ROBERTSON: Medical marijuana and the opioid crisis
Studies show … that the majority of those who use marijuana do not move on to harder drugs
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SHEPARD: Indiana leaders are rising to fight opioid crisis
Last year, more of our fellow citizens died from drug abuse than died in Vietnam.
SMITH: An inspirational story of faith and survival
Cody Byrns is ready to share with others the lessons mastered.
LEPPERT: A toast to the (possible) end of regulatory stupidity
These laws, like all the rest of them, are a product of us. When they seem stupid, we seem stupid.
PARR: The ultimate tension—who holds the power?
The freedom-through-government-regulation argument has never made much sense.
SIDDIQUI: Tax cut plan doesn’t set good example for other nations
The tax reform debate has little connection to research, data or thought-out policy implications.
WAGNER: It’s time to turn our anger into everyday action
Go do something that actually matters. Volunteer at a food bank or clean up a neighborhood or read to kids at a local school. Make a difference, and make that difference away from the partisan sideshow.
WOLLEY: Men must set right tone for women in workplace
Zero-tolerance sexual-harassment policies are only as good as the reporting and complaint-review process.
SCHNEIDER: Political parties must hold wrongdoers accountable
There’s been a stark double standard when it comes to consequences for this long-delayed reckoning.
SINDER: Pass expanded sales, expanded safety rules
To make Sunday sales happen, we need more collaboration and less division.
IMUS: Alcohol reform for all, not just the powerful
These Hoosiers are our partners; we call them customers.
Siddiqui: A user-fee is just a tax (not even in disguise)
There are two fundamental questions. First, is it the responsibility of lawmakers to create a long-term, sustained commitment to the regular upkeep of our infrastructure? Second, how do we fund this commitment?
Smith: Israel is a nation committed to religious freedom
There is an ethos in this land, something in the very DNA of the nation, that recognizes the strength of saying, “All are welcome as long as you live and let live.”
Hale: IU institute’s role is more important than ever
Thank goodness for those neutral bodies that make it their business to provide the evidence needed to get things done the right way.
Parr What it means to be a nation of laws
We could, I suppose, dispense with these constitutional protections and simply hold a people’s court by which an individual is found guilty or liable based solely on how a group feels on any given day or predicated on accusations alone. I’m not a lawyer yet, but I think that’s called mob justice.
Leppert: Politics draws distinction between wrong and illegal
Even after several months and countless tweets from the president declaring “NO COLLUSION” has occurred in the Russia-election investigation, it is clear it absolutely has.
Ireland: Republicans must start painting in ‘bold colors’
Recent polling shows Democrats up double digits on a generic ballot, putting Republicans’ sizable majorities at risk.
Shabazz: Here’s how you do immigration reform
I totally get border security, but we have to be smart about it.
Ritz: Virtual schools fail students
These companies lure many of these students through effective advertising. They take our money and enroll our most vulnerable with little result.
Wagner: Gun Range Barbie conquers her fear
There is something awesome—the actual definition of the word, not 1990s’ teen vernacular—about holding that power in the palm of your hand.