SHELLA: Oprah exposes Democrats’ struggle to ID candidates
The search is on for the next Barack Obama.
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IRELAND: Our first virtual reality president is coming soon
This emerging technology is likely to redefine what it means to be a candidate.
PARR: Ruling shows checks and balances are out of whack
It may well be that the Supreme Court rights the … ship when this issue finally makes its way to the nation’s highest court.
SMITH: For some, hating crime in general isn’t enough
The LGBTQ community seeks to politicize the criminal code to elevate its legal status.
ROBERTSON: Republican councilors lose souls in power grab
I am about as sympathetic a voter they have to their plight—and I am absolutely disgusted.
WOLLEY: New leadership needs to exceed Lewis’ achievements
The city’s leadership must reflect the best of us.
SCHNEIDER: Democratic dysfunction in the Circle City
There is another, more important loser: Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett and his agenda.
RITZ: A call to action of the Indiana Rural Caucus
At nearly 250,000, Indiana has a larger absolutely rural student population than all but eight other states.
IRELAND: Conservative groups shouldn’t groom just future politicos
The need for conservatives to infiltrate media, to produce art and films, and to develop and create new technologies has never been more apparent.
DANIELS: Lugar deserves all the accolades he’s receiving
We are all better off because Dick Lugar has spent his entire adult life serving his fellow citizens.
SHABAZZ: Hoosiers for Life needs to get one
All their antics do is make people like me who tend to be more agnostic on the abortion issue want to write checks to Planned Parenthood.
SHELLA: Indiana’s Statehouse as a soap opera set
All these incidents at the Statehouse involve consensual behavior, as far as I know.
ROBERTSON: Medical marijuana and the opioid crisis
Studies show … that the majority of those who use marijuana do not move on to harder drugs
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.