Matthew Skelton: Alcohol-permitting process holding Westfield back
The current quota system is based on the number of people that live in a community, not visitors.
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Curt Smith: Catholic Church must go from contrite to transparent
The Catholic Church has harbored a horde of pedophiles and given them sanctuary.
Christina Hale: Terrorism isn’t the only crime that happens on planes
Assault on a plane. It happened to me in November 2013.
Jim Shella: Cacophony of negative campaign ads is here to stay
It’s much more difficult to get a political message to register when there are hundreds of TV channels. Negative ads get noticed.
Mary Beth Schneider: Amid the White House meltdown, where is Congress?
I appreciate the need for decent, competent people to stay in the Trump administration.
Michael Leppert: Democrats deserve to be courted by Donnelly
Democrats in Indiana deserve a candidate more committed to them than this.
Tom LoBianco: Politicians, like journalists, rely on the public’s trust
It’s not the inaccurate stuff that angers Donald Trump the most; it’s the distinctly accurate stories that spur his tweets of fury.
Beverly Gard: We must better balance waterways, economy
The saying that lawmaking “is like making sausage” doesn’t begin to describe the ridiculousness of this process.
Una Osili: Because no one is born hating another human being
One important policy tool we can use to address racially motivated crimes is to enact anti-hate-crime legislation.
Ed DeLaney: Let’s call the hate-crime legislation Larry’s Law
I have been reluctant to name bills after people. That can seem coy. But I will make an exception here.
Deborah Hearn Smith: It’s time to return character to classrooms
It is great that Johnny can read, but does Johnny care for and respect himself and others?
Dana Black: The hypocrisy of state-funded vouchers
We know Catholic Church leaders don’t always fire people for not being good role models.
Baron Hill: Roncalli situation shows why vouchers are wrong
Let’s start respecting our public-school teachers again and give them the support and the dollars they need to get the job done.
Jennifer Ping: Roncalli should love and accept counselor, not fire her
Are there no Roncalli staff who have divorced, remarried, taken birth control or used in vitro fertilization to get pregnant? All are violations of the teachings of the Catholic Church.
John McDonald: We can protect food by helping farmers go high-tech
We have the ability to trace food from the field where it was grown all the way to your plate.
Anne Hathaway: The right to vote was earned, not granted
More women have voted than men in every presidential election since 1964.
Karen Celestino-Horseman: The trouble with Pence’s ‘Mother, may I?’ rules
Mr. Vice President, why not just say no? Isn’t that what you advocate to young people contemplating sex?
Bill Oesterle: Refugees could be answer to rural population decline
Out of 65 million refugees last year, Indiana took only about 2,000. With 37 counties losing population, why can’t that be 15,000 or 20,000?
Gerry Lanosga: Mitch Daniels is wrong about government transparency
Technological changes in record-keeping do not change the underlying principles of government accountability.
Adrianne Slash: It’s time for politicians to engage everyone
When parties, elected officials and candidates don’t engage with those who are newly excited about politics, it’s like finding out Santa isn’t real.