Congress needs to build on timid bipartisan steps
There have been encouraging signs on Capitol Hill of late that Congress’s long slide into irrelevance may be slowing.
Agreements on Medicare...
Reorient foreign policy to one of self-defense
In this 15th year of war in Afghanistan, as the United States is becoming further entangled in military conflicts in Iraq, Syria and Yemen,...
Second-class cities should appoint clerks
South Bend Tribune
It was seven years ago when the Indiana Commission on Local Government Reform issued a 46-page report titled “Streamlining...
GOP candidates offer plans to tackle poverty
In the aftermath of the Baltimore riots, attention is once again being turned to questions of poverty, and inner-city poverty in particular.
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Pence support runs deep in rural areas of Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS — Any day now, Gov. Mike Pence will announce that he’s seeking a second term or, wildly unlikely, bowing out of the 2016...
Anyone who was anybody was laid to rest at Crown Hill
It is the nation’s third-largest cemetery and a veritable “Who’s Who” of Hoosier heroes. One president, three vice presidents and 11 governors are buried...
When tempers, anger flare, be prepared with gentle response
Anger is contagious. Angry people create more angry people.
In Proverbs 22:24-25, we are told “Don’t hang out with angry people; don’t...
HIV outbreak: Know the facts
Indiana is facing an unprecedented outbreak of HIV due to injection drug use in the southeastern region of the state.
Since December...
Profits a powerful tool to keep firms focused
A simple insight we teach introductory economics students is that for-profit firms strive to maximize profit.
What is more important, however, is...
Indiana has made education a priority
Last December I called upon the Indiana General Assembly to make this an education session, and the results are clear.
In this...