Ask Amy: Daughter threatens to alienate entire family
Dear Amy: I’m a woman in my 70’s. My (slightly older) partner “James” and I are both retired university professors who met after our respective spouses died. Continue reading at The Republic News.
View ArticleLee Hamilton: Congress has a full plate and huge uncertainty
I learned long ago that it’s a fool’s game to make predictions about an upcoming session of Congress. That’s because, even during the decades when it functioned according to rules and tradition, the...
View ArticleSusan Cox: Whether improving home or self, disruptions are part of the plan
We’re starting a remodeling project at my house that includes the kitchen, and the process involves many steps. First, we had to decide what we wanted to stay the same and what we wanted to change....
View ArticleEditorial: Funding boost will aid county economic development
Fresh off landing a King’s Hawaiian facility in the northern part of the county, Bartholomew County commissioners are hungry for more development. Continue reading at The Republic News.
View ArticleAsk Amy: After years of separation, spouse wants to reconcile
Dear Amy: I was married to a wonderful woman for 30 years. Continue reading at The Republic News.
View ArticleAnother viewpoint: Home schooling needs greater accountability
The Washington Post Continue reading at The Republic News.
View ArticleMark Franke: After modernity, what?
The history of western civilization is generally divided into three epochs, if memory serves from my junior high world history class. This classification scheme was retroactively applied by historians...
View ArticleBrian Howey: Believe your own eyes on Jan. 6 insurrection
U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz kicked off the Indiana Republican exodus from Congress about a year ago, and this first week of 2024 she has been joined by Greg Pence and Larry Bucshon in heading for the...
View ArticleToday’s editorial cartoon
Today’s editorial cartoon. Continue reading at The Republic News.
View ArticleAsk Amy: Pregnant woman struggles with disclosure
Dear Amy: I am a financially responsible and secure 24-year-old woman. Continue reading at The Republic News.
View ArticleEditorial: It’s time to pick the president by national popular vote
Portland (Maine) Press Herald Continue reading at The Republic News.
View ArticleSteven Roberts: Defending our own interests
America must not abandon Ukraine. Congressional Republicans who are blocking President Biden’s request for another $61 billion in aid to Kyiv are making a deeply dangerous mistake. Continue reading at...
View ArticleToday’s editorial cartoon
Today’s editorial cartoon. Continue reading at The Republic News.
View ArticleNiki Kelly: Report card: Grading the legislative agendas
Everyone has an agenda in the Indiana General Assembly. I thought I’d round them up for you — complete with a grade. Continue reading at The Republic News.
View ArticleAsk Amy: Recent ‘Update’ inspires abused reader
Dear Amy: On Sunday, I realized clearly that my husband was emotionally abusive to me. Continue reading at The Republic News.
View ArticleJohn Krull: The much misunderstood Todd Rokita
There’s a reason Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita keeps getting into disciplinary trouble. Continue reading at The Republic News.
View ArticleJay Ambrose: Iran threatens America as well as Israel
Iran is an American enemy already, a pal with China and Russia, economically up-and-at-’em, more than a little pleased about its missile and warhead accomplishments, capable of producing nuclear...
View ArticlePublic health funding boost a shot in the arm
Bartholomew County received a little less than $1 million in new public health funding — money that will help meet pressing needs countywide and in the vast majority of Indiana counties that agreed to...
View ArticleAsk Amy: Retired priest struggles with Catholic critique
Dear Amy: I am a retired Catholic priest. For the most part, I have enjoyed these late-life years, especially as the pace of life has eased up. Continue reading at The Republic News.
View ArticleChristine Flowers: Not even the death of a mother is off limits in today’s...
There are two things that should be completely off limits: a person’s children and a person’s grief. Continue reading at The Republic News.
View Article