Indiana Statesman

A STEP TO THE LEFT

Assuaging a key misconception

By Michael Millington in Opinion

This election has, without question, been the most demanding, most emotionally and most mentally draining since I first learned that my Mom and Dad were not the supreme authorities in my life, the very highest rung in dictating what I can and cannot do. In third grade, my fellow students and I divided our government into three branches.

PENSIVE FERVOR

The untenable smog over Terre Haute

By Travis Cowan in Opinion

Imagine, if you will, a humble town consisting of simply one street occupied on either side by what few small businesses make up the local economy. We have all seen this image before, the lone saloon, the modest general store and rickety old bank holding the townsfolk's few dollars inside.

STAFF EDITORIAL

Let's not lose sight of this election

in Opinion

In an election such as this year's, it's so easy to get caught up in the fervor of a single campaign. Whether it's listening to one of Sen. Barack Obama's inspiring speeches or sitting before the TV while Senator John McCain recounts his stint in a Vietnamese prisoner-of-war camp, our nation has been swept into the democratic process, and the intensity as we approach November continues to build, almost exponentially.