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Enduring Legacy of Andrew and Jasmine Robinson: Part 2

By The Paper of Montgomery County | February 26, 2025

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…

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Enduring Legacy of Andrew, Jasmine Robinson (Part 1)

By The Paper of Montgomery County | February 19, 2025

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,…

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A Woman Worth Remembering

By The Paper of Montgomery County | February 12, 2025

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…

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Lafayette Meteorite: A Piece of Black History

By The Paper of Montgomery County | February 5, 2025

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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What Life Are We Educating For?

By The Paper of Montgomery County | January 29, 2025

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…

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Will Indiana’s New Diplomas Serve Students & State Well?

By The Paper of Montgomery County | January 22, 2025

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…

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Hidden Costs of Incarceration, Part 3

By The Paper of Montgomery County | January 15, 2025

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…

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Hidden Costs of Incarceration: Part 2

By The Paper of Montgomery County | January 8, 2025

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…

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Hidden costs of Incarceration: Part One

By The Paper of Montgomery County | January 3, 2025

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…

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Well-Read Citizen Wrapped, With Eye on ‘25

By The Paper of Montgomery County | December 27, 2024

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…

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