Stephanie D. Ball, a candidate for St. Joseph Circuit Court clerk, has an unpaid default judgment of $5,628.05 resulting from a Citibank credit card debt. Despite claiming to be a certified credit counselor with experience in guiding others through legal processes, she filed no response to her own lawsuit. Ball's campaign documentation raises concerns about professionalism and accuracy, reflecting her tenure on the school board, where mismanagement led to inflated costs on a renovation project. This record complicates her candidacy for a position responsible for maintaining court records.

Chief Darryl Boykins signed a document in 2013 saying he was aware of no evidence of illegal activity by the police officers whose calls were captured on the department's wiretapped line, and no evidence they...

Senator Dianne Feinstein of California, House Representative Tom Kean, Jr. of New Jersey, and now Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky all had to be absent from work. McConnell’s current absence garners a great amount of attention, but the memes and jokes will not effect change; we can and should make changes by encouraging our state lawmakers to take action so that we are not left without appropriate representation.  

Two hours before I sat down to write this, the St. Joseph County Democratic Party posted a Facebook message that opened with the mourning of two fallen U.S. service members and closed with a campaign endorsement for Jamee Decio.