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Immigration And The Constitution
The 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution provides that no state shall deprive any person of life, liberty or property without due process of law and shall not deny any…
Read MoreLWV Honors Those Who Paved Way
It’s the final week of Women’s History month, as this is written, and this coming Saturday, Montgomery County will participate in the national Stand Up For Democracy day with a…
Read MoreWomen’s History Month: A Woman to Know
Septima Poinsette Clark embodied the mission of the League of Women Voters, though she likely never realized it. She bridged education and activism, ultimately supporting the Civil Rights Movement. “Literacy…
Read MoreHow Tariffs Will Affect the Economy
The Trump administration threatened to impose 25 percent tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico on Feb. 1, delayed those tariffs by a month on Feb. 3, imposed them on…
Read MoreWomen’s History Month: Looking Back and Moving Forward
For more than 30 years, the month of March has been officially recognized as Women’s History Month, a time for remembering and celebrating women’s experiences and contributions throughout this country’s…
Read MoreLWV Nationally Urges Congress to Stop Trump Overreach
On the 105th anniversary of its founding, the League of Women Voters sent a letter to Congressional leadership regarding the organization’s grave concern over the state of our nation. Specifically,…
Read MoreEnduring Legacy of Andrew and Jasmine Robinson: Part 2
In our final Black History Month installment, we celebrate Jasmine Robinson, the first black woman to work at Crown and later, after being hired by Wabash College, the first black…
Read MoreEnduring Legacy of Andrew, Jasmine Robinson (Part 1)
Trailblazers, community pillars and sources of inspiration. That’s how family, friends and historians described Andrew “Andy” and Jasmine Robinson. Their individualaccomplishments, coupled with their shared commitment to service and equality,…
Read MoreA Woman Worth Remembering
People call Crawfordsville the Athens of Indiana because of its rich art history. The obvious claim to fame is Lew Wallace penning Ben Hur here. The county is also home…
Read MoreLafayette Meteorite: A Piece of Black History
In 1929, someone opened a drawer in Purdue’s biology department and realized a corn-pone-sized rock, glassy-black-like with thin visible flow lines and a glint of gold on one side was…
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