HICKS: Communities must pursue people, not fads
In communities across Indiana, efforts to shore up economic growth often have targeted whatever new bright, shiny object appears to offer hope.
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HENEGAR: ‘Election integrity’ effort is attack on voters
It’s our elected officials’ responsibility to preserve and advance the right to vote, not to hinder and impair.
MAURER: Messer can do better than slinging mud
Senate candidate avoids issues, strikes early with Trump-like character assassination tactics.
EDITORIAL: Kenley exit leaves legislative void
While saying “no” invariably creates enemies, it helped that his decisions were based on hard thought, not whims.
PARKER: The rise of the American welfare state
Blindly dropping taxpayer funds from helicopters is not compassion.
COLLINS: Putin and Europe meet an entire fleet of Trumps
Trump had begun to resemble a dinner guest who does nothing but talk about his superior tennis skills, better car and more interesting vacations.
WAGNER: Thank goodness for government close to the people
States are sometimes called the "laboratories of Democracy."
SMITH: Exploring what it means to be conservative
Our aim is to convene the brightest minds in politics and thought to come together to cast a vision for the conservative movement in Indiana.
PARR: What if America is destined for constant disagreement?
There has always been a tension in America between the costs and benefits of too much government and too much individual freedom.
SHABAZZ: My take on the flap over Jennifer Messer’s Fishers contract
I didn’t write this column in my downtown office, but in my back yard, where I can have a cigar and adult beverage.
SHELLA: It’s time to make it easier to vote in Indiana
I don't care what party or candidate benefits.
DANIELS: Can we wake from this scary era of polarized politics?
People no longer have to hear the voices of those with whom they disagree—and they rarely force themselves to listen.
WOLLEY: Police-action shootings deserve better investigations
This flawed process is generally exacerbated by local media's rush to research and report criminal backgrounds demonizing the victims.
HALE: The disturbing decline in trust in our institutions
You have to wonder, when high schools students go to write term papers in five years, what will they consider to be a trustworthy news source?
LEPPERT: It’s no surprise that America’s image has suffered
Too many of the complex problems facing the planet today cannot be resolved without building coalitions.
IRELAND: Trump’s actions portend meaningful progress in North Korea
As Republican infighting continues to stall the president’s domestic agenda, Trump has shown laudable strength as commander-in-chief.
SHEPARD: Hoosiers recognize wisdom of gas-tax hike
It was a story of Indiana as a place where collective goodwill still plays a large role in civic life, to good result.
RITZ: Health care issues follow children into the classroom
We all know who pays for health care—the American people.
ROBERTSON: Pro-life doesn’t always mean what you think
It's about reducing the number of unintended pregnancies so that a woman never has to make that decision.