Local Opinion

Over the past four decades, the United States suffered its first prolonged period of economic divergence. This type of divergence occurs when rich places grow at a noticeably different rate than poor places, which causes the standard of living to diverge. Roughly around 1980, the nation experienced broad convergence, and capital (businesses) and people migrated from poorer (lower-income, lower-cost) areas to richer (higher-income, higher-cost) areas.

Whenever and wherever we face relational conflict, someone is always to blame, someone is responsible for the conflict.

As I pulled into the driveway after sitting with a client in the emergency department for hours, I asked myself, “Why did it take this long and for him to get this sick for anyone to teach him how to read a nutrition label?”

Here’s a question: When was the last time at least half of Americans said the government in Washington could be trusted to do the right thing all or most of the time?

“Are we there yet!”

It’s a common topic these days to talk about rising costs — the price of gas, the price of a loaf of bread, etc.

Joshua McLemore’s mental illness had been known to officials in law enforcement and jails in Bartholomew and Jackson counties before his final run-in with the law, which led to his death last August after many days left alone in a padded cell at the Jackson County Jail.

Through greed or indifference, nearly from the moment people discovered how unusual and beautiful vast America was, some sought to develop it, disfigure it, destroy its lands and waters and wipe out species of wildlife.

A scene from the 2003 movie “The Last Samurai” has stuck with me for all of these years.

Last time, we began looking at the first of four decisions that pave the way toward reconciliation.