Editorials

State Sen. Mike Delph said late last month that he would propose a bill to allow fellow Republican Mike Pence to run for two offices next year, Indiana governor and U.S. President.

Delph withdrew his bill last week after other prominent Republicans in the Indiana General Assembly criticized it.

The Indiana Supreme Court’s ruling this month that causes of death are public records and must be available at county levels is a decision worth applauding.

That we favor the ruling probably comes as no surprise. As journalists, we vigorously defend the concept of transparency in government. But the unanimous ruling released Tuesday, which reversed the lower courts’ decisions, is one that is in the best interests of all Indiana residents.

Back-to-school time has arrived and across Perry County, yellow school buses – and white activity buses – are traveling city streets, county roads and sate highways. Their precious cargo is our inspiration for writing.

Drivers should be extra careful to watch for youngsters. There will also be an increase in pedestrian traffic, particularly around schools. Extra awareness is also required in rural areas where distracted or impatient drivers often ignore school buses when children are getting on or off.

On June 30, the Supreme Court of the United States sided with Hobby Lobby in a landmark decision that allows the for-profit business, owned by the Green family, the right to refuse – for religious reasons – to provide certain birth-control methods and services for their female employees.