Pierre M. Atlas: Congress has dodged doing its job on immigration
It seems Congress has prioritized partisan point-scoring over working together.
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Deborah Daniels: Law enforcement must build trust to be effective
ICE agents have proved themselves to be heavily armed bullies.
Claire Fiddian-Green: Independence requires civic engagement, so get busy
Our country’s founders believed that a republic couldn’t work without engaged citizens.
Karen Celestino-Horseman: Voting rules could disenfranchise women, elderly
The Save America Act is a solution to a barely existent problem.
Star Parker: Voting should be treated as a special privilege
Isn’t the point that freedom is not free?
George Gemelas: The state of nuclear power in Indiana: One year in
The crown jewel was scoring an actual new nuclear startup.
Nathan Gotsch: Beware assuming anything in Indiana politics
Establishment candidates in this era must work twice as hard.
Star Parker: Lessons from the welfare fraud scandal in Minnesota
Fraud and big government go hand in hand.
Niki Kelly: Utility-cost push is worthy (but incomplete) approach
Most of the bill doesn’t do anything to reduce or control your gas and electric bills.
Nathan Gotsch: Hoosiers feel alienated from major political parties
Voters are also unhappy with the choices they see on the ballot.
Lindsay Shipps Haake: Diverse Hoosiers of faith find common focus: Justice
Indiana Faith Voices for Justice affirms democracy rather than theocracy.
Karen Celestino-Horseman: The differences between traditional police and ICE
President Trump has militarized the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.
Jim Shella: Cignetti shows leadership traits with political savvy
For worst politician of the year, I nominate Gov. Mike Braun.
Jennifer Wagner Chartier: Election participation needs an IU-like turnaround
IU’s success is a lesson in un-sticking a stuck narrative.
George Gemelas: For America’s 250th, young people just might opt out
Even a dysfunctional family can come together for a celebration, if handled with care.
Dr. Richard Feldman: Correcting the record on hormone replacement therapy
The earlier study included relatively few women in their late 40s and early 50s.
Curt Smith: Giving families more votes would refocus public policy
A different set of issues would rise to the top of the political priority list.
Claire Fiddian-Green: Small grants can help make nonprofits more nimble
Some of the most meaningful impact comes from meeting urgent needs with responsiveness.
Bill Taft: Can communities benefit from data centers?
Let’s use this as an opportunity to improve our neighborhoods and towns.
Abdul-Hakim Shabazz: Data centers could help tax-strapped local governments
What they need is enough assessed value so rates can stay reasonable.