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Letter: Lessons in democracy from a frog tale
From: Dan Fleming Continue reading Letter: Lessons in democracy from a frog tale at The Republic News.
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Letter: Crump needs Schnepp at Project Encore helm
From: Sheryl Nulph Continue reading Letter: Crump needs Schnepp at Project Encore helm at The Republic News.
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Editorial: Congress, defend PBS. We knew you could
“I’m very much concerned, as I know you are, about what’s being delivered to our children in this country,” said Fred Rogers to the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Communications in May 1969. “We don’t...
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Asking Eric: Stepdaughter suddenly turns on stepmother
Dear Eric: My husband and I met three years ago and recently celebrated our second wedding anniversary. Continue reading Asking Eric: Stepdaughter suddenly turns on stepmother at The Republic News.
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Asking Eric: Husband has extreme reaction to wife’s affection
Dear Eric: My husband and I have worked hard to create consistent communication in our relationship that has lasted 10 years. We have both struggled to get to a good place, which we thought we had...
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Asking Eric: Son’s family treats parents’ house like a storage unit
Dear Eric: My wife and I uprooted from our rural community and bought a home to be nearer our grown children who had both settled near the city. Soon after, our son and his family of four and a dog...
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Michael Hicks: Trump’s tariff recession is here
Three months ago, I released an economic forecast that I called “the best for Indiana in the 17 years I’ve been doing forecasts.” Sadly, I am revising it to what appears to be the worst forecast of the...
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Pollsters need to start asking detailed questions about Catholics
Theology news rarely sends shock waves through Catholic offices around the world, but this headline did: “Just one-third of U.S. Catholics agree with their church that Eucharist is body, blood of...
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Letter: Society preserving history coming to life
From: Dr. Frederick Leickly Continue reading Letter: Society preserving history coming to life at The Republic News.
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Asking Eric: After job loss comes shame and meddlesome advice
Dear Eric: I had a bad falling out from a very toxic job a few months ago. Since it ended, I’ve been dealing with feelings of shame and betrayal, but I’m doing what I can to clean the fallout from my...
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Lori Borgman: Watt is my best choice?
I have come to the realization that I do not have the time nor patience for all the high-tech innovations designed to make my life more marvelous. I have all the marvelous I can handle right now....
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Editorial: City should realize fieldhouse parking is their problem
Businesses near Columbus’ Circle K Fieldhouse are growing frustrated as fieldhouse visitors encroach on privately-owned nearby parking lots during big events, and also receiving a memo from the city...
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Asking Eric: Brothers spar over 35-year-old loan
Dear Eric: My brother has children with whom I was extremely close when he and his wife got divorced in 1989. He never supported his kids, never paid child support and drank away everyone’s money,...
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Asking Eric: Parents’ house has become free hotel for friends
Dear Eric: I live in a small town about five hours from my parents, who live in the biggest city in our state. They have a beautiful home with a great downstairs room that is perfect to stay in when I...
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Asking Eric: Wife’s comments to son-in-law bother husband
Dear Eric: We are retired grandparents to 7-year-old twins who live close by. We are delighted to help with kiddo chauffeuring, grocery shopping or anything else needed by two very hard-working...
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Column: Birth rate dip calls for comprehensive action — not one-time bandaids
Federal lawmakers are considering funding $1,000 savings accounts for children and a $5,000 baby bonus to combat falling birth rates. But I think it’s a much larger discussion than one-time payments...
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Asking Eric: Father’s questions keep offending adult daughter
Dear Eric: I am 80 and my daughter is 44. I am a retired professional and my daughter, a college graduate and business owner, gets offended when I question anything she does. Continue reading Asking...
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Asking Eric: Husband objects to wife’s work dinners with male colleagues
Dear Eric: I am a female executive employed by a large global corporation. It is a common practice in my workplace, and an expectation of my job, that I meet with colleagues, customers and service...
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Asking Eric: Friend annoyed about taking in evacuating friends during LA fires
Dear Eric: I have been friends with “Bill” for more than 25 years. When the fire started in the Pacific Palisades, we had to evacuate our home. My wife and I went to one friend’s condo for two nights,...
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Asking Eric: Fellow girl scout parent won’t stop complaining
Dear Eric: I was a latch-key kid in the ’70s, no father, working mom of three kids. No one was ever there to read me a story, watch me make a basket or catch a ball. I now have a 7-year-old girl. I...
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