Category: POLITICS

Pilots always seem both spiffy and reliable, so maybe that’s why when Mayor Duke Bennett throws out the acronym, it casts a spell of complacency on those who

Despite his bravado, Trump needs support from traditional Republicans; hence the choice of Mike Pence who has conservative credentials and actual experience in politics. Indiana newspapers have been

The pool had to be bailed out. The train’s not running again. Several of the big old trees that gave the park its character lie twisted and scattered.

Terre Haute is recovering from a moment in the limelight. Not only big shot national networks, but even the BBC came to town. We get this attention periodically

A December 4th Friday cover story in Politico labels Terre Haute “Trump County, USA.” While it’s nice to see Vigo County get national attention, the article caused us

Scary things are happening in good old Terre Haute. If you’re smart, you’ll think of them when you go in to vote. Our current mayor’s been acting as

$1,002,486.05 It’s a nice number. It’s not a round number, of course, with that compulsively precise five cents included. Sadly, those who should know are not equally precise

Some naysayers spoke: The city is broke. The budget’s a joke – all mirrors and smoke with whole lines left not filled in. They sought to reject our

Tax abatement for Sony is a bunch of baloney. The council shows lax oversight. When paperwork isn’t right, they act ready to fight. But it’s meaningless bluster –

So, who will bring joy to Terre Haute first — Santa or the guys from Powerdyne bearing big bucks? We thought the proposed biofuel project would never generate