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May 29, 2022 Let Us Ask More of Ourselves on Memorial DayToday’s challenges demand an understanding of evolving facts and trends.
January 27, 2019 Local Newspapers Are Key in Reporting CorruptionResearch suggests that newspaper closures lead to higher costs of local government borrowing.
March 17, 2013 Economic Data Hold Little Good NewsDespite the delight in the media, the February data tell a wretched story.
February 15, 2010 Love Connection to New MediaThe new world of emerging media, mobile devices and social networks will also make us learn a new and evolved set of manners.
June 9, 2008 Competition Lowers Cable CostsThe passage of HEA 1279 in 2006 brought true competition to telecommunications.
March 3, 2008 Indiana Leading Telecom Reform“...in the inelegant, but important world of telecommunications policy, Indiana has emerged as a true leader.”

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