Opinion & Columns

"It’s odd that I feel such fondness for someone who drove me crazy while he was living, but time plays tricks on the memory, retaining the good, discarding the bad."

"I’ll be stocking up on “317” T-shirts—even though the things I’ll miss most about the city can’t be packed in a moving van."

"There’s this perception of beauty. It’s not just America or Africa; in most countries, they find the lighter person more beautiful. It happens all over the world. I don’t know why, but it’s been internalized over hundreds and hundreds of years."

Few experiences are more cringe-worthy than watching old people make fools of themselves.

Ted Green's latest documentary for partner WFYI spotlights Crispus Attucks High School and examines our complicated history with race, showing how a school born of segregation grew into the pride of Indianapolis.

I'd like to point out to the State Fair that the taxpayers, not the Indiana General Assembly, funded the renovation of those historic horse barns.

My grandkids enjoy the pool more than we terrestrial people ever could.

"I won't be putting up 'No Trespassing' signs, since I would be delighted to see children trespassing in our woods."

There are many things a small town has to offer: friendships, a casual pace not often found in the city, and a feeling of well-being and security no lock can provide. But if you’re looking for privacy, you’re better off in the city, where you can live next door to someone for a dozen years without ever learning their names or knowing anything about them.

Never in my life have I lived anywhere with that kind of public accommodation. People go out of their way to be useful and helpful in a way that is unusual. There’s this base-level courtesy. After being in Los Angeles for an hour, I was like, “How come everyone is a jerk?”