Author: Letter to the Editor

While tremendous progress has been made against vaccine-preventable diseases, in this era of global health challenges—from reduced funding to competing priorities to the proliferation of anti-vaccine sentiment—we’re at risk for the resurgence of diseases like polio. Although Rotary and its Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) partners have reduced polio cases by 99.9 percent worldwide thanks…

I hope you are doing well! I am writing you today on behalf of my amazing teachers & school corporation! Because of SEDubois schools, I’ve been provided with a high-quality education & taught by caring, compassionate staff members. However, this wonderful standard that makes our community so special is at RISK this November. As you…

In one week in Washington: Trump banned 3 major news outlets (MS NOW, Politico, and CNN) from entering the White House and reporting on the government’s actions, going against our First Amendment rights to freedom of the press. Diesel cost has reached its highest level, oil is now $108.00/barrel, mortgage rates are up and interests…

The Indiana Secretary of State race will be top of the statewide ballot for the November 3rd election. This race is of particular importance as it impacts “chartering of new businesses, regulation of the securities industry, oversight of state elections, commissioning of notaries public, registration of trademarks, and licensing of vehicle dealerships throughout Indiana” according to https://www.in.gov/sos/about-sos/about-the-office/.  The…

I am pleased to endorse Mr. Ed Cole for Dubois County Council, District 1. I have known Ed since he began working with Dubois Strong in 2014. As Director of Continuing Education at Vincennes University Jasper, 2001-2020, Ed and his staff shared the same office space at the VUJ Campus . On several occasions, we collaborated…

Today’s national, state, and local issues will shape not only our lives but also the future of our children and grandchildren. In our community, these issues include massive battery energy storage systems (BESS) added to solar farms, patchwork solar developments that consume prime farmland without accountability to neighbors, the potential of a data center, the…

Regarding the article on the income tax increase, the increase would mean every family at $ 50,000 would see an increase of just under $350.00 per year. That seems quite excessive to the average family. Especially when they are trying to pay higher food costs, higher gas costs, and higher daycare costs. Joseph CozzaJasper