Long-time television newsman Richard (Dick) Florea has been called Fort Wayne’s Walter Cronkite. Cronkite was called “the most trusted man in America” during the heyday of CBS News in the 1960s and 1970s. Florea’s heyday, likewise, was in the same two decades during which viewers of ...
The ongoing saga of Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill’s denial of allegedly groping four women, including a state lawmaker, during a party more than a year ago could reach a climax in an Indiana Supreme Court disciplinary hearing next week. A confidential internal legislative memo that ...
Good news for the many nurses in Allen County as well as throughout Indiana: A new law signed by Gov. Eric Holcomb at the end of the state’s legislative session will allow them to work in other states and could improve the provision of nursing care in rural areas. On July 1, Indiana will ...
A trade war with China isn’t good for Northeast Indiana’s economy, at least not in the short-term. Whether President Trump’s strategy can produce the long-term benefits of a fairly negotiated trade deal remains to be seen. The Chinese Finance Ministry announced Monday that it will raise ...
What the state Legislature wouldn’t do, Indiana Sen. Todd Young is hoping the U.S. Congress will — raise the legal smoking age to 21. Young, a Republican, has joined forces with a bipartisan group of senators in proposing a bill — the Tobacco to 21 Act — that would raise the federal ...
Read carefully: This column is not intended to perpetuate a viral internet hoax. It is meant to dispel it. The social media hoax is called “Momo,” which has popped up in conversations among children in our schools and prompted concerns among their parents. But it’s not real, and there ...
Former pastor of the Renaissance Baptist Church and former president of the Fort Wayne branch of the NAACP, the Rev. Michael Latham Sr.’s life was to be celebrated today in a funeral service at The Chapel following his death on May 3. In a statement through New Horizon ...
“Where’s a cop when you need one?” Haven’t many of us said that when we’ve seen a driver passing a stopped school bus? It is especially on our minds since three siblings were killed and another child injured in Fulton County in October when a pickup struck them as they were preparing ...
Get ready for the most expensive mayoral race in Fort Wayne’s history. On Tuesday night, Tim Smith became the Republican nominee in the fall election by defeating City Councilman John Crawford in what was easily the most expensive primary election in the city’s history. The Democratic and ...
News-Sentinel.com has been in favor of measures to discourage the use of vaping by teenagers in Indiana, including a House bill that died on the last day of this year’s General Assembly. We are concerned the increased use of e-cigarettes among young people will lead to cigarette smoking — ...
As you enter Memorial Park off of Glasgow, you might miss the arch to your left as it is somewhat hidden by the pine trees around it. But it is there standing erect, just as it has since its foundation was laid in 1928. The monument, dedicated to those from Allen County who gave their ...
Clichés are the cicadas of language. They disappear for years at a time, then show up in force again when you least expect them, to buzz and click their way into your brain. This season’s returnee is “sweet spot” as a political goal. The Times of Northwest Indiana had a story in which ...
Because of vaccines, measles was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000. Vaccinations against diseases are considered one of the greatest public health achievements in history. All 50 states have enacted compulsory childhood vaccination laws to stop the spread of preventable diseases. The ...
Journalist Herb Caen once said “a city is not gauged by its length and width, but by the broadness of its vision and the height of its dreams.” This is exactly the way I feel about New Haven and why I am running to be its next mayor. While we are not the size of a large city, we have a ...
News-Sentinel.com congratulates businessman and philanthropist Tom Kelley in becoming the second local Fort Wayne citizen in three weeks to receive the prestigious Sagamore of the Wabash award. Gov. Eric Holcomb selected him for the honor, which was presented by the governor’s wife, ...
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb is riding high following this year’s session of the Indiana General Assembly, and news-sentinel.com, along with Greater Fort Wayne Inc., celebrates the Legislature’s successes along with him. Holcomb signed Indiana’s $34.6 billion two-year general fund bill at ...
A little more than three years ago, when Donald Trump announced that he was going to run for president of the United States, we began to see hatred rising up in most all of the Democratic party, some of the main line Republicans and much of the liberal news media. We in America had ...
Have you ever thought about running for public office? Possibly “throwing your hat in the ring”? I’m Bob Nelson, a life-long conservative Republican, current member and former president of East Allen County School Board. I’m presently running for mayor of the great city of New Haven. ...
Saturday was National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day when cities across the country provided sites for no-questions-asked disposal of prescription drugs people may have in their homes, including opioids. But for those who missed the event in Allen County, held at the Indiana State Police post ...
We should all be grateful for the past works of Mayor Tom Henry, City Councilman Dr. John Crawford as well as all city council members and city staff whose efforts have invigorated the city of Fort Wayne. Be proud to call Fort Wayne home. Although they have help us to set the table, there ...