …
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11/30/23
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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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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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JASPER, Ind. — About a week after U.S. Sen. Mike Braun picked up former president Donald Trump’s endorsement of his bid for Indiana’s Republican gubernatorial …
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11/25/23
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When I read about the “silent book club” trend, it filled me with instant calm and hope.
As it goes, in 2012, two friends in San Francisco came up with the idea for a non-formal …
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2/23/24
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Americans are fed up with politics. That’s the obvious conclusion of a recent survey by the Pew Research Center, which found many of us have “unrelentingly negative” views of …
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11/28/23
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February is on track to be the warmest ever, and the warmth can mess with a gardener’s bones. Seed catalogs are pouring in, and anyone who starts seeds is saving up recycled pots while telling …
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3/1/24
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Big decisions have shaped the United States. We wouldn’t be who we are as a nation without the decisiveness shown by America’s founders and by our leaders in times of crisis. It’s …
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2/16/24
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“It raises too many questions. I don’t write the questions. I write the answers,” says author Isabel Wilkerson in Ava Duvernay’s “Origin” — now out in …
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2/16/24
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The phrase “traditions of hope” combines two emphases often in conflict: past and future. Blame for the past and plans for the future create tensions and emotions dominating current …
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2/21/24
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Our police are the thin blue line standing firm to prevent lawless and wrongheaded people from breaking down the walls of democratic civilization and destroying citizens and structures. Police work …
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4/19/24
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The collapse last month of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore is a vivid reminder of the crucial role that infrastructure plays in our 21st century economy. It’s also an opportunity to …
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4/19/24
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INDIANAPOLIS — Since the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin began his vicious genocidal assault on Ukraine two years ago, more than 10,000 civilians have been killed and over 18,500 injured, …
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2/17/24
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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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We have lived with the existential threat of nuclear weapons for almost 80 years. To say we have become complacent would be an understatement. Knowing the devastation a nuclear war would produce, we …
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4/26/24
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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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Have you ever stared at the section of a ballot, for county and city elected officials, only to think, “I don’t know if I can vote for them. I don’t know anything about them!”
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4/19/24
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On April 22 the world observed Earth Day, and plenty of organizations celebrated with tree plantings or education on other sustainable methods. Why not throw our League of Women Voters …
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4/26/24
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