Rokita Takes on Delaware’s Efforts to Impose Nationwide Global Warming Ideologies

Leading a 17-state coalition, Attorney General Todd Rokita is defending Hoosiers against an attempt by Delaware to use its own state courts to impose climate change policy on Indiana and the rest of the nation. Citing common-law public nuisance claims, Delaware is seeking to sue numerous fossil-fuel companies on the premise that the companies’ activities…

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School Lessons

At lunch a few weeks ago an old friend asked, “What lessons did you learn from your school years?” Well, here are five that stuck to me like glue. What lessons did you learn? 1. Bells rule our life. The last high school bell, for instance, alerts us that we need to prepare for a…

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Foreign Investors Must Report U.S. Agricultural Land Holdings

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Traci J. Merida in Tipton/Hamilton County reminds foreign investors with an interest in agricultural lands in the United States that they are required to report their land holdings and transactions to USDA. The Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act (AFIDA) requires foreign investors who buy,…

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Community Development Block Grants Now Open for Applications

Today, the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs announced the first round of Community Development Block Grants for 2022 is now open for applications. The following programs are currently accepting applications: Public Facilities Program (for all activities except historic preservation); Blight Clearance Program; Stormwater Improvements; and Wastewater/Drinking Water. No changes to the Construction Grant…

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Artists Bud Colucci and Robert Anderson Visit Coxhall Garden

The first day of spring marks another historical page in the ever evolving story of Coxhall Gardens. Representatives from Friends of Hamilton County Parks, Inc. (FHCPI), Hamilton County Parks and Recreation (HCPR), FHCPI affiliate – Coxhall Guild and Hamilton County Master Gardeners gathered for the installation of yet another work of art added to Coxhall’s…

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Timmons Back And Wandering Around

Notes scribbled on the back of an EKG printout . . . * * * TO PARAPHRASE the late Jerry Garcia, what a long and strange trip it’s been . . . although I’m relatively certain we’re talking two very different kind of trips. The short answer to the question so many of you have…

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