As an 88-year-old citizen who has watched this nation endure wars, social upheaval, and moments of both shame and triumph, I find myself deeply troubled by what I see today. Our country was built on the sacrifices of men and women who risked their lives to defend its ideals — freedom, justice, truth, and unity….
Delaney asked to borrow my “The Old Man and the Sea,” which was required reading in one of her collegiate courses. I responded with a resounding no. The lifetime percentage rate of someone returning a borrowed book to me is about 10%. People don’t borrow books—they steal books. No one is going to get their…
Gov. Mike Braun has signed the contentious Senate Bill 1 into law. This legislation was neither as good nor as bad, as anyone claims. That is how legislative compromise works. But there are some hidden, and probably unanticipated, economic consequences. SB 1 cut residential property taxes. About two-thirds of Hoosier families will see cuts of…
The Draft Purpose and Need Statement recently released by the Lochmueller Group, (https://midstatescorridor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Combined_Purpose_Need.pdf), illustrates unequivocally again that the proposed Mid-States Corridor is NOT needed and will provide NO benefit to the residents of this region. There are much better options, if folks would just use their heads. The so-called “stakeholders” interviewed by the Lochmueller staff…
More than 900 students from throughout the country are expected to participate in a national Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) Career Development Conference April 24-26 in Indianapolis. That the conference is being held in our state is an exciting opportunity! But we’re sad to share that the future of JAG across Indiana is in jeopardy. The…
INDOT and the Mid-States Corridor Project team will present the draft of the Tier 2 Study on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. It’s interesting to note that INDOT and the Mid-States Corridor people are suing 121 residents and taxpayers in Dubois County for access to their land. INDOT claims they need this access to evaluate the…
Today, I received a letter from Governor Mike Braun congratulating my family on receiving the Hoosier Homestead Award. The letter says in part, “The Hoosier Homestead Award is a well-earned tribute to the generations of your family who have worked tirelessly to preserve and grow this legacy. Your farm’s history is woven into the very…
By Michael Hicks The GOP is vacillating between contradictory claims that President Trump’s tariffs are either negotiating tactics designed to end tariffs everywhere or a long-term strategy to onshore U.S. manufacturing. We have no evidence that either approach has worked anytime, anywhere in the past 250 years. Assuming this time isn’t different, we should measure…
“I’m not ashamed to tell the world, I’m in love with a man and his name is Mister Coffee!”-Jennifer Haubrich, Humor in the Middle, Substack When I was a kid, my uncle visited on Saturday mornings to chat with Mom and drink coffee. Sometimes his knocks woke us. Other times, Mom was already in her…
Ok. Let’s all take a deep breath. There has been so much trash talk regarding our newly elected Governor Mike Braun. Everyone is entitled to their opinion and to freedom of speech, but let’s make sure we have all the facts first. Having spoken with several friends in law enforcement, I know that the Governor…
