Saturday is Independence Day. Some people will have barbecues, and some people put out flags, a tradition once almost universal but one that has faded somewhat over time.

A request for Fort Wayne City Council members to refrain from texting during meetings broiled into a bigger debate over decorum.

For the second consecutive year, fewer Americans will be traveling over Independence Day. Although our nation’s birthday gives workers a three-day weekend again this year, the poor economy will keep more Americans home.

The best thing about the Mark Sanford spectacle last week was that surely it establishes the low-water mark for the Republican Party.

Indiana House Democrats have good reason to oppose the Republicans’ proposed budget, but they are in position to lose the most if lawmakers fail to pass a budget before the fiscal year ends at midnight today.

July 4, 2008 was my first full weekend in Fort Wayne. I was excited but very, very scared.

It was the kind of marriage advice you'd expect to get in a bar with a grass skirt covering the mantle and an inflatable parrot flying near the Coors Light sign.

It's our Michael Jackson-themed podcast, with apologies to our favorite listener Sean Smith. (You will be our special live and in-person guest next month. But we're actually going to prepare something for you ... for once.

The diameters of some of these truly majestic trees reach nearly 4 feet with canopies easily topping the 100-foot mark.

Indiana House Democrats took a lot of heat for the capital project spending they insisted on including in the final budget plan.