Voices

Gov. Eric Holcomb and U.S. Administration for Children and Families Assistant Secretary Lynn Johnson recently announced Indiana is the top state in the nation for increasing the number of children adopted from foster...

Sometimes it’s obvious. A figure stands in the doorway both sudden and timid, wanting a conversation, “Do you have a minute?” Something is wrong and they need to talk. It’s serious. They’re worried. Sometimes it’s more...

Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) recently announced an additional 42 rural Hoosier communities, including three communities in Senate District 5, will receive more than $10.09 million in federal...

There’s a situation out there called golden handcuffs. It’s a problem some might argue they’d really, very much like to have.  Be careful what you wish for. Today I’m going to write about three people I know.  The first…...

According to the Indiana Housing Community and Development Authority, Indiana residents who are unable to pay their rent or mortgage due to a loss of wages or other impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic may be eligible for financial assistance....

For many years, Indiana's conservative leaders in the General Assembly and governor's office have preached fiscal discipline. Indiana just closed the books on the 2020 fiscal year, and it is clear now more than ever that our conservative budget...

Some types of investment yield seem, for now, to be a thing of the past. The word “yield” in this conversation describes the practice of receiving an actual cash payment for an investment. Yield differs from capital appreciation, which is the...

One of the things I love most about my job is the joy of watching a show. I have spots all over the theatre that I sneak off to after curtain speech to watch. And I love it because I feel like I’m sharing the experience with you, who have...

Looking back at the dark days at the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, it seems like a long time ago already. So much happened so quickly, and all of it was new to everyone. I know I worked out of my “bunker” for weeks and weeks; heck, the...

We are living through a grand experiment, some kind of double-blind economic study. Once we open our eyes to this possibility, the immediate question to follow is “who is getting the placebo?” The answer may be all of us. The second question then...