For journalists, critics, and Americans of honor, the price of speaking up will be high and uncomfortable, as high and uncomfortable as looking over the fence at the neighbor’s incessantly barking dog, recognizing his desperation, and resolving to help him. But the price of not speaking up, for you, for the dog, and for the nation, will be even higher.
As horrific as sending a craven felon to the White House is, U.S. voters fell in line with the same global upset displayed by voters around the world.
I think the Portage Police force does a fantastic job, but with Bryan Slatton still “serving and protecting,” I’m afraid his despicable actions give our wonderful city a black eye.
As I see it, Trump didn’t win this election. Disinformation did, demonstrating that the world’s richest men, by funding disinformation, will stop at nothing to end government regulations and taxes, or to defeat democracy itself.
At Indiana University Northwest, nearly half of our Fall 2024 first-year students self-identified as first-generation college students, indicating to us within their family unit, they are the first to pursue a college degree. This number may sound high, but to us, it is the norm and is precisely the type of student IU Northwest aims to serve by enriching their minds, building their confidence and furthering their future.
Non-partisan organizations and voting rights advocates including Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, national Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Common Cause Indiana, Count US Indiana, Hoosier Asian American Power, Indiana State Conference of the NAACP, Indiana Conservation Voters, and League of Women Voters of Indiana, as well as attorney William R. Groth, submitted a formal advocacy letter in opposition to the recent request made by Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita and Secretary of State Diego Morales. The request made to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) seeks to verify the citizenship status of nearly 600,000 Indiana voters.
Trump continues to lay the foundation for nationwide violence if he loses. If he wins, a record number of Americans will leave the country before the pogroms start. Pray for those who will stay behind.
The Valparaiso city and Porter County governments to be more proactive about achieving gender equality in local government, including an end to sexual harassment and greater gender pay equity.
Big oil, and those who have made trillions from it, should pay to rebuild these communities devasted by increasingly dangerous hurricanes. Middle class taxpayers should not.
For the last 20 years, there have only been Republican governors influencing educational decision-making in the State of Indiana. For the last 13 years, Republicans have controlled both the Senate and the House and are responsible for all legislation affecting the education of Indiana’s students. Since 2005, education policies have in most cases been ill-conceived, irrational and to some extent made with malice in mind.