Local Opinion

Migration numbers show gains, losses for Indiana

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Frequently I get e-mails saying if I don’t like what’s happening in Indiana, I should move, preferably to Illinois. So I was delighted last...

Letter: Budget cuts exacerbating state, federal problems

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To the editor: Is anyone else fed up with trying to live on the cheap in fantasyland? Hints of more budget cuts...

Sometimes you have to say it with a song

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I’ve been George’s sidekick for nearly seven years. We have ridden the entire range of church music together from the high mountains of Mozart...

Program boosts reading while reducing fines

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The Johnson County Public Library faced a conundrum and has crafted a clever way out it. The puzzle was this: Some people...

Good economics requires humility

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What is the key to prosperity for the state of Indiana and its counties and towns? Economist Adam Smith argued all that...

Clearance shopping a fine art

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I can smell it a mile away. I know how to search high and low for my prey. Every store and each...

NRA training helps Guard meet executive order

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The Indiana National Guard exists to serve state and nation. The Chattanooga, Tennessee, attacks in July have proven that service members are now exposed...

Letter: Home-schoolers don’t miss out on life’s lessons

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To the editor: Hello, I am a 16-year-old girl. I saw an opinion column with concerns about home schooling ("Reasons persist to...

Broad effort is required in reducing youth smoking

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This year’s Indiana Youth Survey determined that fewer high school students are using tobacco products, including cigarettes, cigars and pipes. However, one in four...

Letter: Critics attempting to be rid of public education

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To the editor: I have been reading that there is a shortage of public school teachers. As a family of...