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Enduring 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…
Read MoreWhat Life Are We Educating For?
In last week’s column, the League of Women Voters of Montgomery County overviewed the new “Future New Indiana Diploma” requirements and how the new requirements ask kids and their parents…
Read MoreWill Indiana’s New Diplomas Serve Students & State Well?
Chip Timmons, Wabash College’s dean of enrollment management, has two sons, “who have, and will likely continue, to follow markedly different academic paths. One pursuing an advanced degree and the…
Read MoreHidden Costs of Incarceration, Part 3
Like all League of Women Voters position statements, its Impact on Issues statement about incarceration is the result of national studies. (Read the previous column from the first week of…
Read MoreHidden Costs of Incarceration: Part 2
EDITOR’S NOTE: The writer of this column knows subjects of this story through family and friendship. Maria Reynolds-Weir is married to Joel Weir and has known Zach and Trudy for…
Read MoreHidden costs of Incarceration: Part One
EDITOR’S NOTE: The writer of this column from the League of Women Voters knows the subjects of this story through family and friendship. Paul is a pseudonym to protect his…
Read MoreWell-Read Citizen Wrapped, With Eye on ‘25
Have a book you’re itching to talk about with others? If only others read this, you might think, as you fan the pages of what? The magical realism of Colson…
Read MoreChildcare, Where It’s Been, Where It’s Going
Gloria Riviera’s mom took a job to support the family while her husband worked on his degree. It was the 1960s, and she’d never heard the word “daycare,” so she…
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