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Hoosiers don’t want marriage amendment

December 12, 2013

As the debate over House Joint Resolution 6 continues, I wonder if some of the major proponents of this discriminatory bill, such as Micah Clark, Eric Miller and Curt Smith, realize that they are being outnumbered.

Letter: Abortion ban would be regressive

July 1, 2022

My jaw dropped when I read Curt Smith’s column from the June 10 Forefront section of IBJ [Curt Smith: Overturning Roe is right choice for country]. To quote: “There will be vigorous debate as to whether state law should allow exceptions, such as the life of the mother, rape and incest.” Excuse me? The life […]

LaKimba DeSadier: Abortion restrictions hurt vulnerable communities

November 12, 2021 | LaKimba DeSadier

If Indiana instituted a total abortion ban, we would see a 21% increase in the number of pregnancy-related deaths and a 33% increase among Black women.

Lesley Weidenbener: Why I love reading Forefront columns

February 12, 2021 | Lesley Weidenbener

Forefront presents views from across the political spectrum—from the far right to the far left and everything in between.

Letter: On political parties and student-loan debt

August 21, 2020

Regarding Pierre Atlas’ column in Forefront, my Republican friends are proud to point out how instrumental Republicans were to the passage of major Civil Rights legislation in the 1960s, ignoring the subsequent history of that party under Nixon.

LETTER: Hill is no role model

July 24, 2020

I am a frequent reader of Curt Smith’s columns and enjoy his perspectives on matters which are important to our community. With respect to his July 10 Forefront column, “Three voices worth hearing in fight to stop violence,” I respectfully disagree with his choice of Curtis Hill as one of those voices. The point about […]

Hamilton County judge rules for 4 Indiana cities in RFRA lawsuit

November 26, 2019 | Olivia Covington, Indiana Lawyer

Hamilton Superior Court 1 Judge Michael A. Casati granted summary judgment Thursday to Bloomington, Carmel, Columbus and Indianapolis in litigation brought by the Indiana Family Institute, Indiana Family Action and the American Family Association of Indiana.

We aren’t a theocracy

May 22, 2019

The Daniel Initiative as described by Curt Smith [Connecting churches with their communities, Forefront, May 10] poses threats to real religious freedom and civic involvement. Smith says Indiana’s Daniel Initiative derives from a similar undertaking in Iowa called The Family Leader. Here’s just one of many positions found on The Family Leader’s website: The Family […]

Indiana Senate committee moves bias crimes bill forward

February 18, 2019

After more than three hours of testimony and discussion on Monday morning, the Senate Public Policy Committee voted to send the bill to the full Senate for consideration.

Letter: State GOP should value all Hoosiers

December 12, 2018

The defeat of Republican State Sen. Mike Delph was not only about the demographics in his district. The vote was also about his RFRA stand and the voters’ opposition to his anti-equality platform.

John Krull: Donald Trump loves silly fights—and this is one of them

November 27, 2018

The pity is that too many journalists, including Acosta, end up playing along.

Chris Watts: John McCain, Bob Dole and the soul of Indiana’s GOP

August 29, 2018

John McCain and Bob Dole both put national interest over political expediency: country first, to crib McCain’s 2008 slogan. If we defined a “Dole/McCain Republican,” he or she would be a traditional conservative with a streak of pragmatism, a willingness to compromise and an appreciation for bipartisanship.

Do these executives have the clout to get a hate-crime law passed?

August 15, 2018

Business leaders are rallying behind a social issue they say could affect economic development.

Betty Cockrum: Nominee should leave religion at courtroom door

July 10, 2018

We are your daughters, your sisters, your granddaughters, your nieces. Show us respect.

JENNIFER HALLOWELL: Let’s embrace sports-betting opportunity

June 6, 2018

There are plenty of reasons it makes sense for Indiana to lead the first wave of states legalizing sports betting. Chief among them is our reputation as a sports mecca.

Mike Delph won primary despite opposition from business leaders, Republican elite

May 17, 2018

The incumbent state senator took nearly 58 percent of the vote in his contest with Corrie Meyer, a business owner and former executive director of the Carmel Redevelopment Commission.

Bill Oesterle: Team mascots are best when they’re fun

April 23, 2018

I think we lost something when we moved to tigers and wildcats and patriots.

Indiana Senate panel delays vote on hate crime bill

January 23, 2018

The move by Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee Chairman Mike Young came after an emotionally charged hearing Tuesday.

Pence carves his own political ID, on behalf of Trump

August 8, 2017

Vice President Mike Pence has been a loyal messenger for President Donald Trump. At the same time, the former Indiana governor has been carving out his own political identity as the steady understudy to a mercurial president.

Coats ‘staff tree’ is tallest among Hoosier leaders

December 8, 2016

Over four decades of public service Coats groomed a team with more influence after leaving his staff than any Hoosier officeholder in recent memory.

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