http://www.tribstar.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Tue, 13 May 2008 11:37:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_134113553.html http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_134113553.html The news this morning that Pfizer Inc. will leave Vigo County next year wasn't a total shock. It's the other shoe dropping, after the pharmaceutical giant ended its once-heralded Exubera production at the local plant in 2007. Mon, 12 May 2008 11:48:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_131155327.html http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_131155327.html Summer jobs etch a place in the soul, long after those high school or college years end. Sat, 10 May 2008 17:32:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_131173248.html http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_131173248.html Earlier this month, I went to the new Hux Cancer Center with my mother so she could be measured and marked for a series of radiation treatments on two basal cell carcinomas just south of her scalp line. Sat, 10 May 2008 16:22:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_131162337.html http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_131162337.html • There really was an angel among us Sat, 10 May 2008 16:21:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_131162225.html http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_131162225.html Unanimity is rare among economists, but that’s exactly what happened when Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton announced her support for a gas tax holiday during the final days of the recent Indiana primary election. Sat, 10 May 2008 16:09:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_131160750.html http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_131160750.html To hear Joe Selliken tell it, you would think he and his like-minded political comrades are toiling in a repressive regime like Darfur or Burma. Sat, 10 May 2008 16:05:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_131160642.html http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_131160642.html Each April, our nation celebrates Community College Month, which recognizes the history and bright future of institutions like Ivy Tech Community College. Sat, 10 May 2008 15:58:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_131160504.html http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_131160504.html • Remember mom!• Justice rises to the top of High Ground• Social Security is our money• Great turnout for ‘signing’ event• With Ronn, WAXI, the music has died• Kids Night great success for school• Daniels deserves serious challenge Fri, 09 May 2008 21:01:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_130210241.html http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_130210241.html The Tribune-Star got some very good news recently when the Indiana Society of Professional Journalists conducted its annual newspaper contest awards banquet in Indianapolis. Fri, 09 May 2008 20:58:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_130205956.html http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_130205956.html • Tech education part of future• Busy season for music dept. Thu, 08 May 2008 21:27:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_129212912.html http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_129212912.html • Flaws in Republic’s trash pickup plan• Don’t forget about relocating railroads• Great year for all at Sarah Scott• Special week for nursing homes Wed, 07 May 2008 16:48:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_128165007.html http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_128165007.html • Special thanks to CASA volunteers• Attention needed at bad intersection Wed, 07 May 2008 00:55:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_128004505.html http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_128004505.html The whirlwind of political activity in Indiana rarely gave Hoosier voters time to think during the past few weeks, with the final, exhausting surge to election day leaving many weary of the ride. Wed, 07 May 2008 00:39:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_128004212.html http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_128004212.html • Are we content to live with trash?• Let’s hope Valley gets more visits Wed, 07 May 2008 00:11:00 +0000 http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_128001235.html http://www.tribstar.com/opinion/local_story_128001235.html The results of the Indiana primary piling up Tuesday night felt like the credits rolling at the end of a “Dr. Phil” episode. Now that it’s over, imagine Doc McGraw asking, “Did y’all learn anything from this?”