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Old civics textbook yields timely reflections
Much to my husband’s chagrin, while seated in a cozy Ohio restaurant during our adult version of fall break last week, I perused a textbook — Elementary Community Civics — that was on a shelf next to...
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Two men with big hearts
Recently, I lost two good friends from Columbus: Charles Oliver and Kwok-Sang Chui. They both influenced my life for the better, perhaps more than either of them knew. Oliver, who passed in August,...
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Asking Eric: Readers respond to older adults seeking connection
Dear Readers: On Sept. 23, I published two letters from older adults experiencing loneliness (“Still Grieving” and “Wants a Connection”). I asked those of you who have successfully found connection at...
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Asking Eric: Mother wants heirlooms back from daughter-in-law after separation
Dear Eric: During the process of our moving from a large house to an apartment in a retirement community, my daughter-in-law asked my son to leave their house. I had already arranged to give them many...
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Asking Eric: Manipulative ex offers money and declares love
Dear Eric: My partner and I just bought a house together and are settling in nicely. He and his ex were married for 10 years, and she was mentally and emotionally abusive toward him. It took a lot of...
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Letter: More studies aren’t the answer for downtown
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Making a meme: A Progressive take on Holy Communion?
On election night in 2016, an event offering pain as well as triumph, Kamala Harris dug into a big bag of salty snack-food consolation. Continue reading at The Republic News.
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Michael Hicks: Indiana is ground zero for anti-American ideologies
In the 1920s and 1930s, Indiana was ground zero for two of the most virulent anti-American movements in our nation’s history. Again, in 2024, we find ourselves at the center of two profoundly...
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Lori Borgman: Of mice and men and women and grandmas
When I was a little girl taking piano lessons, we lived in an old house with a dark, scary basement where mice frequently gathered and hosted parties. Continue reading at The Republic News.
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Shield students with a respectful environment
From: Chad Phillips Continue reading at The Republic News.
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Editorial: BCSC is making plans for IREAD-3, but parents should be too
Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. is taking a proactive approach to the state’s new approach that could retain thousands of students statewide at grade level for failing to pass multiple attempts...
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Asking Eric: New member’s cologne causing choir concerns
Dear Eric: I sing as a volunteer in a church choir. Because I can sight-sing, was trained as a musician, and can sing alto, the music director likes it when I come. Continue reading at The Republic News.
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Asking Eric: Friend’s meaner personality change is worrying
Dear Eric: A few years ago, I noticed a change in a close friend of more than four decades. She is beloved, kind, supportive and generous and has been a great friend over the decades. Yet, she has...
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Asking Eric: Friends’ petty complaints causing bitterness
Dear Eric: I’ve struggled with a mild autoimmune condition for the last three decades that would flare from time to time. Normal life is difficult during the flares, especially while raising a family...
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Letter: PETA says ‘TNR’ programs are not humane
From: Teresa Chagrin Continue reading at The Republic News.
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Letter: Lung cancer continues to claim lives
From: Kylee Jones Continue reading at The Republic News.
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Asking Eric: Distant cousin sends non-stop messages
Dear Eric: My husband doesn’t live in the country in which he was born. Because of that, I’ve tried to connect with his family. We visited his family over the years and vice versa. He has a cousin who...
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Preparing for difficult Thanksgiving conversations
Several weeks ago, two board members from the Pre-Law Association at IU came to my office and asked if I could prepare a workshop for the group. I generally say yes to these kinds of things, and I had...
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Community festivals celebrate diversity
Fall is absolutely the best time in Columbus in terms of weather and things to do. Many of those things are community festivals. Since September, this community has celebrated Columbus Pride Fest,...
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Editorial: That’s so cool…time to cast another vote
There are a lot of really “cool” things in Indiana and in Columbus, and we have the chance to vote to make a Bartholomew County company or industry the producer of the “Coolest Thing Made IN Indiana.”...
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