http://www.tribstar.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:10:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/editorials/local_story_311231125.html http://www.tribstar.com/editorials/local_story_311231125.html Partisan politics aside, it is understandable that many people in this nation are anxious for President Barack Obama to make a sweeping decision about U.S. engagement in Afghanistan. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:18:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/editorials/local_story_304131938.html http://www.tribstar.com/editorials/local_story_304131938.html The hard reality of war touched the nation and the Terre Haute community last week. Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:53:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/editorials/local_story_297155421.html http://www.tribstar.com/editorials/local_story_297155421.html Mistakes can hurt people. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:22:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/editorials/local_story_289222342.html http://www.tribstar.com/editorials/local_story_289222342.html The Riverscape project and the prospects for a revitalized downtown Terre Haute got a positive jolt last week from Indiana State University President Daniel Bradley. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:28:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/editorials/local_story_282202907.html http://www.tribstar.com/editorials/local_story_282202907.html Bettie Davis took time to smell the roses during her remarkable 88 years of life. Her endearing spirit was a garden of inspiration for the Terre Haute community. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:27:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/editorials/local_story_281162828.html http://www.tribstar.com/editorials/local_story_281162828.html No doubt President Barack Obama is privy to information that U.S. Sen. Barack Obama never imagined. Sat, 03 Oct 2009 23:52:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/editorials/local_story_276182333.html http://www.tribstar.com/editorials/local_story_276182333.html Occasionally, an opportunity comes along that seems ideal. That’s the case with a project to place a life-sized statue of late Terre Haute poet Max Ehrmann, seated on a park bench at the Crossroads of America. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:11:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/editorials/local_story_268191449.html http://www.tribstar.com/editorials/local_story_268191449.html During a question-and-answer panel last week for the Associated Press Managing Editors of Indiana, the four leaders of this area’s colleges and universities were asked if their community appreciates the value of their institutions. Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:22:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/editorials/local_story_262202401.html http://www.tribstar.com/editorials/local_story_262202401.html The League of Women Voters is at its core about the enfranchisement of all citizens, with no room in its values for discrimination, whether it be on the basis of gender, race or some other qualifier. Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:26:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/editorials/local_story_255202721.html http://www.tribstar.com/editorials/local_story_255202721.html If only we could order our health care reform from a menu the way we order at a fast-food restaurant; we could get a proper overhaul done in no time. Sat, 05 Sep 2009 23:00:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/editorials/local_story_248230059.html http://www.tribstar.com/editorials/local_story_248230059.html The continuing epidemic of methamphetamine addiction, manufacture and sales is one of the most negative forces in our extended community. No one but people addicted to meth (and people making money off addicts) is against strict enforcement of meth laws. No one wants to make the job of fighting the illegal industry any tougher.However, what happened to Sally Harpold is a sign that some of the laws, and their enforcement, need some tweaking. Sat, 05 Sep 2009 22:58:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/editorials/local_story_248225904.html http://www.tribstar.com/editorials/local_story_248225904.html Indiana State University has reversed a troubling, protracted drop in its enrollment. Its faculty, staff and administration deserve credit for an increase in ISU’s student headcount this fall. Sat, 29 Aug 2009 22:25:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/editorials/local_story_241222621.html http://www.tribstar.com/editorials/local_story_241222621.html Many folks living in Vigo County already understand the meaning of “getting by on less.” Sat, 22 Aug 2009 19:31:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/editorials/local_story_234193135.html http://www.tribstar.com/editorials/local_story_234193135.html The return of kids to the halls of schools reinvigorates the community every August. Even in this uncertain economic time, the start of classes in the Vigo County School Corp. this week provided some of that familiar spiritual spark, along with some rhetorical sparks. Sat, 15 Aug 2009 21:43:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/editorials/local_story_227214423.html http://www.tribstar.com/editorials/local_story_227214423.html It’s pretty easy to understand why U.S. Rep. Brad Ellsworth has confined constituent conversations about health care reform to non-public forums.