Rushville Republican Opinion

Legislation isn't a cure all for everything

2012-05-24T10:05:36-04:00

As the presidential election season continues to unfold, which it started doing right after the last presidential election, I've been giving a fair amount of thought to the relevance of social issues as legitimate topics for political debate or, for that matter, as relevant issues for the federal government at all!

Parking on Jackson

2012-05-22T10:34:17-04:00

In regards to Jackson Street being turned into a two-way street, I think it is time that the city stops people from parking the way they did when the restaurant was there. It is a hazard and makes it impossible to drive when there is oncoming traffic.

Prom in Indy isn't all bad

2012-05-21T10:24:18-04:00

This week I'm going to disagree respectfully with one of my fellow columnists, Jean Mauzy, whose work I admire very much.

Why is election day a city holiday?

2012-05-18T15:00:00-04:00

Dear Editor:
What's up with Rushville city employees getting a paid holiday on election day?

Farmers slow to embrace the Iron Age of agriculture

2012-05-18T10:27:14-04:00

Grandpa says... Hart-Parr made the first successful line of farm tractors in 1904, but it was another 50 years before tractors outnumbered horses on U.S. farms.

The power of Internet persuasion

2012-05-15T10:09:10-04:00

"The Internet is like having a world-wide central brain of knowledge that leaks and spills out into another's thoughts and dreams to either make a reality come true or crush it altogether." (Karen Gunn - Indiana Student)

Heart offers thanks

2012-05-10T09:55:14-04:00

Dear Editor:
On behalf of the Heart of Rushville, we want to thank all who made Rush County's 2012 Spring Yard Sale a huge success.

Old Floss: Horse power with a soft muzzle

2012-05-08T14:00:00-04:00

Grandpa says... As I sit in front of my window looking out at my son and his help planting corn, my mind rolls back 80 years to how it was and how it is today.

National Nursing Home Week

2012-05-08T08:50:40-04:00

Dear Editor:
On behalf of the employee-owners of Miller's Merry Manor, and in honor of National Nursing Home Week, I'd like to recognize the patients, along with their family and friends, who are part of our Miller's family.

Fussner is good fit for Chamber

2012-05-02T09:34:51-04:00

The Rush County Chamber of Commerce took a huge step forward last week when it was announced that community dynamo, Sandy Fussner, had been hired as the Chamber's Development Manager.