Op-Ed: The Threats to Democracy
by Marilyn Moran-Townsend On April 30, 1789, in the first presidential inaugural address, George Washington said: ‘”The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty, and the destiny of the Republican model of Government are … staked on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people.” When our first president spoke of the “Republican Read the full article…
The Outstater
When Fair Isn’t Fair Enough MULTIPLE WNBA PLAYERS, including several on our Indiana Fever, are at least passively in sympathy with star forward Angel Reese in her conviction to “sit out” if demands for higher pay are not met. Well, why not? They play the same game on the same sized court. The hoop is set at Read the full article…
Schansberg: Trump and Cleveland
by Eric Schansberg, Ph.D. In January, Donald Trump became the second U.S. president to serve non-consecutive terms in office. Grover Cleveland was the first, serving as our nation’s 22nd and 24th president in 1885-1889 and 1893-1897. There are notable similarities and differences between the two. Cleveland was born into poverty; Trump into wealth. Cleveland could be a Read the full article…
The Outstater
THE DECISION LAST WEEK by the trustees of Ball State University (BSU) to divert millions of education dollars to one of those public-private ventures is doubly sad. First, it is discouraging to see one of our public institutions fall into a bad deal. Yes, I understand that it is more fun to be a “developer” looking over Read the full article…
Timmons: Shame on the Legislature
by Tim Timmons The good governor of our great state campaigned on a number of issues, but the one that caught my ear – and a number of other Hoosier homeowners – was property tax relief. We don’t need to go over the history. You know it far too well. Property taxes have gone up Read the full article…
McGowan: Modified Men Versus Natural Women
by Richard McGowan, Ph.D. A few weeks ago the Indianapolis Star reported that a bill passed out of committee prohibiting trans women from entering women’s collegiate athletic competition. The bill “requires, for purposes of interscholastic athletic events, state educational institutions and certain private postsecondary educational institutions to expressly designate an athletic team or sport as one of the following: Read the full article…
