Letter: Former parks director remembers Blackwell
From: Chuck Wilt, retired director of Columbus Parks and Recreation Department
The Villages, Florida
On April 29, Columbus lost one...
Letter: Sane, rational discourse good for community
From: Michael Beavin
Columbus
As one who has read both Barney Quick's column on what his agenda would have been...
Letter: Letter misses mark on government’s role
From: Joseph Green
Columbus
It looks like the letter to the editor on Sunday by Tim Grimm was pretty grim....
Relay for Life way to aid cancer research
Cancer affects numerous families across Bartholomew and Jennings counties. Starting this weekend and continuing into next month, teams of volunteers will try to do...
Remembrance
IT’S not easy to find Vivion Marlin’s memorial marker on the Seventh Street Bridge. It’s several yards from the nearest vantage point on the...
Can’t we all
In the class I teach about argument and persuasion, we discuss the necessity of finding common ground when dealing with conflicting opinions on an...
Letter: River Rats helped make Mill Race Park possible
From: Dan Fox
Columbus
On a recent Sunday morning, I took my dogs for a walk in Mill Race Park....
It’s time for GOP factions to reconcile
Tuesday’s city primary election marked in many ways a finish line as contested Republican races decided party nominees for mayor and all but one...
Small towns can matter in fast-paced world
In slightly more than a year, Indiana will celebrate its bicentennial with fireworks, parades and plenty of speeches in small towns across the state...
Letter: Columnist’s views don’t represent communtiy
From: Tim Grimm
Columbus
I love my hometown newspaper. But while reading local election results this morning, I came across...