Carrying air guns recipe for disaster
The Tribune
Air guns are not toys. If local children and teens don’t understand this soon, something tragic could happen.
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From life’s start to finish, government imposes too many large costs on public
Editor’s note: This is the second of two columns by Eric Schansberg. The first part appeared in Friday’s paper.
Our War on...
Presidential visit highlights critical role community colleges play in economy
Feb. 6 was an historic day for Ivy Tech Community College. For the first time, a sitting U.S. president visited one of our campuses.
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Printing of notices boosts oversight
The Tribune
In a democracy, it is vital that citizens be fully informed about what their elected and appointed officials are doing....
Focus: Budget
South Bend Tribune
Among the budget items being discussed by this year’s General Assembly is one that probably escaped the notice of...
Government struggles to help us from cradle to grave
Note: This is the first of two columns by Eric Schansberg. The second part appears in Saturday's paper.
Government is supposed to...
Areas’ greatness will lure coveted ‘creative class’
Many readers will have heard of economist Richard Florida, whose writings popularized the notion of a “Creative Class” of workers.
Florida argued...
Vaccination best way to end measles
The Tribune
Unlike several states, Indiana has had no reported cases of measles this year. But that’s no reason to lower our...
To cut spending, military personnel costs must be reined in
Cutting military spending is hard, but not impossible. Nearly every secretary of defense has canceled or truncated popular weapon systems, often in the face...
College students: Take more hours, save money
Kokomo Tribune
The percentage of adults with college degrees in Indiana has dropped over the past decade. The Hoosier State’s college attainment...