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EDITORIAL: Still waiting for the jobs reward
The forces in control of Indiana government for most of the past decade need to show some results to Hoosiers in one primary category.
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MARK BENNETT: Littered with irony: Why do people callously discard their trash, and who are they?
Though they aren’t acknowledged by the U.S. Census Bureau, there are basically two demographic groups of people … Those who would dump their old toilet on the banks of the Wabash River or a rural roadside. And those who wouldn’t.
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EDITORIAL: Doing the dirty work to clean up tossed trash
A first-of-its-kind, coast-to-coast project to remove litter from U.S. roadsides brought the Pick Up America crew through the Wabash Valley two years ago.
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EDITORIAL: Keep school security a local issue
The decision to provide armed security inside a schoolhouse should be made locally.
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EDITORIAL: Noteworthy in the news
Indiana’s parks need your help.
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EDITORIAL: The return of terror
Emotions today remain strong and raw in wake of Monday’s terror bombings near the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
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EDITORIAL: A solution to distracted driving … stop it … now
You’ve got to stop. You know you do it. It’s a miracle you haven’t caused a tragedy already.
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EDITORIAL: ‘Women of Influence’: 2013 selectees have given much to their communities
For the second year, United Way of the Wabash Valley has teamed up with local sponsors to select and honor a group of women who have made outstanding contributions to their communities, professions and families.
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EDITORIAL: Noteworthy in the news: A new honor for our veterans
A commendation goes out today to state Rep. Clyde Kersey, a Terre Haute Democrat who led the charge this week in the Indiana House of Representatives to pay tribute to the nation’s Purple Heart recipients.
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EDITORIAL: Shifting view on marriage
One could argue, as many have, that Sen. Joe Donnelly did the right thing last week when he dropped his support of government-sanctioned opposition to same-sex marriage. It wasn’t a radical move, considering most Democrats have now made the switch.
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MAX JONES: The American Newspaper: Changing? Yes. Dying? No way!
It happened again this past January when all those “looking at the year ahead” stories started popping up on Internet “news” websites and broadcast “news” programs. Under a provocative headline reading something like “Five industries/businesses doomed to tank in the coming year,” there it was, a prediction based on an unsubstantiated “expert” analysis that the newspaper industry will continue in 2013 to suffer its slide into oblivion.
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EDITORIAL: A chance to change our bad cultural habits
The sight of diligent, eager young people dragging trash out of the Wabash River wetlands is both inspiring and sad.
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EDITORIAL: Maintaining high standards
Standards
It’s the raging buzzword in education circles these days. Everyone insists that higher standards must be met. Anything less is, doggone it, unacceptable. -
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EDITORIAL: Crack down on dumpers
There is a reason it’s called “illegal” dumping. It’s against the law. And there is a very good reason illegal dumping is against the law.
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Season of Day 2s arrives
Calendars in Cincinnati contain one extra holiday — Opening Day, traditionally the first Monday in April.
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Congress fails to recognize problem of education costs
Who hasn’t gotten this message yet? The cost of a college degree has become unaffordable for a wide swath of middle-class America.
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EDITORIAL: The cause of public safety: Firefighter group dedicates itself to preventing tragedy
Ensuring that smoke detectors are in working order is one of those periodic chores that’s so simple, yet seemingly so difficult in terms of follow-through.
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EDITORIAL: Noteworthy in the news
The pillars of Punxsutawney, Pa., have had a rough week.
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EDITORIAL: Grinding on against meth
Despite sincere efforts from legislators in recent sessions of the General Assembly, manufacturing and use of methamphetamine remain a scourge on communities in many pockets of Indiana.
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EDITORIAL: Step up efforts to improve wellness, live healthier life
Last week, the pharmacy chain CVS announced a new twist to the trend of employers adopting health screenings for their worker. Rather than just reward employees who agree to the health assessments, CVS will also penalize those who refuse.
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EDITORIAL: In praise of partnerships
The institutions of higher learning that mean so much to the economy, culture and identity of Terre Haute and the Wabash Valley have broad and diverse impact on our communities. Education and employment are not their only contribution. Not by a long shot.
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EDITORIAL: Noteworthy in the news
• Be alert to new construction
season along Interstate 70• In honor of those who served
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Editorial: Voting centers worth pursuing
Indiana is certainly not a poster child for accessibility to the voting process. Its ridiculously early voter-registration deadline and voter ID requirements serve to make voting far more difficult for some segments of the eligible population than it needs to be.
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EDITORIAL: Getting to starting line major step for children
Getting more young people to graduate from high school is a complicated task.
That effort exemplifies the broader challenge of revitalizing the community surrounding those schools. -
EDITORIAL: UAP makes a major mark
Union Hospital Health Group reached a new milestone this week in the development of state-of-the-art health-care facilities in Terre Haute and the Wabash Valley.
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EDITORIAL: State should stay smart about its tax resources
If Gov. Mike Pence gets his wish, incoming motorists will see “Welcome to Indiana” highway signs also bearing the phrase “the lowest taxed state in the Midwest.”
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EDITORIAL: A timely crackdown
A couple of days ago in this space, we raised the issue of an increased teen fatality rate in Indiana during the first six months of last year.
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Noteworthy in the News: A new president at Rose-Hulman
In a little less than two months, a new president will take the helm at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He is James C. Conwell, a global engineering executive and engineering educator. The college announced the appointment on Monday.
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EDITORIAL: Reinforcing good driving behavior keeps teens safe
There are few things parents like to think about less than the possibility of their teenage child being involved in a traffic accident. Yet no parent would deny that fears of such an incident are never far from their mind.
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