David Rutter

Hoosier hunting amendment adds up to nonsense

June 9, 2018 at 11:36 a.m.

Of all the reasons to admire Purdue University besides the historical grandeur of Gene Keady's basketball coaching comb-over, we rise today to hail Professor Clarence Abiathar Waldo. Who's Waldo? Where's...

A boat lies overturned on a jetty off Miami Beach, Fla., in a Sept. 25 crash that killed Miami Marlins starting pitcher Jose Fernandez and two others.

Rutter: Sudden death is sad, but not always a tragedy

June 9, 2018 at 11:03 a.m.

When a young, bright, effervescent sports luminary dies, it must be a tragedy. Even if it's not really a tragedy, we are tempted to turn the heartache into a pre-scripted...

In this Jan. 7, 2015, file photo, Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson speaks in Indianapolis. A day after warning of potential widespread voting fraud in the state, Indiana's secretary of state acknowledged on Oct. 19, 2016, that many of the thousands of altered registration forms she flagged might just be residents rushing to correct their names or birth dates ahead of the election.

Over a thousand dead Hoosiers on voter rolls, and other gaffes

June 9, 2018 at 12:25 p.m.

Indiana's secretary of state has been talking all loose and angry about voter fraud. She's outraged. 'Tis the season. Plus, protecting the vote for Hoosiers is her only significant constitutional...

Former New York City mayor and current Donald Trump surrogate Rudy Giuliani.

Rutter: Lack of morals makes perfect political surrogates

June 9, 2018 at 12:45 p.m.

When I grow up, I wish to become a professional surrogate. This election season has lifted the craft into a sprawling American entrepreneurial industry with opportunities for everyone. In my...

Vice presidential candidate Mike Pence stands with Donald Trump during a rally Oct. 22, 2016 in Cleveland.

Indiana GOP loves chasing voter fraud plots

June 9, 2018 at 1:27 p.m.

Here's what happens when you hang around the wrong sort of people. My father warned me about this. They'll lead you to regrettable mistakes, he said. This also, to some...

Rutter: Three Lake County towns crack the job code

June 9, 2018 at 1:20 p.m.

For those who live inside the Job Nation, life is fulfilling because you have jobs. You've never heard of Lake County's Job Nation? That's because I just invented the term,...

Speros Batistatos of the South Shore CVA talks about the Bicentennial Torch Oct. 11, 2016.

Not everyone wants to follow the Pied Piper

June 9, 2018 at 2:10 p.m.

When you're a leader, a trend-setter, a force of nature, there are certain powers that accrue to your vortex of influence. But to unleash the surge of primal energy, you...

Waukegan Police on the scene after 3-year-old Jeremiah Banks was killed on Oct. 13 in what investigators say was an accidental shooting.

Rutter: The law needs to speak for Jeremiah

June 9, 2018 at 1:50 p.m.

Jeremiah Banks accidentally took his own life last week with a gun that Waukegan police say was left untended by his parents. He had only to reach up to a...

Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence speaks during a campaign rally Oct. 17, 2016, in Mason, Ohio.

Guv needs bigger shovel for this parade

June 9, 2018 at 2:42 p.m.

High school trombonists learn rules about marching in civic parades. First, trombonists are usually in the front row of the band because trombone slides are viewed by bandmasters as potential-projectile-weapons-in-waiting....

A gardener packs soil around newly planted spinach.

Rutter: Dirt might be the cure for your depression

June 9, 2018 at 3:05 p.m.

First frost briefly enveloped the home plantation in a dusting of frozen ice crystals, and it's way too deep in autumn to plant my face in dirt and get happy....

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