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Letter: Trump is right on birthright citizenship

From: Clarence Leatherbury Continue reading Letter: Trump is right on birthright citizenship at The Republic News.

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Column: Gov. Mike Braun is leading the race in executive orders

If there is one thing we have seen a lot of during Gov. Mike Braun’s first 100 days, it’s executive orders: 63 of them, to be exact. Continue reading Column: Gov. Mike Braun is leading the race in...

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Editorial: Cutting candy from SNAP won’t fix the bigger problem of growing...

Governors in Indiana, Arkansas, Idaho and West Virginia want to stop letting people use Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to buy soda, candy and other unhealthy food. Continue...

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Asking Eric: Back in her hometown, woman judges friends who stayed behind

Dear Eric: I am a 62-year-old woman who recently relocated to her hometown in the Midwest from the East Coast, after 40 years. I have a wonderful network of friends here, whom I’ve known practically my...

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Asking Eric: Husband always in locked bathroom

Dear Eric: This is probably an odd question. A very large percentage of the time, more than 50 percent, when I come home from being out (lunch/shopping/whatever), my husband is in the restroom. The...

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Letter: Reader responds on birthright citizenship

From: Tracy Butcher Continue reading Letter: Reader responds on birthright citizenship at The Republic News.

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Asking Eric: Husband not invited to event after his father’s passing

Dear Eric: I have been married nearly 35 years. We and my husband’s family all live a few blocks from each other. Continue reading Asking Eric: Husband not invited to event after his father’s passing...

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Letter: Foundation nears endowment goal

From: Richard McCoy Continue reading Letter: Foundation nears endowment goal at The Republic News.

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Asking Eric: Husband’s long-ago one-night stand has returned

Dear Eric: I’m not sure how to feel. I have been married for 37 years. About 43 years ago my husband (who was not my husband then) had a one-night hookup. The woman is now with my husband’s brother. It...

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Lori Borgman: The willow is gone but we’re not weeping

When the kids were growing up, we had a giant weeping willow tree in the backyard. It was a magnificent specimen with long, graceful branches that swayed in the breeze. Continue reading Lori Borgman:...

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Some Catholic congregations falter, while others are booming

For a century, there was one certainty in France – the population was 97% Catholic. Continue reading Some Catholic congregations falter, while others are booming at The Republic News.

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Larry DeBoer: Property tax bill also reforms the local income tax

The governor signed Senate Enrolled Act 1 into law on April 15. This is the bill that was introduced with the governor’s big tax cuts for homeowners, which would have caused large revenue losses for...

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Editorial: ‘Serving and protecting?’: Communities deserve the facts, brutal...

Indiana state law gives law enforcement a wide pass on informing the public about crime in their communities, allowing investigators to withhold information under the wide umbrella of “currently under...

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Letter: It’s time to ‘vote with your feet’

From: Kermet Merl Key Continue reading Letter: It’s time to ‘vote with your feet’ at The Republic News.

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Asking Eric: Sibling took inheritance, now she wants sister to carry a child...

Dear Eric: I am in a predicament with my older sister. My mother passed away a few years ago, before getting her assets in order. This resulted in my sister gaining access to the majority of my...

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Column: Take me out to the ballgame

By John Krull Continue reading Column: Take me out to the ballgame at The Republic News.

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Asking Eric: Mother struggles to accommodate daughter’s veganism

Dear Eric: When my daughter married 25 years ago, both she and her husband decided to go vegan. My husband and I respected and fully supported them. After all, we had raised her on meals cooked from...

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Asking Eric: Daughter’s volatile responses make relationship difficult

Dear Eric: My 35-year-old daughter “Mary” and I were very close in her early 20s, after she emerged from troubled teen years of substance abuse and self-destructive behaviors. She continues to stay...

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TESTING 3

TESTING 3 Continue reading TESTING 3 at The Republic News.

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Michael Hicks: Two key economic lessons in one bill

Indiana’s 2025 legislative session offered a valuable pair of economic lessons. The first is that there are no perfectly good or bad policies, only trade-offs. The second is that the cost of anything...

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