A big thanks goes out to the Allen County Highway Department north barn for addressing the problem of accidents on Washington Center Road. After 2 accidents in less than 6 days where O’day Road crosses Washington Center, they installed stop signs 500 feet back with large signs under them that ...
A Columbia City family physician is urging Indiana lawmakers to levy a tax on vaping liquids to discourage the use of electronic cigarettes overall in the wake of recent illnesses of users reported across the country. We think federal regulations on the ingredients in vaping products should be ...
I have been a leader in Republican politics for many years. I have managed a Congressional campaign, worked on Mike Braun’s senatorial campaign, was on the press corps for President Trump’s visit to Fort Wayne, and been a member of the National Honor Guard at the Republican National ...
Four years ago Tom Freistroffer sought and won his first term as an at large member of the Fort Wayne City Council. In those four years, Tom has proven himself to be a representative of the people in the city of Fort Wayne. He does not have a personal agenda. He came onto the council pledging ...
Republican Paul Ensley rejects the notion that he always votes “no” on the Fort Wayne City Council. The first-term District 1 councilman does go against the flow on many issues where he and 4th District Republican Jason Arp are sometimes on the losing end of 7-2 votes. “It’s ...
I think putting man on the moon has been one of the most incredible achievements in human history — that “one small step for a man” on July 20, 1969, really was “one giant leap for mankind.” Those, of course, were the words of that man who first set foot on the powdery surface of the ...
I am horrified and heartsick at the deplorable betrayal of our allies, the Kurds, who bravely fought ISIS alongside our own troops, at the hand of Donald Trump. My oldest son, Nick Conner, served multiple tours in Afghanistan and Iraq and returned with, in addition to four Bronze Stars, a ...
Geoff Paddock has been a positive influence in Fort Wayne’s 5th District since first being elected to the City Council in 2011, and News-Sentinel.com believes he deserves to stay in that office for a third term. Paddock, executive director of Headwaters Park Alliance, proudly touts his part ...
District 4 City Councilman Jason Arp has been tagged by some, including his opponent in the Nov. 5 election, as an obstructionist who is automatically pre-disposed to vote against Council initiatives. We view Arp as a thinker who represents an important voice on Council — one that adheres to ...
Does anyone remember when Tom Didier beat now-Mayor Tom Henry by 141 votes in the 3rd District City Council race 16 years ago? That was Didier’s first of four consecutive terms on the council, and News-Sentinel.com is endorsing him for a fifth term in the Nov. 5 election. Didier was ...
Kevin Leininger’s column on Tuesday questions the credibility of Turning Rust to Gold without successfully contradicting any of its facts. Instead, he focuses on a presumed struggle over who gets credit for developments in Fort Wayne. Let’s try a fact-based approach to the main project ...
One of the big questions in the Nov. 5 election in Fort Wayne is who will fill the void left by City Council President Dr. John Crawford's failed run for mayor in this year’s Republican primary election. Crawford is in his fifth term on Council, having served since 1995. Three at-large ...
Republican Lana Keesling has brought much-needed change to the Fort Wayne City Clerk’s office, and voters should reward her with another term. Keesling faces Democrat Katie Zuber in the Nov. 5 election. Keesling was a political newcomer when she was elected in 2015. But she wasn’t a ...
While many people are already anticipating next year’s presidential election, we think it isn’t as important to Fort Wayne citizens as this year’s election on Nov. 5. Why? Because the candidates on the ballot are competing for the offices that make a direct impact on the lives of this ...
Elections often come down to a choice between staying the course or gambling on change. So it is in Fort Wayne’s mayoral race: Do voters give Democrat Tom Henry a fourth term or take a chance on Republican Tim Smith, a proven business leader with scant political experience? Our judgment is ...
A couple of years ago, there was a TV drama series titled The Following. It starred Kevin Bacon as an FBI agent who tracks a serial killer. A common enough theme in the cinema these days, but this show had several twists. First, the serial killer played by James Purifoy is a college professor ...
If someone asks if you’ve had your flu shot, make sure you can say yes. Indiana Health Commissioner Kris Box says Hoosiers should get their flu shots soon due to flu cases already appearing around the state. Box said this week that Indiana residents should “take steps quickly to protect ...
News-Sentinel.com has, from time to time, commented on studies or surveys that rank cities and states for various traits — most recently, for example, the 125 best places to live in the U.S., the 50 worst commutes and a ranking of the 50 states from most to least patriotic. Most of these ...
There is a lot being said these days about the growing threats to religious freedom in the U.S. as faith-based organizations, businesses and traditions are more and more often attacked as discriminatory. But I was encouraged this past week to read about prayer initiatives in our community ...
As we expected, Local 124 of the Fort Wayne Professional Firefighters fell short in their annual Fill the Boot campaign for the Muscular Dystrophy Association for the second straight year since being prohibited from soliciting donations on major thoroughfares and median strips. In an Aug. 23 ...