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Mutual funds to bring concern

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Fund investors endured harrowing plunges in 2015. Absent a year-end rally, returns will be disappointingly modest. Adding insult to injury, because mutual funds are...

Mutual funds to bring concern

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Fund investors endured harrowing plunges in 2015. Absent a year-end rally, returns will be disappointingly modest. Adding insult to injury, because mutual funds are...

Donate an organ, make a difference for someone

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St. Peter’s Lutheran School Principal Scott Schumacher made a life-changing decision nine years ago: He donated a kidney to his godson, Cole Briggs. ...

Veterans deserve greater support on homefront

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Across our nation Wednesday, Americans used Veterans Day as an opportunity to honor the men and women who have sacrificed so much for the...

Letter: Reporting on Walesboro project contorted

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From: Nancy Warren Columbus I have lived most of my 87 years in Columbus, and for the majority of those...

Letter: City the loser in Malysz’s resignation

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From: Tamara Kiel Columbus On Nov. 6, The Republic ran a small article buried inside the paper regarding the city’s...

Quick takes – November 14th

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Help wishes come true Heritage Fund -- The Community Foundation of Bartholomew County will soon begin its annual Grant a Wish campaign...

IT’S NOT THEM, IT’S US

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Adults fail the test. Early in my career as a principal, a middle school social studies teacher remarked that only half of the eighth-graders...

VOTER APATHY COMMON THEME

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Three challengers won seats last week on the Columbus City Council, changing the makeup of elected government with nearly half of the council turning...

Evidence room changes welcome for greater accountability

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The Columbus Police Department went through a lengthy process to earn an accreditation that shows it is using and meeting best-practice and rigorous national...