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Ken Thompson Takes Point With Best of Boilermaker Hoopsters

February 6, 2026
Today begins a five-week series where I rank the best point guards, shooting guards, small...
Columnists / Kenny Thompson

LWV Looks Into ICE, Immigration in Indiana

February 4, 2026
Why are people trying to prevent detention for non-criminal immigrants? Some years back, Chris Cleave's...
Columnists / LWV

Karen Stops By For a Visit – But Not For Oysters

February 4, 2026
How many of you like seafood?  I like some – shrimp, crab and lobster but...
Columnists / Karen Zach

Butch Explains Semantic Shift . . . Well, Kind Of . . .

February 4, 2026
A few weeks ago I mentioned a sad statistic . . . 54 percent of...
Butch Dale / Butch's Column / Columnists

Butch Asks, Who Do You Trust?

February 2, 2026
   OK, I want you to go back in time. Back to the days when...
Butch Dale / Butch's Column / Columnists

Richard Nixon, Hoosier President?

February 2, 2026
When I ask about US Presidents who have ties to the Hoosier state, the obvious...
Andy Chandler / Columnists

Ask Rusty – What About Benefits from an Ex-spouse?

January 30, 2026
Dear Rusty: I am almost 57, divorced after a 14-year marriage. My former spouse is...
Ask Rusty / Columnists

SIGNS OF TROUBLE

January 28, 2026
Do Mary Ellen and I have some marital issues? There are certainly signs. You see,...
Columnists / Dick Wolfsie

Butch Recalls Winter Days of His Youth

January 28, 2026
The furnace at our house has had a workout this winter. When it's cold and...
Butch Dale / Butch's Column / Columnists

Butch’s Cures for Colds and Sickness Back in the Day

January 26, 2026
  Well, unfortunately the cold and flu season has arrived. Many of you received your...
Butch Dale / Butch's Column / Columnists