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EDITORIAL: Legislature must focus on unfinished work
On two issues -- sentencing reform and local government reform -- the Indiana General Assembly took a step in the right direction this year, but not far enough.
EDITORIAL: Review entire structure of county government
The Indiana General Assembly appears to be planning to take another look at the structure of county government this summer. It's a good idea.
Election would go on if disaster hit Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS | The images of houses under water in New York and New Jersey because of Superstorm Sandy call to mind the thousands of Northwest Indiana homes flooded in 2008 following a major storm.
EDITORIAL: Poster child for county government reform
The feud between the Porter County Council and the Board of Commissioners would be settled if local government reform were to be enacted finally in Indiana.
BRIAN HOWEY: Urge Daniels to stump for government reform
In 2005, we witnessed the extraordinary powers of a governor willing to use his political capital.
MARK KIESLING: Competence may show need for appointments
It's very possible that the election of the new Porter County assessor could be turned into an argument for a county manager system.
EDITORIAL: Assessing the Porter County assessor
When Porter County Assessor Jon Snyder took office, he promised to do his best to make that office operate efficiently, effectively and fairly. There was more work to be done than he realized.
GUEST COMMENTARY: Government for Internet Age, not frontier days
It's an unfortunate irony that Indiana, with our well-deserved reputation for keeping government lean and accountable, is awash in elected officials and layers of local administration.
EDITORIAL: Great hopes for great accomplishments
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels laid out an aggressive agenda for change Tuesday and gave a rousing pep talk to the Indiana General Assembly. His impatience in his State of the State Address mirrors ours.
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