They don’t make ’em like Ike anymore
By Rich Gotshall
In today’s hyperpartisan political environment, critical comments — even suggestions — from people seen as opponents are dismissed out of hand or...
The selling of the Supreme Court 2017
By Janet Williams
You have probably seen the television ads — a man on a journey from poor, hard-working youth to successful adult at the...
Anti-smoking bill deserves backing
(Bloomington) Herald-Times
A bill working its way through the state legislature that would increase Indiana’s cigarette tax, raise the legal age for smoking and limit...
Drones and privacy expectations
(Fort Wayne) News-Sentinel
Recognizing that drones give peeping Toms a high-tech boost to their perverted peering, Republican state Sen. Eric Koch, R-Bedford, proposes creating a...
Changes to Indiana’s solar policy misguided
By Sanya Carley and David Konisky
Indiana Senate Bill 309, introduced by Sen. Brandt Herschman, proposes to fundamentally change Indiana’s solar energy policy. The proposed...
Racing was a ‘blast’
Scott Taskey of Columbus is maybe more well-known for his realty success than his racing endeavors that took place some 40 years ago, but...
Lake of the Ozarks a great winter getaway
Lake of the Ozarks, located in central Missouri, is a four seasons fishing destination. There truly isn’t a time of year when you can’t...
Bad ideas have real costs
One of the supreme achievements of microeconomics as a discipline lies in its reliance on actual data. The insights available from facts allow us...
Closer look doesn’t cast Pence, DeVos in pleasant light
INDIANAPOLIS — Billionaire Betsy DeVos, the new U.S. secretary of education, just gave Vice President Mike Pence his Gloria Swanson/“Sunset Boulevard” moment:
“America, I’m ready...
Lawmakers: Don’t reject this gift (ban)
Given the ethics scandals that have plagued Indiana lawmakers in recent years, a bill to ban all lobbyists’ gifts sounds like a solid, common-sense...