Local Opinion

We have lived with the existential threat of nuclear weapons for almost 80 years. To say we have become complacent would be an understatement. Knowing the devastation a nuclear war would produce, we go about our lives and assume it can never happen.

Gov. Eric Holcomb is in the final months of his eight years leading the state, and his legacy is coming into focus. So is his popularity.

Dear Amy: My brother and I are both in our 70s. We’ve only spoken once in the last three years.

“Women put Joe in the White House four years ago,” Jill Biden argued recently, “and women will do it again.” Her first statement is undeniably true. The second remains to be seen. But if Jill’s husband, Joe, does win a second term, women will be the reason.

Today’s editorial cartoon.

Indianapolis Business Journal

As the digital age accelerates, Indiana finds itself at the focal point of a new kind of gold rush — a rush to locate and power data centers and microchip manufacturing plants. These modern-day mines don’t extract ore; they process and store the lifeblood of the 21st century: data and microchips. And just like the gold rushes of old, this boom is literally and economically reshaping the landscape.

Dear Amy: I have a neighbor who was previously convicted of a sexual offense involving a “child.” He served time in jail.

Leaving a toxic workplace with a long notice period must be a liberating experience. Perhaps that explains Rep. Greg Pence’s recent change of heart. Pence, R-Columbus, who is not seeking reelection, took a long, strange trip to eventually arrive at “yes” on a critical vote to continue our nation’s support of aid to Ukraine. Whatever led him there, it was the right vote.

Today’s editorial cartoon.