Local Opinion

Focus: E-cigarettes

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South Bend Tribune The Indiana legislative study committee tasked with considering e-cigarette regulation should keep in mind what is known about e-cigs. ...

Follow basic safety tips for happier Halloween

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Halloween is a special time for kids. Dressed as princesses, superheroes, ghosts, ghouls, goblins or whatever, they visit neighbors and friends and take home...

Order some pizza, extra cheese

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Sometimes those scientists and researchers really cheese me off. They certainly know how to bring a guy down. Seems like every time I open...

Thanksgiving banquet needs community help

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Daily Journal Thanksgiving is a month away, but organizers of the annual Johnson County Thanksgiving Banquet are in the home stretch of...

Letter: Indiana tax system needs major overhaul

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To the editor: Shortage of tax revenues and the unfairness of Indiana taxes continue to be front page news yet legislators keep...

New GOP floor leader in Indiana House experienced in matters of faith: “I try...

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INDIANAPOLIS — The new floor leader of Republicans in the House of Representatives is familiar with the manure of politics. Or rather, the politics...

Patent ‘trolls’ effective tax on innovation

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American businesses have a target on their back. Patent trolls are using flaws in our current patent law to attack companies in nearly every...

What do home affordability rankings tell us?

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Every few months, a new rating on housing affordability makes the news. Most recently, a group ranked Muncie the most affordable college town, while...

Walking to school offers variety of benefits

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About 80 percent of students who lived within a mile of their school walked or biked to classes every day 50 years ago. Today,...

Fan of ‘da Bums’ fine with Mets-Cubs victor

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When I was home for my 50th high school reunion, I went to Citi Field, the new home of the New York Mets, to...