Local Opinion

By Richard J. McGowan and Tyler R. McGowan

At what age do we begin to observe and understand the concepts of wealth and poverty? I’m not referring to the deep, philosophical concepts and...

“The government you elect is the government you deserve.” Thomas Jefferson

Readers of this column know that I am deeply concerned about the rapid decline in college attendance in Indiana. This is the deepest economic problem Indiana now faces, and it risks defining the state’s economy for much of the 21st century. After all, the children whom we invest in today will have a 50-year work life. So, today’s high school students will still be working in large numbers in 2070.

It’s hard to separate the sentimentality tied to your high school years from a fact-based discussion about school consolidation. But it needs to be done.

Like nearly every other red-blooded American, I have dreamt about get-rich-quick schemes, but to no avail.

I’m sure most of you have sat through a long-winded speech and the speaker ends it with, “Are there any questions?” and everybody in the audience is thinking, “No, no please don’t, please nobody, please don’t.”