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OPINION: Decriminalizing marijuana will help stop the opioid epidemic in Indiana

By Kishan Dhulashia · Wednesday, Oct. 21,2020 7 p.m.

Marijuana is far less dangerous and addictive than opioids.

OPINION: Holcomb’s reopening plan puts Indiana back on track for disaster

By Katelyn Balakir · Wednesday, Oct. 21,2020 6:37 p.m.

Indiana's COVID-19 cases have increased since moving to Stage 5.

OPINION: Indiana’s first openly gay senator is right. A vote for Mike Pence is one for homophobia

By Russ Hensley · Tuesday, Oct. 20,2020 7:31 p.m.

Mike Pence's homophobic past entails an increasingly homophobic future.

OPINION: Long hours, low pay and a pandemic: IU's residential staff are at a breaking point

By Rebekah Amaya and Brian Hancock · Tuesday, Oct. 20,2020 6:31 p.m.

This is the RA experience, according to 12 of them.

OPINION: The prison telecommunication industry is exploiting prisoners and families

By Alex Petit · Sunday, Oct. 18,2020 11:05 p.m.

An Indiana jail charges $12 or more for a 15-minute phone call.

OPINION: Vote Janna Arthur for Monroe County Council

By Peyton Jeffers · Sunday, Oct. 18,2020 10:47 p.m.

Janna Arthur is a voice for the unheard in Bloomington.

OPINION: Amy Coney Barrett has far-right views, but she won’t admit it

By Rama Sardar · Sunday, Oct. 18,2020 8:26 p.m.

Judge Barrett abstained from revealing her opinions on major topics.

OPINION: Sexual assaults have been normalized on IU's campus

By Maggie Mulligan · Friday, Oct. 16,2020 9 a.m.

IU has made no progress in addressing sexual assaults.

OPINION: Break up Big Tech before they break us down

By JP Brenner · Thursday, Oct. 15,2020 11:37 p.m.

The House Judiciary Committee's report provides a framework for it.

OPINION: The flu vaccine is a necessity, this year more than ever

By Aidan Kramer · Thursday, Oct. 15,2020 5:28 p.m.

Getting your flu shot early is essential to its efficacy.

OPINION: Freeze the fees: how IU’s student fees nickel and dime us to oblivion

By Brian Hancock · Thursday, Oct. 15,2020 5:24 p.m.

Student fees allow IU to bloat revenue without facing public scrutiny.

OPINION: Democrats' support for bill involving 25th Amendment is a distraction from real issues

By Armando Bracco · Wednesday, Oct. 14,2020 12:44 p.m.

The proposed legislation is a political stunt unworthy of attention.

OPINION: In the defense of Critical Race Theory

By Rebekah Amaya and JP Brenner · Monday, Oct. 12,2020 8:28 p.m.

IU must support critical race theory in the fight against racism.

OPINION: Pregnant women in US prisons are our most neglected and forgotten population

By Alex Petit · Sunday, Oct. 11,2020 9:03 p.m.

Federal and state governments, like Indiana's, don't provide adequate health care.

OPINION: The Trump administration forfeited its right to reelection in VP debate

By Sarah Waters · Thursday, Oct. 8,2020 7:49 p.m.

The debate perfectly illustrated the differences between the two tickets.

GUEST COLUMN: The city council irresponsibly struck down Hamilton's tax proposal

By Guest writer · Thursday, Oct. 8,2020 6:26 p.m.

Bloomington desperately needs the revenue increased taxes would have raised.

OPINION: Voters must realize the crucial impact that judicial elections have

By Kishan Dhulashia · Wednesday, Oct. 7,2020 9:39 p.m.

Political change starts locally with informed voters.

OPINION: Immunocompromised workers need expanded protections during COVID-19

By Maddie Butler · Wednesday, Oct. 7,2020 6:33 p.m.

Workplace disability laws were not prepared for a pandemic.

OPINION: Trump's war on TikTok is merely a distraction

By Rama Sardar · Tuesday, Oct. 6,2020 6:59 p.m.

The president doesn't actually care about protecting Americans' privacy.

OPINION: IU’s performative activism is dangerous amid recent FBI warnings

By Katelyn Balakir · Tuesday, Oct. 6,2020 6:57 p.m.

IU must act swiftly on No Space for Hate's recommendations.

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