Dave Thomas

SOUTH BEND -- A vote to amend the county animal control ordinance resulted in some passive aggressive posturing Tuesday on the parts of Commissioners Dave Thomas and Bob Kovach, both Democrats. The amendment, which passed the County Council by a vote...

SOUTH BEND – County commissioners on Tuesday tabled a proposal to redistrict the Board of Commissioners and County Council based on population changes documented in the 2010 Census."There has been some consideration of some minor — and I do...

The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to veto an ordinance establishing a mentoring program at the Juvenile Justice Center. The vote was 2-1, with Democrats Bob Kovach and Dave Thomas opposed to the measure and Republican Andy...

It's not like South Florida hasn't been dissed before. We became a national joke — and provided plenty of fodder for late night comedians — with our hanging chads in 2000. There have been plenty of embarrassing episodes — political,...

The satirical news site 'The Onion' lit into Fort Lauderdale on Thursday in a fake article ridiculing the city as a tough place to draw inspiration for presidential speechwriters. The article, titled "Obama Speechwriters Unsure How They'd Praise Fort...

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Well, no one ever convincingly argued that a diet of fast food is good for your health. And now it could be unhealthy for some of the people who work there – without them having to eat so much as a bite of their products. In anticipation of...

SOUTH BEND -- The candidates for county commissioner in District 3 agreed more than they disagreed Tuesday during a candidate's forum hosted by the American Democracy Project at Indiana University South Bend and held on campus. On the subject of leaf...

Recently, The Sun reported about a new state initiative to prepare youth for life after foster care ("Preparing foster teens for life," Aug. 20). While helping children in foster care gain the skills they need as adults is good thing, the right thing to...

Malcolm Gladwell, author of best-selling books like The Tipping Point and Outliers, said in a recent interview that people in 50 years won’t remember Steve Jobs. On the other hand, Gladwell does believe Bill Gates will go down in history, not for...

SOUTH BEND - Despite, in his own words, having done "a good job representing the citizens of St. Joseph County," incumbent county Commissioner Dave Thomas finds himself in a battle this year for his party’s nomination in District 2. Thomas, who has...

OK, some readers wanted to know where my NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament picks were at? After all, I picked the men's tourney. And both South Dakota State teams are in the tourneys. I always planned to pick the women's tourney. I was...