Quick takes – March 28th
Walker’s award deserved
It would be difficult to find a more deserving recipient of the Spirit of Special Olympics Indiana Officer Award...
Letter: Columbus needs return to statesmanship, civility
From: Jim Murray
Columbus
I am not a Columbus native but have lived and worked here for the past 24...
Will religious freedom bill have unintended consequence?
I don’t smoke marijuana because it dulls my hatred of people, and I have never been a very deeply religious person.
My...
Letter: Candidate’s management style something good for city
From: Bud Herron
Columbus
I am a Democrat, and I live outside the city limits of Columbus, so I have...
A lesson in forgiveness: What it is, and what it’s not
“Resentment is like drinking poison — and expecting the other person to die.”
— Paula Bloom
It is not necessarily...
It takes more than ideals: Learning to be citizen involves problem solving
The question usually comes toward the end of a public meeting. Some knotty problem is being discussed, and someone in the audience will raise...
Sometimes silence really is golden
Whatever happened to “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all”?
Today it seems like that age-old advice has...
Letter: Writer doesn’t wave 2nd Amendment banner
From: John Vanderbur
Greensburg
It is always a mistake to equate academic intelligence with wisdom. Examples: Vietnam and Iraq wars;...
Letter: Mayor deserves second term in office
From: Roger Johnson
Former Indiana state fire marshal (retired)
Columbus
Over time it has been interesting to either...
Best Bet: Freedom concert, Easter egg hunt, Crooners for CASA
Spring has arrived, and with it a bumper crop of great things you can do.
For starters, what better way to welcome...
