“We needed cars. The Crown (Victoria vehicles), they’re very old, and the department was putting two, three officers into a single car on patrol,” said Eric Reaves, an adviser to Mayor Jerome Prince.
Virtually every sector of agriculture, energy and many financial markets was impacted or even demolished by an arctic blast that ran through the southwest. Temperatures throughout the region were as much as 35 degrees below average for several days.
While we all eagerly await the return of a sense of normalcy, we also recognize there is no going back to the way things were. 2020 undeniably revealed some stark realities. The pandemic ushered in a public health crisis that…
It was perfection. The Washington Post on Wednesday hosted a virtual event with Evan McMullin, a former Republican who ran as an independent candidate for president in 2016 and endorsed Joe Biden in 2020, to discuss “The Future of the…
INDIANAPOLIS – There’s a reason that President Truman had a sign on his desk reading “The Buck Stops Here” that became ingrained in American culture. There’s a reason that a statue of Gov. Oliver P. Morton along with two Union…
If it wasn’t so painful it would be funny. Remember? Fifteen days to stop the spread. Now it is “stay at home until you accept communism.” I made fun of the two-mask suggestion last week. It is now a requirement…
Undocumented immigrants are powerful examples of resilience built from years of plowing through setbacks and disappointments. Now they are steadily and quietly powering our economy back to life. Their resilience is rebuilding America during the pandemi…
As the proud governing board of one of the largest school districts in the state of Indiana, we want to share our concerns about the proposed “school choice” legislation currently being considered by the General Assembly.
In response to Judge McDermott’s column in The Times (Feb. 14), I would like to offer a different perspective and lay out a little history as to why Lake County went from elected Small Claims courts to selected Superior Court…
In a society that highly values the grading system and rewards students who receive straight A’s and calls for immediate attention to students with F’s, it is alarming that there is not increased action and support to increase the tobacco…