Deborah Hearn Smith: We can’t sugarcoat the truth about this president
Did I really hear the president tell a nation of immigrants to return to their country of origin?
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Dana Black: We must stop looking other way on sexual exploitation
Many in the African American community heard the rumors about R. Kelly but ignored the victims’ cries because his music made us believe we could fly.
Claire Fiddian-Green: Indiana’s moonshot should be to become a healthy state
Indiana ranks 41st out of 50 states for people’s overall health, and the top driver of this low ranking is Indiana’s high prevalence of smoking.
Brad Rateike: Brad Paisley had it right when he sang ‘The internet is forever’
Once a post is out there, it’s out there. I’ve seen “deleted” Tweets and Facebook posts appear in vetting reports for job applicants and in stories on cable news.
Anne Hathaway: Holcomb deserves a second term as Indiana governor
Every elected official has detractors, but even my Democratic friends have admitted to me that the guy they didn’t know much about when he became lieutenant governor and then governor in 2016 has done a pretty darn good job.
John McDonald: What communities can learn from Fishers’ growth
As for the naysayers, they’ll always persist, but a consensus among longtime residents lets us know what the city is doing is working.
Tim Lanane: Let’s take redistricting out of the political process
An independent commission is a common sense approach to ensuring Hoosiers are properly and fairly represented.
Brandt Hershman: Blame the candidates, not the lines on a map
Election outcomes are driven by various factors that matter far more than district boundary lines.
Pierre Atlas: Court right to reject citizenship question for census
The purpose of the census is not to divide citizen from non-citizen, but to count every person.
Adrianne Slash: Hogsett’s Hudnut ads are misleading
The ad featuring current Mayor Joe Hogsett and Bill Hudnut confuses voters with the idea that the two men shared the same level of vision.
Shariq Siddiqui: Lawmakers must act now to encourage giving
Pluralism has long been one of the important purposes of the charitable deduction.
Marshawn Wolley: Mayoral candidates must make schools a priority
Both candidates have to have the courage to say the status quo isn’t good enough.
Christina Hale: New project helps build Latino leaders
At the heart of this program is an opportunity to learn and be paired with a mentor of community significance.
Richard Feldman: Single-payer health care might be only future choice
America is the only highly developed country in the world that does not guarantee health care coverage for all people.
Deborah Daniels: Thank Brooks for service, admire her for choices
Susan Brooks has been tireless in her advocacy for Hoosiers and vulnerable populations throughout the country.
Jennifer Wagner: Let’s think more about what we have in common
If we’re ever going to revive trust in government … we have to remind people that, despite our geographic vastness, we’re all in this together.
Tom LoBianco: The flip sides of the invisible primary
If you decide to run for office at any level, getting your name known is the bedrock of success.
Michael Leppert: Political labels have become tools for a lazy citizenry
Being conservative is as complicated as being liberal is.
Jim Shella: Trump is vulnerable but are Democrats ready?
Donald Trump is somebody. Most of the Democratic candidates are currently nobodies.
Riley Parr: Americans recognize something isn’t right
Whether we can—or even want—to discover the root causes and fix them remains to be seen.