Editorial: Recess is something that needs to be cherished
The (Fort Wayne) Journal Gazette
Michael Hicks: Are we in the early stages of a long economic boom?
We are now 48 months since the start of the COVID downturn, which was the deepest economic shock since the Great Depression. We saw monthly unemployment hit 14.8%, with weekly estimates rising above 20%. By comparison, peak unemployment nationally during the Great Depression rose to just over 24% in the tough summer of 1933.
Editorial: Take time to prepare for severe weather
At 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, emergency sirens around Indiana sounded as part of a pre-planned statewide tornado drill marking Severe Weather Preparedness Week.
John Krull: With enemies like these, who needs friends
The early polls declared President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address a success.
Mark Franke: Trump as Andrew Jackson
It is a matter of discipline with me to avoid listening to political speeches.
Adkins: Don’t cast those who believe in factual history as unpatriotic
America has a rich history of which we can all be profoundly proud. Our economic might is the strongest the world has ever known and we have no equal. Our military might is simply unmatched in the annals of world history. No nation has ever done more to protect other nations or ever given as much aid. Most importantly, we can be exceedingly proud of the Great American Experiment.
Editorial: Housing needs more attention at Statehouse
The (Columbus) Republic
Editorial: Child labor violations are soaring; Indiana loosens the rules
The (Fort Wayne) Journal Gazette
Michael Hicks: Indiana needs more municipal flexibility
Over the past half-century, a tad more than 90% of population growth in Indiana occurred in metropolitan counties. Half of all the growth in Indiana over the past 50 years occurred in the Indianapolis metro area. That trend is accelerating over the past decade.
Another viewpoint: GOP favors conservative culture over education
(Anderson) Herald Bulletin