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Columnist - LWV logo

Voting Rights: Today’s LWVs And The 1972 Party Platforms

This is part two of a series testing the claim that the LWV 2023 stances...
Columnist - Tim Timmons

Bubba ‘Celebrates’ Halloween

By:  Tim Timmons EDITOR’S NOTE: In the spirit of the season, we are sharing a...
Columnist - Butch Dale

Butch Remembers His Childhood Hero

By: John “Butch” Dale I was sad to hear recently that one of my childhood...
Columnist - Slim Randles

Stepping Outside To Look At Something Pretty

I think there must be autumnal reasons for Halloween being hued in orange and black....
Columnist - Casey Williams

2023 Simply Put, Toyota Prius Is Beautiful

By Casey Williams It’s sleek, fuel efficient, advanced beyond belief, and imminently practical, but absolutely...
Columnist - Carrie Classon

Lost Romanticism Or Seamless Communication?

By: Carrie Classon My sister sends a text, telling me she is making lasagna, and...
Columnist - Spencer Deery

Expanding Child Care In Indiana

By: Spencer Deery This year, the Interim Committee on Public Health, Behavioral Health and Human...
Columnist - John Roberts

Norovirus; Gut-Wrenching Details

By: John Roberts Stomach flu has been making the rounds lately. I have to start...
Columnist - Ask Rusty

Ask Rusty – Can My Wife Claim Her Benefit Now, And Switch To A Spouse Benefit From Me Later?

Dear Rusty: Can my wife claim her benefits now (at 63, and we know about...
Columnist - Butch Dale

Butch Can Teach Anything!!!

John “Butch” Dale By the time spring of 1977 had rolled around, I had taught...