Monthly Archives: August 2021
A season to slow down
By Stephanie Strothmann
August is almost finished, the cicadas are announcing the coming of fall and the last group of meat chickens were just installed...
Afghanistan: Stepping away from nation-building
By Leo Morris
On CBS-TV’s Sunday Morning this week, a former Army sergeant who left parts of both arms and legs in Afghanistan came on...
Diversity? Plato has a few questions
By Richard McGowan, Ph.D.
Plato’s dialogue, “Meno,” begins abruptly. Meno asks Socrates, “Can ethics be taught?”
I followed Plato’s approach. On the first day of class,...
United Way campaign kicks off
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“United. Why?” What’s your why?
Health coverage accessibility, a thriving future, collaboration, mental health advocacy, effective change, safety and stability, equal opportunities and quality, affordable...
Three win livestock awards at State Fair
By Mitchell Banks
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Three Jackson County livestock enthusiasts were able to bring home three awards from the Indiana State Fair this year.
Two of them, Mya...
Council OKs $3.5 million abatement
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A Seymour firm that manufactures boxes and retail displays recently received a 10-year $3.5 million tax abatement for the purchase and installation of...
Seymour Crossing raises money for Alzheimer’s Association
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Alzheimer’s disease is a type of dementia that affects memory, thinking and behavior, and symptoms eventually grow severe enough to interfere with daily tasks.
Alzheimer’s...
Trinity Lutheran High School welcomes eight new staff members
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As a student at Trinity Lutheran High School, Sarah Akey never pictured herself returning there someday and being in front of a classroom.
At Hillsdale...
Seymour students screened for dyslexia
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The Seymour Community School Corp. board of education recently learned about dyslexia screenings.
Catherine DuBois, assistant principal at Emerson Elementary School and dyslexia coordinator and...
COVID-19 resurging locally
By Mitchell Banks
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Schneck Medical Center suspended its community COVID-19 updates in March due to the low number of positive cases being reported in Jackson...