According to footage published by Terre Haute Vice News, an hours long standoff in Liggett, a small community northwest of West Terre Haute, ended peacefully late Monday night, June 6th 2022. Police scanner traffic indicated a man (Update: Now identified as 68 year old Thomas Quintana) had pointed a firearm at a family member, and … Continue reading West Terre Haute Standoff Ends Peacefully
Author: Matt Larimer
I'm in the process of transitioning from pastoring to teaching full time and for fun I'm trying to farm and continually praying for the reconciliation of the Church. I enjoy reading and writing about theology, scriptural interpretation, and politics.
How Broken Are We?
There's a certain amount of psychosis that's to be expected when everything around you is on fire and everyone around you is pretending things are fine. Imagine being a teenager when most of the adults in your community are thrilled that life is getting "back to normal" after COVID, but you didn't think things were … Continue reading How Broken Are We?
Follow the Money: Hannum, Wagle, and Cline Engineering (Part 2)
Driving north on 13 1/2 street, past Seabury, then Putnam, and all the way to Franklin, there's a few things you're likely to notice, and one of the first will probably be the newly paved roads. This time of year you'll also see lots of people out taking care of their yards, and playing with … Continue reading Follow the Money: Hannum, Wagle, and Cline Engineering (Part 2)
Can Terre Haute Change? (Part 2)
Part one of this story focused on whether or not Terre Haute can change, and one way of making a change through the local precinct position. One major obstacle to that possibility has been a series of attacks against relatively new precinct representatives. In a recently discovered video local attorney Kal Ellis appears to be … Continue reading Can Terre Haute Change? (Part 2)
Yes or No: A Community Dividing Question (Editorial)
For the past few weeks I've been keeping an eye out for "vote yes" and "vote no" yard signs and Facebook posts. As I drove around town Sunday afternoon, I saw about twice as many "vote no" yard signs as I saw ones that said "vote yes." I was driving mostly through the county, so … Continue reading Yes or No: A Community Dividing Question (Editorial)