Opinion

To the Editor: In the musical “Hamilton,” King George III sings “You’ll be back, soon you’ll see” to the colonists he claims as his “loyal, royal subjects.” This came to mind as the Indiana General Assembly returned to town Jan. 6 for the short session...

Dear Editor, The old adage “Be careful what you wish for” comes to mind as the Indiana General Assembly returned for the short session on Monday, Jan. 6. Last spring, as we celebrated Teacher Appreciation Week in May, it was revealed that the Senate Education Committee slipped in a provision to change the teacher licensing procedure. ...

Despite what my driver’s ed instructor may have thought, I think I’m a pretty good driver. Ever vigilant of those around me. Not inclined to speed (at least anymore). And just one accident to my name. In fact, I can probably count on two hands the number of times I’ve even been stopped by police over the years. And that’s in some 50 years of driving, including such traffic-harried places as Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Orange County, Calif...

Now given, I haven’t been driving much over the past six months, but regardless I haven’t heard about drastic changes to the rules of the road. In fact, I see the same guy studying the same BMV Rules of the Road quite often when I go to lunch. And I haven’t had time to ask Rob or Nick York whether turn signals had suddenly become an option on new cars and trucks sold in Greencastle...

Always a sucker for a good underdog story as a sports writer, Steve Fields is now beating the odds himself. Thursday night he closed the book on a four-year term as a councilman in Greencastle’s Third Ward. But that’s not the end of the story. Fields wasn’t even supposed to be there if you believe his doctors’ prognostications. He wasn’t supposed to be anywhere for that matter...

Although it was merely a footnote in a recent column about my long, lost summer, you may have noticed that during that terrible time, my dog died. The whole ordeal was like a bad country song. You know the likely lyrics: My car died … I almost died … my dog died …...

Like a Thanksgiving feast of turkey and dressing and all the requisite trimmings, this thankful-for column has been a holiday tradition for me, especially in the 20 years or so in my first go-round as your editor. For one reason or another, deadline pressure mostly along with fewer editions resulting in less editorial space, I just stopped doing it...