Opinion

I’m about to turn 75.

Stepped-up enforcement of animal cruelty allegations in Bartholomew County have put renewed attention on a disturbing problem recently while also showing a need for consistency in how pets and their owners are treated, regardless of whether they live in the city or in the county.

Now that the Kyle Rittenhouse trial has gone into the left-right proxy war history books, a couple of points to reflect on that might have gotten lost in the shuffle:

Dear Editor:

State mostly to blame for teachers fleeing classrooms

I became discouraged last week about all the aspects of my life which seemed to be out of control, my control. I felt that I was never allowed to choose how to spend my time. Others were in charge, like puppet masters. Just call me Pinocchio.

On Thanksgiving evening, following a memorable battle with her brother, Pauly, Adrian finally went out on her first date with Rocky Balboa. She wasn’t exactly happy about it either, telling Rocky, “but it was Thanksgiving.” He simply replied, “yea, to you. To me it’s Thursday.”

Indiana should do more to make teacher pay raises a reality. Increased teacher salaries would be good for students, parents and communities.

The holidays are a time of family bonding and giving.

I learned the word “galena” in Geology 101 my freshman year of college.