Opinion

The death of Dr. Fred Haggerty, whose obituary appears elsewhere on this website and will be included in Friday’s Banner Graphic, puts a face on the COVID-19 pandemic for me. The good doctor passed away Sunday at age 88, a victim of the current pandemic, according to a family Facebook post forwarded to me...

I know the name of the first COVID-19 death in the county. Several of my co-workers do too. I’m sure many of you reading this — if you have an inquiring mind and a Facebook account — also know who it was. However, we will not be printing the person’s name, at least not unless a member of the victim’s family gives us the go-ahead to do so...

Editor Eric Bernsee wrote this column on longtime colleague Steve Fields in December, on the occasion of Fields' final meeting as a member of the Greencastle City Council. With Fields' death at age 65 on Saturday, we've revived the tribute...

To the Editor: Auschwitz. It’s a name that many of us recognize as the most notorious of the Nazi death camps, though it may not be as commonly known that it was the largest among six extermination camps and one of approximately 20,000 concentration and work camps throughout Europe...