John Krull: A tale of the America I love

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So often these days I find myself wishing we could find a way to make our politics and our public life reflect who we Americans really are.

Brian Howey: Cities, towns thrive in pandemic

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The pandemic has spun off a number of curve balls, but if you’re a Hoosier mayor or city council member, grab your shades, because the future is bright.

Michael Hicks: Who can fix our supply chain issues?

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Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg received a great deal of criticism lately for taking paternity leave. It is a time of snarled port traffic, understocked grocery shelves and growing worry about supply chains. I think these critiques are in bad faith and unworthy of an intellectually confident political movement. But, that’s where we are now. Congress could spend serious effort to ease logistics problems in any number of ways; the private sector is already at work. Outside of complaints about Mr. Buttigieg, Congress has been silent on the matter. Let me make three points.

Michael Leppert: The power of making words matter

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Politico’s West Wing Playbook recently reported President Joe Biden has a “potty mouth.” I would have been surprised to read otherwise, but the breaking news gave some decent detail of his profanity habits for all the Americans who care to know such things. The story also threw in a predictable expletive tendency of Vice President Kamala Harris. The vulgarities of choice of anyone are meaningful to me, as a self-appointed guru of the art.

Jay Ambrose: The China threat

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China recently launched a test missile that whirled around the entire planet traveling at five times the speed of sound and previewing hypersonic duplicates someday possibly threatening nuclear obliteration all over the place. Getting their adjectives mixed up, some say this could be the beginning of a second Cold War. The more worrisome issue could be a hot war.

Leo Morris: The new Superman fails to inspire

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I’ve got a secret.

C.O. Montomgery: Who will step up to the plate?

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There is an old axiom: “You need to step up to the plate.” This saying rings true today, especially in this day of social...

Morton Marcus: READI or not, it’s here

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With 1,451 Hoosier COVID deaths in the past 90 days, with the General Assembly making redistricting a private party, the deadline for READI proposals...

Dr. Richard Feldman: Appreciate the miracle of vaccinations

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In the throes of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, it seemed like most everyone eagerly awaited the development and approval of a vaccine that...