Local Opinion

Michael Hicks: The inflation puzzle, party solved

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One of the great recent puzzles in economics has been the absence of inflation, particularly in the years after the Great Recession. Some recent...

Morton Marcus: Hoosiers wearing designer fools caps

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In 2010, the General Assembly, inspired by Governor Daniels, offered voters an amendment to the State Constitution that capped property taxes as a percent...

John Krull: Walking in Memphis…

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MEMPHIS, Tennessee—Ghosts drew me to this old river city. I first rolled into Memphis 40 years ago. I rode my motorcycle down from St. Louis,...

Dick Wolfsie: Reading presents memory challenges

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Do you have a lot of books in your home that you’ve never read? For my 74th birthday, almost everybody in my family gave me...

David Carlson: No pleasure like reading a book

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With their summer reading programs, libraries are bringing back memories of my childhood. Even when my family travelled on vacation, all of us kids brought...

Todd Rokita: Cities at risk of losing funding to fight opioid epidemic

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When I took office, I vowed to continue Indiana’s fight to hold those responsible for turbocharging the opioid epidemic accountable. The scourge of addiction has...

ANOTHER VIEWPOINT: Collective energy can help community tackle problems

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This editorial was originally published July 30 in the Terre Haute Tribune-Star. Positive momentum in and around Terre Haute is clear to see. Any Hautean can...

Thank you, Franklin Community Schools

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To the Editor: Over the past several weeks we have witnessed distress in our school community as some have become aggressively vocal about the way...

Leo Morris: Let’s try justice ‘by the point’

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Today’s column offers a serious exploration of a way to solve the crime problem once and for all. So, if you’re reading this in...

Norman Knight: ‘But wait! There’s more!’

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Television pioneer Ron Popeil died last week at 86 years old. Popeil is perhaps best known as the person who gave us the infomercial. Whether...