Opinion

Part of Johnson County Public Library’s mission is connecting people with resources. Recently the library has partnered with Girls Inc. of Johnson County, or GIJC, to collect period products to distribute through Johnson County schools, food pantries, non-profit organizations, detention centers and jails.

Well, now it seems our home internet is not working. That wouldn’t be so terrible except on this particular day my plans were to be enmeshed in the digital world.

Independence weekend is a time to do many things. Among first-rate fireworks and barbecue, I find time to re-read the Declaration of Independence. It’s a small thing, but it reminds me of so much that is of existential importance. This weekend I’ll also torture my kids with long talks about political philosophy and the future of conservative thought.

When fireworks and flags roll around, so do Indiana’s gas tax hikes.

It’s time to stop pretending this U.S. Supreme Court cares about anything but protecting power and privilege.

It was our 43rd anniversary and I decided to take Mary Ellen to a local art show and stay downtown in a bed and breakfast. My wife loves B&Bs so I was sure she would enjoy the evening.

The circus comes to the Trares household this weekend.

America is not acclaimed worldwide as a land of respect for elders.

There is a lot about aging that I’m fine with. Getting to know and love my grandchildren is beyond anything that I expected, and there’s something to be said about not having to set an alarm for Monday mornings.

“We just have to learn to talk to each other again” when we have political conversations. That is the solution Sarah Stewart Holland and Beth Silvers suggest in their book, “I Think You’re Wrong (But I’m Listening).”