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LWV Position Statement
National LWV position Statement on the basic level of quality care: Every U.S. resident should have access to a basic level of care that includes the prevention of disease, health…
Read MoreNeighbors Helping Neighbors
Ever pushed down on the brake pedal, heard that grinding noise and felt the pit of the stomach dread? Your car needs a brake job, but it’ll cost you a…
Read MoreCollege Graduation Improves Economy; Student Debt Threatens It
Democracy is, at its core, a system for working out differences in vision through the ballot, not the bullet. Each election and legislative cycle becomes a kind of bloodless revolution,…
Read MoreMaybe You Should Run for Office: Here’s How to Start — and Why It Matters
Running for office can feel intimidating. The paperwork, the fundraising, the organizing — many people imagine politics is something better left to others. But as longtime Montgomery County leader Virginia…
Read MoreChild Care Cuts Leave County Families Waiting
Montgomery County’s newest child care facility, a bright and carefully designed center operated by KinderCare, was completed with optimism — 124 seats, an emphasis on hard-to-find infant and toddler care,…
Read MoreVolunteers Bring Compassion to Immigrant Detainees
Driving through Brazil, Ind., one sees a small town, something like Ladoga, Thorntown or Darlington. A small block or two of shops and restaurants. Homes, some well-kept, others giving way…
Read MoreVolunteers Can’t Keep Up
Our local food pantries need us donating, volunteering, advocating. In 2025, Congress, along with the new administration, slashed funding at a scale not seen in years. The USDA’s decision to…
Read MoreLWV Wraps Up School Series with North Montgomery
In the Indiana of 2025, school districts like North Montgomery are remembering 2009 when then-Governor Mitch Daniels cut $300 million from Indiana’s 351 districts, just shy of a cool million…
Read MoreBook Club Dives Into The Family Roe
Does knowing the story of the people involved change how you think about the case? Did you learn anything new, anything that shifted your understanding or perspective? Those were the…
Read MorePeriod Poverty & Making of Period Packs
It is not a topic many of us like to discuss, but half of the population menstruates. Obviously, we all know plenty of people that have a period. Since the…
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