Local Opinion

Herbie Hancock always has been one of my favorite jazz musicians.

One of the hardest things to watch as Congress has evolved over the past decade or more is the extent to which its oversight muscles have atrophied.

From birth, my name was a matter of debate.

My parents grew up in the Great Depression of the 1930s. They fought their way through economic hardships that brought shortages of just about everything that required money.

When my late wife, Ann, joined my extended family in 1968, her smile, openness and quick hugs made everyone embrace her.

Indiana county treasurers soon will mail property tax bills to owners of homes, rental housing, farmland and businesses. Most will see big increases in the assessed value of their property. This will mean big increases in tax payments.

Utilities are building a lot of solar energy projects in Indiana. Fields of solar panels will become a common part of our landscape. This may help avert some consequences of climate change on the planet. But what are the local consequences?

The Hoosier state was buzzing on a Saturday afternoon in February over a basketball game. The storied rivalry of Indiana and Purdue was the sports event of the weekend—in America. The top ranked Boilers were actually one-point underdogs in Bloomington on Saturday to an IU team that played a great first half and then held on for dear life in the second for a 79-74 win.

Farmland assessments for property taxes are going up. So are home, rental housing and business assessments. Property tax misery has a lot of company.

Early in the Broadway smash “Hamilton,” the title character meets his nemesis, Aaron Burr. The polished and savvy politician advises young Alexander to “talk less, smile more, don’t let them know what you’re against or what you’re for.” Republicans in the US House seem to be trying to follow the Burr plan, with the obvious exception of the “talk less” part.