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When he turned 80, I asked my friend Randy West, editor of the Corydon Democrat for 35 years, to wri...
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By Paul Hellweg, Guest Writer
We’re experiencing disastrous climatic events because we treat the land, metaphorically speaking, like dirt.
Nature’s ecosystems regulate climate. In turn, the well-being of all nature, ourselves included, is dependent upon the health of the climate. The current level of global climate change is so extreme that climate scientists have issued what they call the...
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•Last year I paid property tax, and it was like, $513. This year, it is $998. It’s just about do...
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Jerry Gettelfinger’s letter in the March 18 edition of The Corydon Democrat once again disparages the Ukrainian and American leadership and, once again, not one disparaging remark against Russia. Let’s keep this simple: Russia invaded Ukraine, and Ukraine is defending itself against this illegal and immoral invasion. Ukraine has asked for help, and I support helping them.
Sure, there are th...
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Thousands of miles separate Warsaw, Ind., from America’s southern border. That distance doesn’t ...
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As an American male, my pronouns are he, him and his. As someone who exercises, plays guitar and drives a car, my verbs are walk, strum, pick and commute.
I like to think my adjectives are even-tempered, witty and open-minded. That means I’m not offended if you use different adjectives to describe me. Because I’ve been known to dangle a participle, split an infinitive and end a sentence wit...
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It is important for the leader of our country to honor God, give him praise and set an example for people to follow.
Unfortunately, this is not happening. Our country is being led into a decline of the darkness of misinformation, untruths and a poor economy. The failure to praise God has been set aside for riches and material possessions. There has been too much concern with the ways of the wor...
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•I can’t believe how much, since Biden took over, (it seems) that everything’s higher cost of ...
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By Brad Wolf, Guest Writer
“I’m mad as (heck), and I’m not going to take it anymore.”
So screamed the character Howard Beale in the 1976 movie “Network,” a prescient commentary on the corporate capture and slow suffocation of America. Howard was a prime-time news anchor who’d had enough.
To some of his viewers, he was having a mental breakdown on national television.
To oth...
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A couple of decades ago, I wrote a book in which I talked about what it takes to be a good citizen i...
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In 2022, the FBI sent a letter to all county sheriffs’ offices in Missouri seeking to randomly aud...
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Ancient Roman democracy had curbs on individual economic behavior. They had a highly placed government official called the “censor,” who had two responsibilities: to enact a census; and to watch out for wealthy people who were acting irresponsibly with their wealth.
One historian writes, “The Roman Republic labored all throughout its history to curb conspicuous expenditure.”
One exam...
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