Letters To The Editor

Saturday’s attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump must serve as a wake-up call to our nation.

A recent comparison of the American economy under Trump and Biden consisted of nine indicators, each better under Trump than under Biden. Unaccompanied by dates or sources, these data were impossible to verify. They were devoid of context and were the very essence of political propaganda.

The new wave band Talking Heads had a popular song released in 1981 addressing personal existential crisis titled “Once in a Lifetime” with the line “And you may ask yourself, well, how did I get here?”

“This is the hottest summer ever. It could also be the coolest summer we will ever have again.”

The Smithsonian Magazine called it the year that shattered America. The National Archives simply labeled it as “the year of turmoil and change.”

Recently I was reading a book and the author was writing about a trip she made to India. As the plane was descending for the landing it turned dark outside like she was going through a big storm.

“Whatever she wanted.”

With a storm approaching, the City of New Albany correctly canceled its July 3 fireworks show and concert to protect the public from severe weather.

This past week we celebrated the nation with Independence celebrations happening in every community.

Newspaper writing can be gratifying. Most of the time you get satisfaction only within yourself if you have dug out some hard information or you have explained simply a complicated issue without the bugaboo of distortion.

Misinformation has always been with us. With the rise of social media, however, it can now spread quicker and farther than ever before. Much of it is just clickbait and doesn’t matter much — like always keep a bread clip in your wallet, beware of finding a water bottle on your tire, or don’t…

Recently a local business announced that it is not engaging in anything related to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts. They are one part of a chain and the chain and the local store, under a great deal of pressure, the company said it would eliminate all of its diversity, equity …

Did you watch fireworks as a part of your celebrations this week? If you did, you were certainly among the majority. We like to celebrate with festive colors and lots of noise, don’t we?

Housing is perhaps the biggest issue facing Southern Indiana, and the City of New Albany is getting creative in its approach to dealing with the problem.

This week, SOIN celebrates Independence Day — another spin around the sun to celebrate freedom. May fireworks, hot dogs, cool drinks, and concerts fill your days!

“You know nothing for sure…except for the fact that you know nothing for sure.”

A couple of months ago, I had the special experience of making a presentation at a Floyd County Historical Society meeting on the Reno Brothers Gang, a notorious gang in Southern Indiana in the late 1860’s.

Just west of my home town lies a tired stretch of road; a former turnpike, it has seen busier, “better” days.

For the first time in 15 years, the state of Indiana is planning to execute a citizen.

After a rocky start to the year, inflation appears to be heading in a downward trend again.

Young people aging out of foster care face countless barriers in their lives often preventing them from meeting their basic needs. Summer can be a vulnerable and lonely time as they may not be in school or a job-training program, and they may need extra support.

Who, what, when and where?

I am not a big fan of the author Ayn Rand but she once made a very astute observation about people. She said that most people have no real moral code that they live by and are, above all things, terrified to address the topic. On this topic, she was absolutely correct.

The first presidential debate lived up to everything it had promised: childish accusations and insults, issue avoidance by nonsensical answers, and meaningless rambling. American politics are beaming in an election year spotlight. The night brought to mind the words of Solomon, “When the rig…

“You ever notice how people die in alphabetical order?”- Quote from movie “One Crazy Summer”