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Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who died in December, was rightly celebrated as a trailblazing jurist who brought common sense and moderation to the Supreme Court. She also was a champion of …
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3/2/24
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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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KEY WEST, Fla. — The news from eastern Europe has been grim this past week. Ukraine has retreated from the strategic hub of Avdiivka, its army running out of ammunition and manpower. And in an …
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2/24/24
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I wanted to thank Dr. Roberts for his letter “Physician urges caution.” This topic certainly needs intelligent discussion regarding the ramifications of personal medical treatment.
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2/24/24
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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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Would it surprise you to learn that food insecurity was lowest during the pandemic? Defined as “not always having access to enough food to lead an active healthy life” or skipping meals …
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2/23/24
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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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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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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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INDIANAPOLIS — When a politician makes the decision to accept a vice presidential or lieutenant governor invitation, it generally means taking on a subservient posture. All the time.
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2/10/24
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In 1998, children’s songwriter Tom Chapin wrote a lovely song, “My town is a salad bowl,” a lovely metaphor for the U.S., — arguably better than the weary “melting …
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2/9/24
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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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Americans seem to be more interested in foreign policy than usual. Four in 10 U.S. adults named it as an important issue to address in 2024, according to a recent poll from The Associated Press-NORC …
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2/3/24
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By the time a child is three, they will go through 5,000 to 6,000 diapers, a huge cost for low-income parents, about which Montgomery Health Department staff heard at a local event. Ever perceptive …
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2/2/24
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KOKOMO — A year after U.S. Rep. Joe Donnelly played an advocacy role with President Obama in preventing the collapse of General Motors and Chrysler, he ended up at a plant gate in the final …
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1/27/24
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Our climate team’s leading voice, John Smilie, has been posting on social media about agrivoltaics, and if you’ve never heard the term, you can figure out its part science, part …
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1/26/24
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The hero of a Tom Clancy novel remarked, ‘Conscience is the cost of morality, and morality is the cost of civilization.’ That profound and wise insight deserves contemplation. Cost is …
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1/24/24
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Here’s one thing we can count on in the upcoming election year: American politicians will find ways to criticize China, even if they’re running for jobs that have little to do with U.S. …
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1/24/24
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INDIANAPOLIS — According to the campaign of Republican presidential frontrunner Donald J. Trump, the former commander-in-chief has divine providence.
“And on June 14, 1946, God …
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1/20/24
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