Local Opinion

Leo Morris: How will I spend my tax refund?

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I so want to be a good Hoosier, an upstanding citizen who will do the right thing. But Indiana officials are set to give me...

Last bird out turn the light off

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By Lori Borgman, for the Daily Journal Three of the grands painted a birdhouse that looks like a beach house on the Florida coast —...

Be wary of who Mr. Leppert calls our ‘friends’

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To the Editor: In reference to guest columnist Michael Leppert's June 25 column: America's old friends are friends with us again: People will always consider someone...

OUR VIEW: Public notices proposal should be rejected

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All Hoosiers should have easy access to government notices. Unfortunately, not all public officials feel the same way. On July 12, the Indiana Supreme Court proposed...

Norman Knight: Looking through a box of old stuff

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Looking through a box of old stuff. Here is a 1972 playbill for Indiana Central’s (now the University of Indianapolis) production of King Lear....

Liz Storm: Lit Loot bundles on the horizon

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In August, Johnson County Public Library will add a new service for teens, JCPL Lit Loot bundles. Teens sign up monthly to receive a personalized...

Michael Hicks: Free speech and Senate Bill 414

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By Michael Hicks Earlier this year, Indiana’s General Assembly passed Senate Bill 414, which required universities to survey students about the climate for free speech...

Morton Marcus: Population and power

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What’s the biggest story we can anticipate from the 2020 Census when the final count is released? I’m betting it will be that Marion...

John Krull: Who’s afraid of the big, bad truth?

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Because I am a man of mature vintage, it probably shouldn’t continue to surprise me that many of my fellow citizens seem to believe...

David Carlson: Retirement can ripen a passion if you let it

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About 15 years ago, when I saw retirement on the distant horizon, I started to wonder what my life as a retired person would...