Editorials

EDITORIAL: Round 2 for roundabouts

Valparaiso drivers who dealt with their confusion on the city's roundabout by avoiding it completely would be well advised to come to grips with this new type of intersection. More roundabouts are coming to the city.

Letters to the Editor

Strong public option needed to protect American kids

I read an article by the Associated Press in The Times. The headline read, "Report: Half of U.S. kids will receive food stamps during their childhood." Half. This estimate comes from an analysis, released in the November issue of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, consisting of 30 years of national data revealing evidence on the pervasiveness of youngsters at economic risk.

Columnists

Bill Masterson Jr. William Nangle Doug Ross Mark Kiesling Phil Wieland

DOUG ROSS: Reading tea leaves on Bayh's health reform vote

Handicapping U.S. Sen. Evan Bayh's vote on health care reform is a full-time job. Bayh, D-Ind., has been dropping conflicting hints about his vote.

Forum

CSInsanity?

If you're ever unfortunate enough to be the defendant in a jury trial, your peers' ideas about reasonable doubt will suddenly feel very important.

Guest Commentary

ANDREA NEAL: Giving thanks for Indiana's natural wonders

My children and I woke up this morning in tents pitched along Bright Angel Creek at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. It is our first Thanksgiving away from Indiana, our first without turkey and pumpkin pie. I see it as a last-gasp bonding opportunity with my college-age sons before they start their own lives and create their own Thanksgiving traditions.