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Ask Amy: Smart friend really wants a tiny home
Dear Amy: My friend is 15 years older than me. She has her Ph.D. and teaches at a university. Continue reading at The Republic News.
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Richard Feldman: Medical aid in dying becoming more accepted
One of my best friends, Jim, in South Bend, died of an unusual intestinal cancer. This experience moved me to explore the issue of “medical aid in dying”. Is MAID ethical and moral? Is it the right and...
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Another Viewpoint: GOP focus on literacy is good, but discussion needed
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Continue reading at The Republic News.
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Ask Amy: Husband interferes with wife’s friendship
Dear Amy: A while ago my wife got a cellphone call from “Martine,” a very high-strung woman whom she regarded as a friend. Continue reading at The Republic News.
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Editorial: Money matters this session
Jeffersonville News and Tribune Continue reading at The Republic News.
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Niki Kelly: A worker shortage is plaguing every industry, and here is why
I can’t be the only person wondering where all the workers went. Continue reading at The Republic News.
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Julia Vaughn: Ethics on cruise control in state government
Ever been driving down the highway on cruise control when you’re suddenly forced to take back control of the car to avoid a collision? From my vantage point, that’s the crossroads the General Assembly...
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Ask Amy: Siblings ponder obligation to former stepmother
Dear Amy: Many years ago, my father married a woman 30 years his junior. “Sharon” is only two years older than I. She is younger than my older sisters. Continue reading at The Republic News.
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Mark Franke: Christ may be back in Christmas
I have noticed two differences this December compared with last year. Continue reading at The Republic News.
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Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
In 1897, an 8-year-old girl from Manhattan, Virginia O’Hanlon, wrote a letter to the editor of the New York Sun. The reply, written by Francis P. Church, the editor of the newspaper, was titled, “Is...
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Letter: ‘Night Before Christmas’ still great reading after 200 years
From: T.B.E. Kendrick Continue reading at The Republic News.
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Ask Amy: Sister’s married boyfriend is not welcome
Dear Amy: My sister “Kelly,” who lives out of state, won’t be joining us for Christmas because Mom said no when Kelly asked if she could bring her married boyfriend home to meet the family. Continue...
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Michael Leppert: It’s America versus the country club next November
Former House speaker Kevin McCarthy recently attended the New York Times’ DealBook event where he was interviewed by Andrew Ross Sorkin. During their discussion, McCarthy reminisced about a striking...
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Sam Carpenter: No coal for Christmas
Santa almost put a lump of coal in stockings across Indiana on Christmas Eve of 2022. Our power supply was in jeopardy as an extreme freeze and high winds moved in just before Christmas. Coal-fired...
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Ask Amy: All hail the toy kitchen!
Dear Readers: A recent question from “Wondering Parents” raised the topic of giving “gender stereotypical” toys to children. (Wondering Parents were admonished for wanting to give a toy kitchen set to...
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Ask Amy: Annual charity column shows ways to give
Dear Readers: As I offer my 20th annual year-end “charity roundup,” I’d like to remind readers that while charity truly does begin at home, it need not stay there. Continue reading at The Republic News.
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Ask Amy: Parents respond to a hotline call
Dear Amy: Six years ago, my two adult stepdaughters confronted us with their “concerns” that their mother and I knew that our 17-year-old son smoked marijuana. Continue reading at The Republic News.
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Michael Leppert: The good news is, there’s still plenty of good news
It’s hard to even recognize good news anymore. No matter what the good news might be, it won’t be long before someone from “the other side” energetically claims it’s cherry picked, not completely...
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Another Viewpoint: Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act raising drug prices
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Abdul-Hakim Shabazz: On second thought, some more primary thoughts
You know, I thought I was done with 2023. Continue reading at The Republic News.
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