It’s easy to get caught up in the challenges associated with immigration: controversy over the U.S.-Mexico border, discomfort with demographic change in urban and rural communities, and so on. …
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9/28/24
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Stocks rallied last week after the Federal Reserve (or the Fed, as it’s known for short) took a larger-than-expected step on Sept. 18, cutting interest rates by half a percentage point. …
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9/27/24
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NEW BUFFALO, Mich. — Where might Hoosiers gather these days for good times? How about a Friday night high school football game, a Saturday afternoon at Assembly Hall or Mackey, or church …
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9/24/24
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With the election weeks away, it’s time to make sure you’re registered to vote, to know where to go and to make a plan for either voting early or when you’ll be able to show up on …
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9/20/24
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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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Dr. Mary Holloway Wilhite: Medical pioneer, suffragist
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On Aug. 26 — the 100th anniversary of the adoption of the 19th Amendment into the United States Constitution, granting women the right to vote, the League of Women Voters will have a …
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8/28/20
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