Jim Shella / Special to IBJ

Jan. 6 is a political loser for the GOP and they want it to go away.

We are in a state where the civic literacy index is deemed to be low, voter turnout is disappointing, and ‘Indiana Week in Review’ is a trusted source for information that the public needs.

Bob fell ill. Seriously ill. After a few days, he went to the emergency room. … Things never got better.

“What grates on me more than anything are store employees who disregard the customer.”

Our democracy is under attack from the inside.

The wages that I have long considered to be a pittance due a 17-year-old living at home were actually higher than the current minimum wage.

The increase in restrictions there, warranted or not, is a limitation on representative government.

Politicians will always look for ways to take credit for the work of others.

Every voter who was in those long lines this fall should have killed the time by calling lawmakers and demanding immediate changes in the law.

Everything comes with a price, and, when casinos produce huge profits, greed is sure to follow.

I am left to wonder how much more quickly we would return to normal if the leadership in Washington leaned on medical science rather than polling data.

It pairs Republicans with Democrats and then conducts weekly lunches, monthly meetings, workshops and debates in the effort to battle the political polarization that is fueled by social media, cable TV and politicians.

What I don’t get is the desperate and misleading tone. Empty promises verging on threats.

We were able to get the candidates on the record on important issues from the coronavirus response to immigration.

The moral to the story is not that TV is now flawed and substandard. It’s that content matters.

Most of the technological improvements that have benefited me in the last few months are recent developments. Five years ago, I would have been forced to rely entirely on family and friends to help with routine tasks.

People who believe the Lord is on their side often act in less than godly ways.

Moreau wants everyone who is eligible to get out and vote. The Indianapolis attorney is behind a large-scale effort to increase the number of Indiana voters in the 2020 election. It’s already underway.

Les Zwirn has located a couple of foundations willing to fund efforts to increase political literacy but only when it’s disconnected from electoral politics. He calls that ironic.