Editorial / Opinion

Sean Steele and Chase Cummings talked me out of it

I am not flipping. I am not switching to Chris May. I am not voting.

Ellettsville Has Become Bloomington’s Suburb

Once an independent bastion now an extension of Bloomington's Housing and Retail Hell.

I blinked and BOOM, Del Taco

Life upgraded

Mayor and 50 Year Ranger, gets put through the spanking machine.

The Bloomington City Council stripped $6,486,683 out of her proposed 2027 budget

Living Distractionless: Making the Hard Choices to Get Back to "You"

Spend time wondering.

I'm a teacher. That Is Not Why I Am Voting for Sean Steele.

Steele’s site says he is for “keeping local hospitals open, fighting for affordable healthcare coverage, and expanding OB and mental health resources.”

Is Indiana hiking Property Taxes for Cuts to Data Centers?

A recent post blurs three financial events to stir up Data Center rage.

Sean Steele claims the GOP is dead and that he's not a Liberal.

Steele’s published pitch treats that expansion as a drain from Bedford North Lawrence and Mitchell toward suburban families above $200,000.

“High Crime, LMAO”: Law Enforcement has to answer for Flock Use.

Indiana was not merely a slice of the information. Indiana made up the the whole sample.

Mugshot mills and the degradation of "news"

Do any of us know what news is anymore?

What Is Sean Steele Actually Running On?

Chris Bowen really wants you to listen to her.

Her official story sounds neighborly until you ask questions.

Chris Bowen in full denial after insulting entire District

A candidate can refuse a debate. Candidates refuse debates. What she cannot do is dress the refusal in academic rank and then act shocked when the district hears the rank.

Hey, do you want to do good things?

Explaining our recent Facebook departure and updates.

Clean Your Own House First

The ICE panic in Bloomington this week has the usual shape.

When Every Cabin Becomes a Hotel, the Hills Stop Feeling Like Home

If Brown County wants to stay Brown County, the question at the next tourist-home hearing should be simple:

Summit District: Selling the Overflow as a Lifestyle

Natasha Johns, a Bedford-based realtor who works the Monroe–Lawrence corridor, posted a bright little sales pitch this month about the Summit District.

Am I the Last Democrat?

I was a Democrat because the party, as I understood it, was supposed to protect that arrangement.

The Sheriff argument and puting critics down.

The post presents the Sheriff as a man with no options, compelled by Council neglect to gut his own roster.

Shining the Turd: The Convention Center Hotel and the Jobs Bloomington Doesn’t Need

Will they need to reserve a block of rooms as employee quarters?

A Beam from the Towers Stops in Indianapolis — and a Question About Where We Are Looking

It is possible to honor the dead without treating the date as a permanent national holy day that crowds out attention to the living future.

Could Beau Bayh Look Like Anymore of a Doofus?

Does the candidate understand how he lands with regular people outside the donor circuit and the convention hall?

French Lick Irony: Indiana Democrats Hold Their “Big Idea” Convention Where Their Base Can't Afford to Show Up

Indiana Democrats say they want to rebuild the middle class and speak for everyday Hoosiers.

When the Camera Becomes the Cause: Civilian Auditing in Southern Indiana