Editorials

Getting ready to run

The deadline is Feb. 8 to file for the 2019 municipal primaries in the Democrat and Republican parties. We urge citizens in Marion, Gas City, Jonesboro and other small towns in Grant County, who love their hometown and want to see it improve, to consider runni

Faulty socialist math

By now readers have heard that progressive luminary Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC for groupies) supports a 70 percent top marginal tax rate, which she says will help finance a “green new deal.” Higher taxes on the rich is the stock socialist answer on h

Religious tests should stay forbidden

Sen. Kamala Harris is running for president in a very crowded field. Maybe the need to distinguish herself drove her to take the lead on anti-Catholicism. Or maybe, along with some of her Democratic colleagues, Harris, D-Calif., is playing the long game and is simp

Boost teacher pay

As a rule, we’ve never been of the opinion that throwing dollars at a problem solves anything. It tends to just make the one doing the pitching poor. But it’s a flat fact that teacher salaries in Indiana need to increase. Indiana is 31st in the country

Snow to return

Snow is in the forecast today. A storm is expected to hit and actually leave measurable precipitation. The first such event of the season. First thing, don’t panic. In our not so distant past, snowfall was common during the wintertime in Indiana. Th