Training for disasters keeps responders prepared
There was no underground explosion involving injuries and no anhydrous ammonia leak requiring an evacuation, but emergency crews responded as if there were. It...
Gas boom led to explosion in Indiana manufacturing
It was Indiana’s version of the Gold Rush.
In the 1880s, the discovery of a massive natural gas field in east-central Indiana...
Trading houses with family, hot dog buns and magic faucets
Like many of you, we got together with family last weekend. At one point in the day, we had nine cousins lying in one...
City right to influence development near interchange
The area around the new Interstate 65 interchange at Worthsville Road in Greenwood is largely a blank slate in terms of development. Thus, it...
Mundane happenings bring home flood of memories
Editor’s note: Surprise, columnist Janet Hommel Mangas! Her youngest daughter, Phoebe, whom she wrote about missing last week (“Always-made bed not same as mother,...
What’s going on in the U.S. economy?
Students are back on campus at Purdue University, and it's back to the classroom for me, too. So I need to get my head...
Protect yourself, others by getting flu shot
We admit Labor Day is barely behind us and the temperatures remain summerlike, but it's not too early to think about getting annual flu...
State on right path to help ex-cons find employment
You have no money, you have no transportation and you have no job. But you do have a criminal record, and you've been out...
Letter: Stiffen penalties for running from police
To the editor:
Jim Curry recently submitted a letter (Aug. 31) regarding a high-speed chase resulting in a crash and apprehension of...
Skirting state’s open records law again
INDIANAPOLIS
Gerry Lanosga respects a separation of powers between lawmakers and judges.
But he and other open- government advocates fear...