Month: July 2019
Lilly King caps Hoosiers' mega-meet with second and third golds at FINA World Championships
Lilly King caps momentous world meet for Hoosier swimmers
Indy Eleven unable to get past Matt Pickens, shut out in Nashville
Nashville’s goalkeeper came up with three great saves to keep Indy off the scoreboard, while two first half goals propelled Nashville to the win.
GUEST COMMENTARY: Building community can overcome global culture of contempt
Almost every day, a group of us gather in the Bush Institute’s Reading Room to enjoy lunch. We have different cultural, religious, political and geographic backgrounds. At the table, we discuss everything from current events to family to pop culture.…
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Merrillville community center wonderful idea with potential future costs
If Merrillville officials want to borrow money so badly, why not work with the owner of the old Century Mall to remodel it for a convention center. He has reached out to the town council with plans. The Region can…
GUEST COMMENTARY: Bernie Sanders, anti-imperialism, and Venezuela
Throughout the last century, socialists have faced an uphill battle within the United States. Unlike other similarly high-income countries, the U.S. has largely remained a bastion of deeply individualist attitudes and unregulated capitalist policies.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Some rural Porter County roads prove bumpy for cyclists
Porter County roads being chip sealed (i.e. S100W and W450S) make it impossible to ride a road bike on. These roadways were previously plain asphalt and heavily used by cyclists. Watch out if you head this way now — there…
WALTER WILLIAMS: What’s most important?
Let’s think about priorities. Say that you live in one of the dangerous high crime and poor schooling neighborhoods of cities like Chicago, Baltimore, Detroit or St. Louis. Which is most important to you: Doing something about public safety and…
GUEST COMMENTARY: Private prisons can play a vital role in criminal justice reforms
The profitability of private corrections companies can be seen as a symptom of broken local, state and federal corrections systems across the United States, which spent decades placing too many people in jail for too long periods of time. While…
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: One sure thing from Mueller’s testimony
No matter what your political leanings, one certain fact came out of Mr. Mueller’s testimony: The Russians interfered with the 2016 presidential election and, as Mueller stated, “they are doing it as we sit here today.” If past relevant behavior…