Walking to school offers variety of benefits
About 80 percent of students who lived within a mile of their school walked or biked to classes every day 50 years ago. Today,...
Miami of Indiana battling for federal recognition
In 1897, an assistant attorney general made a legal error that cost the Miami Nation of Indiana their federal recognition as a tribe. They’ve...
First family pumpkin hunt yields bounty of memories
We hosted our first pumpkin (not Easter egg) hunt in our yard last weekend.
We had pumpkins of all sizes, including 10...
Police on front lines of public trust
No one can deny that there is a serious crisis involving law enforcement and the black community in this country.
The Black...
Moving EpiPens to public venues big step forward
Medics, firefighters and police officers know that time is of the essence when responding to medical emergencies. That's why the city of Greenwood is...
Hard to trump friends’ stories during game of cards
I was in a group of women recently when one mentioned that some of them played canasta. I hadn’t heard of canasta since I...
Letter: Enforce quality control when patching streets
To the editor:
They did a wonderful job repaying Fry Road. But the large slots cut for installation of cables or whatever...
Perfect day to gather for next-generation reunion
My memories are of a dark shelter house and of the tall hill looming above it. The October air is crisp, and the fire...
Indiana should be proud of Fever, Catchings
The Indiana Fever don't grab the attention of the general public the way the Indianapolis Colts do. There were no wear-red days at Hoosier...
HOOSIER ODDBALLS
Two native wild crops of Indiana’s autumn have very unusual names — the paw paw, also called the Indiana banana, and the hedge apple,...