Opinion

The advanced practice registered nurses, commonly known as nurse practitioners, are again at the legislature seeking independent practice. Currently an APRN with prescription authority must have a collaborative relationship with a physician that includes chart review.

Yes, it is true! Johnson County Public Library has its very own mascot. It’s not just any mascot, but Bibli the Bookworm — short for Bibliography.

If all goes according to plan, Dear Readers, you will be wading through this column on Feb. 15, the day after Valentine’s Day. At the same time — again, if things go according to schedule — I will be sitting in a dentist’s chair wearing safety glasses and blanketed with a heavy vest having a permanent crown fitted onto my upper left back molar while yesterday’s Valentine’s celebration is just a sweet, fading memory. Thus, life goes on.

Several readers have asked what is happening in labor markets, and why it is so difficult to find workers. That’s a common concern in the post-COVID world and is worthy of a deep dive into labor market data. The Indiana experience is similar to many states, but with a few notable twists.

People don’t always have a second chance to do the right thing.

Mary Ellen and I compete against each other every evening as we watch Jeopardy! I usually win because she is also playing Sudoku and is only listening to the show.

About a year ago, this journey started.

I begin by apologizing to all the military balloon experts who will be insulted by my flippant attitude, but I have to admit that my first reaction to the Chinese balloon that floated over the country was to smile and say, “Really? You sent a balloon to spy on us?”

Indiana appears poised for the unfathomable: an unopposed Republican primary for an open U.S. Senate seat.

“I don’t do this for the money. I do it for the late-night phone calls.” — A Monroeville, Indiana, town councilman.