A 2014 Forest Park High School graduate and Ferdinand native will celebrate America’s 240th year of independence as part of a hand-picked Navy crew serving on the world’s oldest commissioned warship afloat, the USS Constitution. Sam Russell serves aboard the 219-year-old Boston-based ship named by President George Washington to honor the Constitution of the United States…
Special from DC Bombers by William Wells In a contest that started as a great pitching duel, Zach Gray single-handedly rewrote the script, slugging the Dubois County Bombers to a 4-2 victory last night over the Paducah Chiefs. Gray powered two home runs out of spacious League Stadium, driving in all four Bombers runs. Matt…
Ellspermann is the ninth individual to hold the position and the first female president The State Board of Trustees of Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana has appointed Dr. Sue Ellspermann as the next president of the state’s Community College system. With more than 30 years of experience in higher education, economic and workforce development,…
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has signed a bill into law that will repeal the deeply unpopular ISTEP student exam by July of next year.
Check out this 360-degree view from Mars just released by NASA. If viewing on a phone just tilt; browsers can use the arrows in the upper left to move the view. Also, if you can, turn the quality up to 4K. From NASA: This view of the downwind face of “Namib Dune” on Mars covers…
Dear Rep. Arnold (H74) and Rep. Braun (H63), Considering that Indiana is already at or near rock-bottom in air and water quality, public health, infant mortality rates, birth defect rates, etc., please oppose HB 1082. We understand that this bill passed out of the House Environmental Affairs Committee (by a 7 to 6 vote) this…
Few, if any, thoughtful observers of Indiana government would conclude that the current local tax system is sufficient to meet the needs of the 21st century. The tax and spending innovations of the past decade have dramatically improved the prospects of the Indiana economy. However, a half-century of bad investment has left many cities and…
Indiana’s current policy debate about methamphetamine restrictions offers a window into the myriad failures of our War on Drugs, and the shallow thinking that accompanies almost all our fixes. It is probably best to begin with a description of the problem. Meth addiction is a horrible scourge on our society. Meth addicts are criminals and…
Aluminum maker Alcoa will permanently close its Warrick County smelting operations by the end of March, the company announced Thursday. The move impacts 600 employees.
This is election week in Indiana, and the most visible seat is that of the Indianapolis mayor. Most of what transpires in a campaign is of little interest to the author of an economics column, but the discussion about local economic development matters a great deal. Comments by Brewer and Hogsett offer a window into…
