This School Offers a Future to Students With a Past
by Shelby Lamm The conventional graduation ceremonies occurring across Indiana offer an opportunity to recognize an unconventional one. A Columbia City high school this year is graduating five seniors from a student body of 38 — students nobody else could manage, one at a time, without much pomp or ceremony, at about half the cost Read the full article…
Bohanon: Why One Economist Cans His Own Spinach
by Cecil Bohanon, Ph.D. On June 6, I harvested a bushel basket of spinach and mustard greens planted in early April. Most of the crop was washed, chopped, placed in 10 half-pint Ball jars, and processed for an hour in a pressure canner yielding about two kilograms of cooked greens for future consumption. The rest Read the full article…
The Outstater: Could You Win a GOP Primary?
For the use of the membership only (609 words) Have you ever wanted to run for office? Ever wanted to convince a friend to run for office? Let’s conduct a reality check to test the political waters: Are you running against an incumbent especially liked by old Republican regulars? Are you going door-to-door rather than Read the full article…
Horning: An Unconstitutional Two-Party System
by Andy Horning Nearly all of what we call “issues” — the unraveling economy, a ridiculous healthcare system, rising prices, even militarized police and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria — are just symptoms and side effects of a much worse problem. It makes all our talk of ideology, libertarian versus authoritarian, or even Read the full article…
Indiana at 200 (52): Railroads Transformed Indiana
by Andrea Neal Study a map from the late 19th century and it’s easy to see how Indiana became known as the Crossroads of America. Like spokes on a bicycle wheel, railroad lines extended from Indianapolis in 12 directions. Tracks crossed the state from Lake Michigan to the Ohio River, Terre Haute to Richmond and Read the full article…
King: Political Parties Overwhelmed by Interest Groups
by Stephen M. King, Ph.D. The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community (LGBT) and its supporters are looking with anticipation to the Supreme Court’s expected favorable ruling on the constitutionality of same-sex marriage sometime in late June. Previous court rulings have danced around the issue of the constitutionality of same-sex marriage. The upcoming ruling is Read the full article…
