You digging it?
I was looking for a magazine to take on the plane to pass the time on our two-hour flight to Houston. At the airport,...
Some cures for local government finance
Few, if any, thoughtful observers of Indiana government would conclude that the current local tax system is sufficient to meet the needs of the...
Potential candidates have much to consider
Young people should be idealistic. Tiny hands should shoot up when a teacher asks, “Who wants to be president someday?”
The authors...
Make most of ‘snow days’
The cold and snow can make you feel trapped inside your own home. The walls all start to look the same and the romanticized...
Justice awaits those mean to animals
Monday afternoon Becky and I were “resting our eyes” in the living room when I heard the patter of animal footsteps on our deck....
Consider yourself warned of quirky Hommel genes
Dear nieces, (whose names could possibly rhyme with Nev and Raegan)
I won’t use your last names because I know this public...
Having a ball with quirky past time
Mike and Glenda Carmichael of Alexandria have been married a long time, but they still have a ball. In fact, they’ve had this ball...
Demand, not supply, heart of drug problem
Indiana’s current policy debate about methamphetamine restrictions offers a window into the myriad failures of our War on Drugs, and the shallow thinking that...
State job gains look promising
“Was 2015 the best year ever for employment in Indiana?” That was the question asked by Don Doom as his wife, Doris, put the...
Shrink your waist, not pocketbook this new year
Turn on your TV right now, and you’ll be hit with ads for gyms and diet programs and fitness informercials galore. Marketers know we’re...