Decisive Victory

Hello Frozen Democrats! I am used to snow from living in Indiana, of course. However, these last 10-15 winters have become very mild and meek, to the point that I don’t think I have put on a heavy winter coat at all for several of them. At the HCDP garage sale this past May, there was a lovely, heavy-duty, almost new, Lands End, turquoise winter coat that caught my eye. I looked at it until the last few hours of the sale and then bought it for $15. That coat kept me toasty while shoveling my drive Saturday afternoon, when winter decided to come back to Indiana in December.

Common sense and courage also made a comeback to Indiana last week. A MAJORITY of the Indiana Senate voted down the effort to redraw congressional voting districts 5 years before the census. It was an excellent outcome for our state. I do want to encourage all of us to not take it as a one and done effort. This was a vote by the senators, but it was work done by millions of Hoosiers. Hoosiers who took the time to let their representatives in the statehouse know how they feel about presumptive bills put forth to be enacted into law. For far too long, most of us have ignored what was going on in Indianapolis, and as a result, we find ourselves without adequate representation. Let’s use this great vote as an encouragement and example of what our responsibility is to our community. Stay informed, stay involved, stay active. The men and women who run our government need to hear from us – all the time.

One last thing. Please refer to the Republican newspaper of 12/11/25. Specifically to the ‘Publishers Point of View’ page 2 and ‘Active Citizenship’, also page 2. See PDF.

Linda Lasiter

Chair, Hendricks County Democrats