Time for a test: Mayor Pete needs to be challenged
Another Democratic presidential debate has come and gone, and Pete Buttigieg’s unlikely, charmed campaign continues to rise, unimpeded, unchallenged and untested.
That’s...
Takeaways from 2019 elections statewide
It would be trite to say the 2019 municipal elections were status quo, not with 17 defeated incumbents.
But there are solid...
The lost magic of property
“If we’re going to turn our local governments into investment banks, we’ll need to find smarter people to run them.” — a Fort Wayne...
School discipline disparities: How we can do better
Research continues to show significant racial differences in school suspensions and expulsions.
In general, white students tend to receive disciplinary office referrals...
‘News’ by algorithm: What you’re missing
An editor friend, forced to watch close-up the death throes of our hometown newspaper, offered a fresh perspective on the threadbare issue of journalism’s...
Early empowered women in Owen Township: 1887-1909
In the period before women received the right to vote (1920), Owen Township women were doing more than keeping house and raising kids. Women...
Sights and sounds from my first Jackson Bowl
Earlier this week I was asking anyone who would listen about how many people I should expect for Friday night’s Jackson Bowl.
Most shot back...
Books, the great leveler
By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – There’s a room in my home that’s almost a shrine. It’s an old bedroom...
Peace is worth a try, even if it fails
By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – President Donald Trump surprised everyone over the weekend. He announced, via Twitter, that he...
ILEARN debacle gives Indiana chance for a fresh start
By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Problems also can be opportunities. Such may be the case with the disaster that...