As Madison County turns blue in regard to its rating on the state's COVID-19 dashboard, we owe a great deal of gratitude to Madison County’s health department, health care workers and residents who pulled together to get through this arduous journey.
When the gavel signaled the start of the 2021 session of the Indiana General Assembly, lawmakers began considering the merits of many bills relating to health care.
One thing the pandemic has made clear is that the Indiana General Assembly needs to take a serious look at the state’s long-term care system.
Indiana school districts must get voters' approval through referendums for significant building projects. Some pass. Some do not.
A winter storm dumped about 9 inches of snow on Madison County on Monday, yet the weather-related news in Wednesday’s newspaper showcased the positivity of county residents.
“Alice laughed. 'There's no use trying,' she said. 'One can't believe impossible things.'
Wetlands are the kidneys of Indiana, filtering out the bad stuff we don't want flowing though the veins of our waterways.
A few years ago, the Bowen Center for Public Affairs' annual Hoosier Survey asked Indiana residents about taxpayers funding vouchers for students to attend private and charter schools.
Some corporations have publicly stated that they are withdrawing financial support from Republican members of Congress who voted against certifying the results of the presidential election, but this will not necessarily stop the cash flow to these candidates.
Andon Oliver’s death is another reminder of the senselessness of gun violence – and the danger when firearms fall into the hands of teens.
Ever the polar opposite of his grandstanding predecessor, President Joseph Biden has gone straight to work with the air of a quiet professional, having signed over a dozen executive orders just hours after being sworn into office.
Supporters of House Bill 1498 have it all wrong. Motivated by the convenient idea of putting public notices on government websites, they want to deny Indiana residents the convenience of finding the notices — ranging from sheriff's tax sales to school reports to government budgets to information about public hearings — on an independent platform.
The coronavirus pandemic might have changed forever the way people think about public meetings.
Sickened by four years of poisonous politics, our country desperately needs healing that can be brought only by unity and a forward-looking posture. But more than that, we need truth and we need justice.
When it comes to childbirth, the saying goes that babies will come when they’re ready — but sometimes, we’re not ready when they come.
The feasibility study for the building of a new Madison County jail comes not a moment too soon.
Raising the cigarette tax in Indiana could provide added incentive for smokers to quit while generating a much-needed boost for funding of public health initiatives.
Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in America. In Indiana, the suicide rate — the latest data showing 16.3% — has been higher than the national average since 1999. Even more troubling, suicide is the second leading cause of death for Hoosier teens and young adults.
The road to Joe Biden’s inauguration has been more perilous than any in recent history, and we hope that today’s transfer of power can mark a return to civility and sanity in Washington, D.C.
Make no mistake, it could happen here. The pro-Trump insurrection Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol was a warning shot across the bow of statehouses across the country, including the Capitol in Indianapolis.
Madison County councilman Steve Sumner said he had no plans to resign amid allegations of child solicitation and possession of child pornography. For the good of the county, Mr. Sumner, please reconsider.
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