Opinion

To the Editor: My name is Stacie Langdon and I am currently serving as the Republican Greencastle City Council representative to the Second Ward. I am not a member of the League of Women Voters. I have great respect for this organization and the work they do in our community to bring awareness and urge residents to participate in local government...

To the Editor: The Greencastle Fire Department would like to extend a special “thanks” to the following supporters who contributed to the 19th annual open house event on Oct. 3, 2019. We had a huge success this year! The winners of the coloring, poster and art contests were recognized with ages ranging from pre-K to 12th grade...

Dear fellow Putnam County residents: For a Sunday, Oct. 6 concert, the University Band will perform, among a number of pieces, the beautiful work “October” by composer Eric Whitacre.  To accompany the performance, we would like to present a slideshow of favorite autumn scenes...

One timeworn adage claims that walking a mile in someone’s shoes is really just saying you need to spend some time trying to understand another person’s perspective. Well, I’ve had the past four months to do just that. Walk a mile in his shoes? I’ve trudged a mile on my walker, thank you very much...

With the school year under way and the freedom of summer weekdays seemingly over, it is time to start refocusing on academics, and for seniors, plans for after high school. Questions will surface and frantic conversations with parents and relatives will soon be the hot topic at family gatherings and in the grocery store aisle. “What will Lily be doing after high school?” “Where is Conner headed for college?” If you don’t believe me, just give it a few months...

One of the unintended consequences of essentially being homebound the past few weeks is that I’ve been able to spy on my own neighborhood. Maybe not like neighborhood TV sitcom snoop Gladys Kravitz in her own bewitching way but nonetheless with interesting results...

With relatives in sunny California, my family and I have always had some great vacation opportunities. Stay with my sister and brother-in-law or my mother in Orange County (Mission Viejo to be exact), use one of their vehicles and see the sights. Can’t beat it...

You can’t exactly paint an 8,000-square foot canvas in secret. So it’s impossible to think of the block party Sunday to celebrate the completion of the mural on four silos at S & W Feed Center as an “unveiling.” In truth, the new mural — one of the largest in the state — was unveiled little by little over the course of the past several months...

After an absence of more than three months, I’m back … sort of, anyway. Working from home right now, mending and getting stronger bit by bit until I can climb the 32 stairs to my third-floor office that gloriously overlooks the courthouse square from high atop the corner of Jackson and Franklin streets...

A wave of protests is roiling Moscow. Millions of people, young and old, have been crowding the streets in Hong Kong. In Britain, members of the Conservative Party took to open revolt over Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s move to sideline Parliament on Brexit. If democracy is dysfunctional and on the ropes worldwide, as many voices currently insist, you’d have a hard time making the case from these headlines...

To the Editor: Now that fall is here and various activities are under way throughout the community, I would like to take this opportunity to remind citizens and businesses regarding the prohibition of placing signs in street and highway rights-of-way...

To the Editor: I love Putnam County and its people. I write this because I feel that there is misunderstanding about my dismissal as library director. As I visit Greencastle and see people I recognize from my time as director, I am often approached with looks of suspicion and/or discomfort. I hope this will help people understand that I did nothing terribly wrong...

o the Editor: I took my weekly collection to Kroger to put in their paper recycling bins. Clearly in front of one’s eyes is signage telling us what not to put in them. I looked inside of the one that was nearly full. The entire top layer consisted of plastic and glass bottles, film plastic items, and ... wait for it ... a large number of aerosol paint cannisters!...

To the Editor: The Greencastle Music Fest 10th Anniversary was an epic weekend made possible by more than 50 generous sponsors, 100 volunteers and close to 4,500 music lovers. With absolutely gorgeous weather, it made for an incredible two days of magic for young and old...

To the editor: Each year, the week of Sept. 17 through 23 is set aside to pay homage to the Constitution of the United States of America. The Washburn Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution urges all Americans to review this document which provides the framework of our government...

Sometimes, you wonder if the world is doomed to descend into autocracy. Certainly, that’s what the coverage of the past few years suggests. We read about the nations that are already there, like China and Russia, of course, and Saudi Arabia and Iran. Or about countries like Hungary, Turkey and Poland that are nominally democratic but have been trending less so...

To the editor: On behalf of the National Night Out committee, we wish to thank everyone that attended our annual event. This year’s attendance was significantly lower due to so many school activities scheduled. In an effort to be more accommodating, the committee is actively searching for an alternative date...