An Economist/YouGov poll puts congressional approval at 19%, while 59% disapprove. Now why would that be?

During America’s Civil War, this Union prisoner escaped from Rebel prisons not once, not twice, but three times. He went on to become sheriff of Madison County.

This week, Indiana lawmakers will very likely approve legislative maps for Congress and those for the Indiana House and Senate. Critics say the maps were not drawn to create competitive races, but instead, the districts were gerrymandered for Republicans to keep their overwhelming majorities in the legislature. I will have to respectfully disagree with my friends and colleagues.

What is a little girl worth? That is the question Olympic champion Simone Biles, along with three other female gymnasts, asked at a Senate Judiciary hearing last week. The purpose of the hearing was to allow U.S. senators to hear these elite athletes tell their stories of repeated molestation by one Dr. Larry Nassar.

Congressional Democrats face a pretty simple choice. They can find a way to compromise on a budget reconciliation measure, or they can walk away empty-handed.

Three common species of asters brighten open woods and woodland edges across central Indiana.

For months, the federal government and many state and local governments have worked tirelessly to educate the public about the safety, effectiveness and free availability of the COVID-19 vaccines. Still, tens of millions ignore the science and the facts.

The way to end this pandemic is for as many people as possible to get a vaccine.

I called it “Frankendistrict,” the old 4th Congressional District that existed between 2001 and 2011.

Osama bin Laden would be happy about where the U.S. is today, 20 years after 9/11. He wanted to force us, and Western democracies, into a multitrillion-dollar spending spree. And he sought to divide us.

President Joe Biden spoke directly to the tens of millions of Americans still refusing to get a vaccine.

Everyone has a story to share about Sept. 11, 2001. Most people can remember precisely where they were when they heard a plane had struck the first of the World Trade Center towers in New York City. Those same people can also remember the moment they realized it wasn’t simply a plane mishap. As TV screens showed a plane strike the second twin tower, we knew immediately the U.S. was under attack.

Indiana should welcome Afghan evacuees to Camp Atterbury with open arms.

When it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic — the most lethal health sequence in Indiana history, which has claimed more than 14,000 lives — the General Assembly moved at the behest of some of the people to crimp the power of our governor.

I have been in the educational world for a long time. My professional years number 44, and, if you count the years as a student, tack on another 20. I have seen many styles of teaching and many paths to learning