James Briggs
Indianapolis Star
Indianapolis, IN, United States
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Past articles by James:
Briggs: On Thanksgiving, plan new family projects
Here are some ideas that can make family time more special. → Read More
Briggs: Republican running on ‘election integrity’ might have voted illegally
Republican Diego Morales wants to be Indiana's next secretary of state. He might have broken election law. → Read More
Briggs: Goodbye to the father I never knew
How do you process the death of a dad who was never in your life? → Read More
Briggs: Diego Morales' defense of his military record is a disaster
Republican secretary of state candidate Diego Morales is refusing to say why he left the military. → Read More
Briggs: Mike Braun was awful before his interracial marriage comments
Columnist James Briggs: Sen. Mike Braun could be enjoying his wealth in retirement. Instead, he’s a national embarrassment. → Read More
Briggs: Masks won’t save us. The delta variant is last call for COVID-19 vaccines.
You're probably either going to get a vaccine or COVID-19. → Read More
Briggs: If you buy a house, don’t let sellers keep the washer and dryer
You could spend months visiting friends to do your laundry. → Read More
Briggs: GOP establishment can't kick QAnon out of party after years of benefiting from it
After Sen. Todd Young said there's "no place in the Republican Party" for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, she got a standing ovation. → Read More
Briggs: The hopeful reason to cancel Thanksgiving
We're so close to a vaccine. Thanksgiving can wait. → Read More
Briggs: Voting in Indiana means hours in line, 2 weeks in quarantine
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb says voting is safe. People waiting in long lines don't think so, metro columnist James Briggs writes. → Read More
Briggs: Purdue can’t beat COVID-19 with student sacrifice
It has been a bad week for college campuses, as the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Notre Dame and more changed plans due to coronavirus. → Read More
Briggs: Schools don’t know what happens next. That’s what will lead to panic.
The 2020-21 school year is being built on a foundation of wishful thinking, metro columnist James Briggs writes about the coronavirus pandemic. → Read More
Briggs: Indiana Republicans declare ‘Black lives matter’ at convention
That's a big shift, metro columnist James Briggs writes, but judge the Indiana Republican Party on what it does next. → Read More
Briggs: Holcomb can’t stand with the protesters while placating Trump
It's time for Gov. Eric Holcomb to step out of the shadows of Donald Trump and Mike Pence. → Read More
Briggs: Holcomb and Hogsett skip the bickering and prioritize health over politics
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett strained to embody unity Thursday at a time when it would have been easy to perceive friction. → Read More
Briggs: Don’t hate Potbelly for getting coronavirus aid. Congress is the problem.
People are mad because some big companies got loans through a program meant to help mom-and-pop businesses. → Read More
Briggs: Eric Holcomb meets protesters' rage with empathy
The governor offered a gentle rebuke to protesters: You're not helping. → Read More
Briggs: Officer Breann Leath leaves a legacy of smiles and love
Everyone who met IMPD officer Breann Leath keeps mentioning that smile. → Read More
Briggs: There’s no reason to assume schools will reopen in the fall
Everything is turning out worse than experts and government officials expect it to. → Read More
Briggs: Nobody knows what Indianapolis will look like after the coronavirus
Social distancing rules could gut neighborhood businesses. → Read More