Recently Governor Holcomb laid out his 2023 Legislative Agenda. I think we all can agree that when it comes to the governor’s agenda, sometimes what he asks for, he doesn’t get. What the government wants in the budget is put in this year, everything else is pushed off until next year or cut out of…
Think about this. Two years go, Keven McCarthy removed Marjorie Taylor Greene from all her committee assignments because she was a leading proponent of the tenets of the Q-Anon movement — deep state liberals engaged in satanic pedophile sex rings, Jewish laser beams creating California forest fires, Italian satellites and Hugo Chavez voting machines stealing…
Dear citizens of Jasper, “Year in review“ shows are being televised, one Christmas party after the other, and the radio is playing Last Christmas. The same procedure as every year – that’s Christmas. But maybe some of you know the feeling of not being yet in the mood for Christmas. What could be the reasons?…
A recent article submitted by the Indiana Forest Alliance calls for the Hoosier National Forest (HNF) to study the impacts of the proposed Buffalo Springs Project on the northern long-eared bat, recently declared endangered by the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Not mentioned in their article is that the effects of management on the long-eared…
by the Four Rivers Forestry Committee The US Forest Service released a draft environmental assessment for the Buffalo Springs Restoration Project, located on the Hoosier National Forest in Orange and Crawford counties. The goals for the project are to improve foresthealth and resiliency, restore native hardwood species in areas of non-native pines, keep the historic…
Straight-ticket party voting is a bad idea for Indiana. An example at the state level can be found in the supermajority of Republicans choosing Diego Morales for Secretary of State. He has been fired from that office in the past and is currently under investigation for voter fraud. On the other hand, Destiny Wells is…
Deadline is December 16th Last week, the U.S. Forest Service opened the long-awaited comment period on the Draft Environmental Assessment (DEA) for the Buffalo Springs project. The proposed project prescribes up to 15,100 acres of aggressive burning and 5,124 acres of logging, including up to 707 acres of clearcutting, within the Hoosier National Forest (HNF)…
Has everyone noticed that, even before the elections, a number of Republican candidates across the country declared that they would not accept the results of their elections unless they won. Wow. Two cheers for democracy. What a great value to instill in your children. Admittedly, most of these candidates were of the self-important and puny…
Thank you to all who came out and voted for me yesterday. I am proud and humbled and do not take this duty lightly. I am grateful you have put your trust in me, and I pledge to work hard on your behalf. I look forward to working with you, the people of Dubois County,…
I have recently retired after practicing law for 50 years, mainly in the Dubois County Courts. Much of my practice has been in the Dubois Superior Court. In my career, I have also dealt with numerous prosecutors in many other counties. I have been in numerous court proceedings with Anthony Quinn during his 24-year career…
