Indiana needs to look at teacher pay
KPC News Service
A 50-member “blue ribbon commission” met for the first time recently in Indianapolis.
Its members will try...
Fatal Gibson County van wreck shines light on plight of those living in poverty
The super-rich and the middle class. We’ll hear a lot about both groups as we spend the next year riding the wave of nonsense...
First steps taken for redistricting reform
South Bend Tribune
Many Hoosiers may not be aware of a task recently undertaken in Indianapolis by a dozen Hoosiers. Some might...
U.S. should take greater share of refugees
Every day, we are bombarded with stories about refugees who have escaped the horrific civil war in Syria. There are photos of dead children...
Meals on Wheels, United Way ride together for community
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of a series of columns from agencies served by Jackson County United Way.
Meals on Wheels of...
Bernanke’s success: spinning Fed’s strengths
Like any experienced Fed chairman, Ben Bernanke knows how to choose his words carefully.
So the triumphalist headline, “How the Fed Saved...
Salvation Army works to end poverty
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of a series of columns from agencies served by Jackson County United Way.
The Salvation Army is...
Minnesota lake trip brings back memories
I’ve often contemplated what I would give to fish just once more with my grandfather. There isn’t much I wouldn’t trade for such an...
Training is key to state’s success
KPC News Service
Indiana can have an exciting economic future if we educate Hoosiers to succeed. That’s the message from a recent...
The gift that keeps on giving
Recently Steve Stanfield of the Boys & Girls Club of Seymour invited me to a meeting of the agency’s board of directors to share...