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Guest columnist Philip Amerson writes Bloomington's politicians should put the primary behind them and focus on positive leadership.

A recent snapshot shows a tightening race, but the poll’s sample was relatively small, and many voters don’t pay close attention to down-ballot races.

Judge Brewer’s life recalls a time when Democrats and Republicans collaborated, finding common ground in criminal justice reform, writes Pulliam.

That kind of interference would have been stopped cold in an earlier era, though the rest of the state never loved the big city. Coming from Indianapolis was a liability in any statewide political race. Mayors of Indianapolis routinely lost statewide races. Mayor Bill Hudnut lost a 1990 race for secretary of state, in what he and Republican supporters saw as a stepping stone to run for governor. Mayor Steve Goldsmith lost a race for governor in 1996, after putting the city on the national map. One Indianapolis political figure overcame the handicap. Mitch Daniels had never run for office but ...

Op-ed: How a Goldwater Republican from Indiana presaged modern-day prison reform Russ Pulliam, Indianapolis Star Replay Video UP NEXT State Sen. Leslie Duvall did not seem to be the obvious leader for a prison reform movement for Indiana in the 1980s.  The Indianapolis Republican was conservative by conviction and chairman of the 1964 Barry Goldwater for President movement in Indiana. Elected to the state Senate in 1966, Duvall became the Republican authority on criminal justice in the legislature. © 1971 IndyStar photo Indiana state Sen. Leslie Duvall, left, works with S...