Rushville Republican

Opinion

Opinion
  • Barada: Youth sports should be about fun

    I feel vindicated. There was a time when I was terribly afraid that Rush County was the only place where the parents of children involved in youth sports took it so seriously.

    February 19, 2013

  • Time to focus on jobs

    More than 12 million Americans are looking for work according to the Department of Labor’s most recent report on unemployment, confirmation that the weak economy continues to plod along too sluggishly for those still without a job.

    February 12, 2013

  • Barada: We need more people living here

    Since the recent announcement that John McCane has been hired as the new Director or our ECDC, I’ve been giving the decision some thought.

    February 12, 2013

  • Jury can rule it’s a bad law

    Dear Editor:
    I imagine most of you by now have heard about the policeman in Connersville that rescued an injured fawn and nursed it back to health. A Department of Natural Resources officer issued a ticket, the DNR ordered the deer killed, and the policeman and his wife now face possible fines and jail time.

    February 5, 2013

  • Stuart: The roots of Super Bowl rooting

    My family has some strong opinions about the Super Bowl, which they’re expressing loudly day after day.
    No. 5 son (age 11): “The whole world will be ravin’ about the Ravens!”

    February 4, 2013

  • 1978 featured a “real” blizzard

    OK, kitty kats, our recent snow storm was a good one, a doozey to all us old geezers, but nowhere near the 1978 blizzard. I have pictures that would certainly show that the 2013 storm was a winger-dinger, but still not a ‘78 type.

    January 29, 2013

  • Ward: Remembering the Durbin Hotel and family

    Norm Voiles sent me an e-mail that highlighted the old Durbin Hotel. Boy, did that bring back so many wonderful memories! The Durbin was well known by almost everyone in the center of Indiana and at times country-wide.

    January 24, 2013

  • Ward: The old days really were good

    The recent fire in an Amish establishment brought back memories of how it was a long time ago. The Amish don’t believe in insurance, but they do believe in helping each other.

    January 24, 2013

  • Barada: A flu shot is the smart choice

    Last week I wrote my column about how silly it was to believe the world would end Dec. 21 because a centuries-old Mayan calendar said it might. This week I’m going to write about how silly it is not to get a flu shot to help reduce the chances that you’ll get the flu this season.

    January 22, 2013

  • Veterans of Foreign Wars “Jackson-Cox” Post 1541 to turn in Post Charter

    Dear Editor:
    On Jan. 5, 2013 the Veterans of Foreign Wars Jackson-Cox Post 1541 held their monthly meeting at the American Legion “Robert L. Jenkins” Post 150.

    January 15, 2013

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