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LWV Report From Solar Meeting
The day before the Montgomery County planning meeting, my father had solar panels installed on his house – something that seemed improbable six months ago. He had previously debated electrification…
Read MoreLWV: Open the First Door
Need in Montgomery County doesn’t show up on street corners, with a person holding a cardboard sign, nor does it always show up on local chatter groups. It’s often a…
Read MoreLWV Dives Into Details of Deficit
Now Is the Time to Act You may have heard the old saying, “When is the best time to plant a tree? Twenty years ago. The second best time is…
Read MoreFirst Door Topic of Lunch With LWV Friday
The League of Women Voters of Montgomery County will host its next Lunch with the League on Friday, March 6 at noon. The program will feature Sherrie Lacy of First…
Read MoreYou Are Needed, Just to Visit With Someone
When Marcelle Jones spoke at Lunch with the League on Feb. 6, she told a story that caught listeners’ breaths. An elderly woman, a Montgomery County resident, fell and broke…
Read MoreLWV’s Civic-Minded Reads for 2026
Crawfordsville’s League of Women Voters invites readers to explore the complex intersections of policy, identity and citizenship through its 2026 Well-Read Citizen Book Club. The group meets monthly at 7…
Read MoreLWV Answers Pertinent Immigration Questions
Six Questions People Ask About Immigration Last week, the column featured Indiana AID’s Robin Valenzuela and Whitney Guthrie speaking about detention centers. This week, the column addresses common questions people…
Read MoreLWV Looks Into ICE, Immigration in Indiana
Why are people trying to prevent detention for non-criminal immigrants? Some years back, Chris Cleave’s Little Bee hit the bestseller list. Little Bee is 16, a Nigerian girl who has…
Read MoreWhen Child Care Is Cut, Everyone Pays
Over 200 child care centers have closed since CCDF cuts in mid-2025, according to the Association for the Education of Young Children. Three of those in Crawfordsville alone. One of…
Read MoreShort Session, Big Stakes: Firing Squads, Solar Plug-in and Child Care
Indiana’s 2026 legislative session may be short, but the list of bills is anything but dull — and few proposals turn heads quite like the one spelling out that police…
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