Indiana's economy will fall off higher ed enrollment cliff. Did state set itself up to fail? thestarpress.com/story/news/edu… via The Star Press

Muncie changing recycling method to address 'wish-cycling,' 'Amazon effect' sethslabaugh.substack.com/p/7000-toters-…

Ball State U appears to be headed from "above average" toward "average" in terms of tenured faculty and academic freedom sethslabaugh.substack.com/p/bsus-new-fac…

Most of us don’t know anything about government debt. Read this so you’re not uninformed. thestarpress.com/story/news/loc…

Feel guilty about not composting? Pay someone else to do it by Seth Slabaugh open.substack.com/pub/sethslabau…

BSU economist predicts soft landing this year thestarpress.com/story/news/loc… via The Star Press

Indiana’s hospital monopolies/ conglomerates costly to patients thestarpress.com/story/news/loc…

Burt Bacharach: 12 of the legendary composer's greatest songs - BBC News. RIP bbc.com/news/entertain…

If you blame the other political party for the deficit, you shouldn’t be taken seriously thestarpress.com/story/news/loc… via The Star Press

Trail-blazing planner Marta Moody helped build connections all over Greater Muncie by Seth Slabaugh open.substack.com/pub/sethslabau…

Muncie Mall was having a great Christmas, but then sethslabaugh.substack.com/p/muncie-mall-…

Mayor to share news on future of Muncie Mall sethslabaugh.substack.com/p/mayor-to-upd…

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Based on how long we’ve been stuck in traffic, I’d estimate southbound I-69 is backed up from Gas City to E Lansing. Nice work INDOT

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Judge rules against wetland-busting farmers, by Seth Slabaugh open.substack.com/pub/sethslabau…

Shrinking Chicago Methodists sell, merge, move open.substack.com/pub/slabaugh/p… #UMC, #churchclosings, #Methodists

By any measure, the tariffs imposed by the GOP are the largest tax increase placed on Americans in history. Enjoy the SOTU theatrics. We are now in a manufacturing, construction and logistics led recession. Those won’t be liberal tears.

Starved Rock State Park is known for beauty, legends and real danger. My two-part series looks at why it's a 'dark tourism' site — and what records reveal about the latest deadly fall.open.substack.com/pub/slabaugh/p…

Starved Rock fatalities records released #StarvedRock open.substack.com/pub/slabaugh/p…