News and Tribune Editorials

CHEERS & JEERS: Feb. 11-12, 2012

2012-02-11T00:45:03-05:00

OUR VIEW: Greenville town council president’s tactics inexcusable

2012-02-09T00:02:24-05:00

Heading into Monday’s Greenville Town Council special meeting, the council president said he was not going to let members of the public speak on the matter of whether or not the town should hire Randal Johnes as its town manager.

OUR OPINION: NA-FC schools, we need to talk

2012-01-26T00:29:52-05:00

On Friday, a group of Thomas Jefferson Elementary fifth-graders from the Greater Clark County Schools graduated from the Drug Abuse Resistance Education — or DARE — program. Some of you may have read the story or looked at the two photos in the weekend edition of the News and Tribune.

OUR OPINION: Open records violations need to carry financial punishment

2012-01-15T07:39:00-05:00

CHEERS & JEERS: Dec. 10-11, 2011

2011-12-09T23:56:19-05:00

LETTERS: Dec. 8, 2011

2011-12-07T23:40:46-05:00

— Moore says thanks for years of support for Jerry’s

— Volunteers help make New Albany great

— Reader comments on Kraft’s letter

VAN HOY: Property tax caps put the squeeze on schools

2011-12-07T00:08:51-05:00

In November 2010, 72 percent of Hoosiers cast a ballot in favor of adding property tax caps to the Indiana constitution. This came after two separately elected legislatures voted for the same measure.

OUR VIEW: Board needs to retain Daeschner

2011-12-06T00:28:00-05:00

We realize these are just numbers, but they are the method instituted by the state and federal government to measure a school’s effectiveness. It’s understandable to take issue with how schools and students are measured. That’s not Daeschner’s fault. He is simply helping improve the school system in the required areas.

CHEERS & JEERS: Dec. 3-4

2011-12-02T23:30:31-05:00

CHEERS AND JEERS — For Nov. 19-20

2011-11-19T06:09:00-05:00