The Outstater
‘. . . jus from how dey talking’ I THINK I GET IT NOW — wokeness, I mean. My office is on Indiana’s sanity fringe, and up until now I’ve been living in the 1980s, some say in the 1960s. But an article landed on my desk this morning that may bring me up to date. The Read the full article…
McGowan: ‘Go Red’ for Heart Health (Women and Men)
by Richard McGowan, Ph.D. I can thank my wife that I am vertical. Her father died of a heart attack before he reached age 50; she knew heart disease ran in her family. Her doctor asked that she undergo several tests to ensure her heart health. During one of those visits, her doctor said it would be a Read the full article…
Cummins: Free the Teachers!
“(Gov. Eric) Holcomb supports raising the average Hoosier teacher salary from $56,600 to $60,000 annually. While teaching is a calling and not a career defined simply by pay, our educators deserve a respectable wage. If school systems can’t attract and retain qualified teachers, students suffer.” — Terre Haute Tribune Star editorial, Jan. 25, 2023 By Maj. Ryan Read the full article…
Morris: The ‘Packsaddle Librarians’
by Leo Morris They were known by various names – the book women, the book ladies, the packsaddle librarians. From 1935 to 1943, they rode through the hills of Depression-era Appalachia, hundreds of miles a week on difficult trails through sometimes awful weather, circulating a few books, magazines and greatly outdated newspapers to people living Read the full article…
Timmons: The Debt Number Won’t Fit in This Headline
By Tim TimmonsLast week we hit a financial landmark. We maxed out our credit card. Oh, the uppity ups in the government didn’t call it that. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen explained that the U.S. reached its debt limit, a plain and simple way of saying, well, we maxed out the credit card. Except we didn’t. Read the full article…
The Outstater
‘We the People’ Pays Well “Show me a man who gets rich by being a politician, and I will show you a crook.” — Harry S Truman HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED why so many congressmen, Republican and Democrat, are rich? Of course you have, and your best guess, depending on your disposition, is that they are either Read the full article…
