OPINION: Prison fix doesn't add up
Its simple math. Thats what Indiana Department of Correction spokesman Doug Garrison told me last March about the impending criminal code revision th...Read full story »
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
COMMENTARY: Pence's state-run news outlet mocks true purpose of independent journalism
Once news broke Monday about Indiana Gov. Mike Pences plan to launch a state-controlled media outlet, it didnt take long for me to start seeing satir...Read full story »
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Commentary: Dear Mr. AG, changing US Senate selection process won't fix political ills
Last week, the Times published an op-ed piece submitted by Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller.In it, he outlines his support for legislators to se...Read full story »
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Indiana's education standards debate misses need for diversity
Most of you have probably heard by now, especially if youre a regular reader of this Perspectives page, that debate has surged over the new set of ac...Read full story »
Monday, May 05, 2014
COMMENTARY: Student athletes aren't the only ones struggling
Though most cable news TV networks turn my stomach after an extended exposure, some of the few things I enjoy watching are Sunday morning political b...Read full story »
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Paul Weekley: It's about time
Recently, Paul Weekley, former basketball coach at Shelburn High School and North Central High School, was finally chosen to be inducted into the Ind...
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Monday, January 27, 2014
Stakeholders must look at school funding as investment, not political line item
During Monday nights Northeast School Corp. Trustees meeting on consolidation due to a decrease in funding received from declining student enrollment...Read full story »
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
ISTEP misses mark, but not because of scores
Much has already been said about the ISTEP scores since they have been released, not the least of which is evidence coming out of Knox County and po...Read full story »
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Some things are better left unsaid
Everyone is entitled to an opinion, so they say. Thats why a Northeast School Corp. teacher and the rest of the straight-couples-only prom committee...Read full story »
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
A Night To Remember
Being pretty much raised in church and having been married to a minister and school teacher for over forty years, Im in my element in church meetings...
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Monday, October 15, 2012
