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Indiana’s mortality rates are unacceptable; doulas can help

HEAVYN LESTER -
The lack of sufficient maternal health care is killing Hoosier women and children, but having a doula during pregnancy and child birth has the ability to...
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More than a feeling

LARRY SMITH -
The song Superstar, which was popularized both by the Carpenters and by Luther Vandross, contains the memorable and melancholic line, “Loneliness is such a...
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Racism in an Authoritarian Government: It can get worse

GEORGE MIDDLETON -
Race and politics I always say that everything isn’t always about race, but race is in everything. It’s a fact. You won’t find one thing...
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Giving thanks is good for you

CAMIKE JONES -
As the holiday season approaches, people often take the time to reflect on what they have to be grateful for. At the same time,...
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Representation matters for Black nurses in Indiana

HEAVYN LESTER -
Most of us have heard these two words, “representation matters”. In many industries like education, finance, media, or even construction, representation in healthcare matters....
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Last month a sobering wake-up call to the General Assembly

HEAVYN LESTER -
To quote Newton's Second Law of Gravity: "What goes up must come down," and that unfortunately has happened with the revenue forecast numbers reported...
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Newfields owes the Black community an explanation

ROBERT SHEGOG -
Here we go again. Dr. Colette Pierce Burnette, the now-former CEO of Newfields, was unceremoniously let go from the city’s most prominent art institution last...
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Youth Homelessness Awareness Month

HEAVYN LESTER -
It is a startling fact that an estimated 7,800 youth experience homelessness in our city every year. Seven thousand, eight hundred. These aren't just statistics; they...
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Senator Young takes a stand

LARRY SMITH -
Several weeks ago, I wrote a column in which I advocated the abolition of legacy admissions to colleges and universities. (In this context, “legacy”...
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Propelling diverse students through educational freedom

HEAVYN LESTER -
In a world filled with infinite possibilities, why should Hoosiers accept one-size-fits-all education for our children—especially when it fails so many of them? As...
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