More than 1.1 million international students are enrolled at American colleges and universities. They contribute greatly to our nation’s economic and intellectual well-being. Their presence …
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6/21/25
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6/21/25
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INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s most conspicuous Democrat — Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett — is hemorrhaging support on the City-County Council after a third member of his party …
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6/21/25
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Over $20 billion in investments and 20,000 new jobs in Indiana may be at risk if the U.S. Senate eliminates clean energy tax credits in the “Big Beautiful Bill.” The credits, created in …
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6/20/25
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6/20/25
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State and local government have an upcoming deadline on live-streaming meetings. (Getty Images)
Five years after seemingly everything went online during a pandemic, governments are still …
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6/20/25
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“Till Hell freezes over” was familiar in my earlier years. It came to mind as a random thought. I wondered why it is not commonly heard now.
The implication is that because Hell will …
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6/18/25
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INDIANAPOLIS — Heading into the 2024 campaign cycle, Republicans from Donald J. Trump to Jim Banks proclaimed their party a haven for the blue collar working class. In contrast, many …
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6/14/25
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I grew up in a tiny community in a rural area with parents who took for granted that you helped out, not just on other farms but in town too: on the library board, on the church council, with …
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6/13/25
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In the pre-dawn hours of June 6, 1944, American and Allied forces stormed a 50-mile stretch of beach in Normandy, France, winning a crucial victory that turned …
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6/9/25
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6/9/25
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Expressions of gratitude are appropriate regarding those people and institutions that have sheltered our lives and continue to contribute to the flourishing of this community. Gratitude focused on …
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6/7/25
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INDIANAPOLIS — I grew up spiritually in United Methodist churches in Michigan City and Peru, Indiana, and have attended Protestant services in Elkhart, Fort Wayne and Indianapolis. A common …
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6/7/25
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On May 20, the League of Women Voters of Montgomery County awarded its annual Making Democracy Work award to Helen Hudson. Hudson has been a member of the League for 37 years, serving in numerous …
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6/6/25
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Voting is a sacred right and responsibility for all citizens in our democracy. When we vote, we participate in democracy. We choose to work through our differences because we share a common …
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5/30/25
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There’s a lot of chatter these days about the future of Indiana’s public libraries, and the Crawfordsville District Public Library has not escaped the rumor mill. With changes to the …
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5/23/25
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5/23/25
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5/23/25
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INDIANAPOLIS — In April — on the same day that President Donald J. Trump was hosting El Salvador President Nayib Bukele (the so-called “coolest dictator in the world”) in the …
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5/20/25
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Word choice matters. High school teachers know and teach the difference between connotation and denotation. Denotation is the dictionary definition, the technical, specific meaning. Remember the d: …
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5/17/25
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