Articles in: Society and Politics

During a Thursday morning gathering in early April, Gerald Summers faced an audience with some tough questions. That same afternoon, he received word...

Timing is everything — that’s what Evansville’s new mayor, Lloyd Winnecke, believes. It was only within the last couple of years...

In the tiny classroom were nine underprivileged children, four tutors, and one apathetic volunteer. I was that volunteer. “Hello, I’m...

The current debate over the consolidation of city and county governments sounds oddly familiar to people who can recall Evansville in 1959 and J....

Job: Mayor, City of Evansville (Two Terms) Hometown: Evansville His Story: 2011 marked the beginning of Jonathan Weinzapfel’s eighth year as...

Monday, Jan. 7, 1861, was a chilly evening in Evansville. A formally dressed crowd of prosperous citizens had gathered at the Mozart Hall, located on...

Jessica Ellington is silent as she browses through photographer Mark McCoy’s images of the day she returned home from Iraq after a nine-month...

Anne Slaughter Andrew was a 16-year-old student at Reitz Memorial High School when she boarded a plane to Central America with her uncle, John...

When Bishop Gerald A. Gettelfinger celebrates a Mass of Thanksgiving at St. Benedict Cathedral on April 4, it will mark a special occasion: The 11 a....

When my last letter was published in the December/January 2011 issue, I wrote the following: “I am at a loss to explain the personal attacks of...

One year from now, the new stadium is expected to open Downtown — much to the chagrin of a vocal opposition, a few of whom dubbed the yet-...

In October 2003, fed up with the way national media was covering the rebuilding efforts in Iraq, President George W. Bush stated, “I’m...

Spring weather means it’s time to step outside for a walk, but would drivers please yield to pedestrians — or at least consider it...