News From Terre Haute, Indiana Max Jones

MAX JONES: It is amazing what an energized downtown can do

2012-02-13T05:00:00-05:00

For those of us who’ve watched the inspired growth and development of downtown Indianapolis through the years, it’s hard to understand sometimes the amazement some express at what’s been created.

MAX JONES: More changes and challenges, but we’re getting there

2011-12-05T15:37:00-05:00

As a newspaper lands on your porch each day, or you grab it from a local vendor, the complex manufacturing process that goes into producing it is probably the furthest thing from your mind.

MAX JONES: Arranging the pieces so it all makes sense

2011-11-14T05:02:00-05:00

Putting together a newspaper, with its diverse mix of content, is sort of like assembling a jigsaw puzzle. You just have to keep mixing, matching and playing with the pieces until things begin to look right.

MAX JONES: Community newspapers too valuable to go away

2011-10-10T05:01:00-04:00

These days, rarely a week goes by without someone — a co-worker, a friend, a professional associate, an acquaintance, etc. — asking for my thoughts about the future of the newspaper industry.

MAX JONES: Angry emotion yet to rear its head in mayoral race

2011-10-03T05:01:00-04:00

October has arrived. Five weeks remain before Election Day, and a staple ingredient seems to be missing from Terre Haute’s mayoral campaign season.

MAX JONES: Join us as we walk in the shadows of 9/11

2011-09-05T05:01:00-04:00

The 10th anniversary of 9/11 has sparked renewed interest toward a haunting time in modern history. With all that’s happened the past 10 years related to the terrorist attacks of 2001, it still seems like only yesterday that we all were watching those terrible images of commercial airliners flying into buildings, towers collapsing and grief-stricken people all across America — and the world — mourning the victims.

MAX JONES: 9/11 ‘moments’ still vivid 10 years later

2011-08-29T05:02:00-04:00

With the 10th anniversary of 9/11 approaching, Americans are recalling in vivid detail where they were when they first learned of the terrorist attacks.

MAX JONES: Something special — courtesy of your newspaper

2011-08-22T05:01:00-04:00

Publishing a daily newspaper is our bread and butter here at the Tribune-Star.

MAX JONES: Ernie Pyle never ceases bringing pride to Indiana

2011-07-11T05:01:00-04:00

Once again, Ernie Pyle has made me proud to be a journalist.

MAX JONES: What do you know about that founding Declaration?

2011-07-04T05:01:00-04:00

Of all the national holidays Americans celebrate, July 4th — Independence Day — sports the most essential link to the country’s shared history and ideals.