Tax reform talk needs more common sense
By Michael Tanner
Even in a town where overheated rhetoric comes as naturally as breathing, the reaction to the Senate version of the Republican tax...
Beauty for Ashes makes impact
By Keia Blair
Upon coming to Zimbabwe, my team and I discussed our hopes and dreams of hosting our very own Beauty for Ashes retreat...
Thanksgiving date came with controversy
By Larry DeBoer
Here’s a recipe for partisan controversy, from 1939.
Ingredient one: It was traditional for the president of the United States to declare a...
Could Crouch break through Indiana’s glass ceiling?
High above Gov. Eric Holcomb and Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch in the Statehouse south atrium where they announced their 2018 legislative priorities was the...
Wrong is wrong: Weinstein, Trump and selective outrage
By John Krull
Wrong is wrong.
Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s abominable conduct with women has — justly — unleashed an outpouring of condemnation. The revelations of...
State GDP data includes good, bad news
The Department of Commerce recently released data on gross domestic product (GDP) for metropolitan areas.
This is an important snapshot of regional economics, because the...
Is letter grade best judge of school?
Vincennes Sun-Commercial
We’re not sure how important these letter grades that the state Department of Education assigns to schools every year are in attracting (if...
Letter: Modern family dynamic far different from past
To the editor:
Plans for the modern house usually skips a special room for a beautiful dining room table, eight to 10 chairs and a...
Letter: ‘The Art Center’ is community treasure
To the editor:
May I talk to you about a treasure that has been a part of our community since 1992 or thereabouts?
SICA (Southern Indiana...
Letter: Smokers should file suit if law passes
To the Editor:
If this new smoking law passes, people who smoke should file a class action lawsuit against the city of Seymour.
The ACLU would...