Nash: "I think we can use ... to pull together as a community and come out of this with a better grasp on what is really important.

Matt offers three excellent talking points in today's column.

NASH: Let’s put the bridge closure in perspective,by Matt Nash (OSIN)

... The most important thing to consider is this is not the end of the world. While it may be the end of the world as we knew it, we will survive just by making a few changes in our everyday lives. The first few days commuter traffic has been better than I thought it would be with most people adapting nicely ...

... Now that driving to Kentucky is not as easy an option as it was before, it is time for people to consider what Southern Indiana communities have to offer. You can get just about anything you need on the “Sunny Side” of Louisville, without the hassle of gridlock traffic standing in your way.

The news of the bridge closure had barely gotten out when members of the Ohio River Bridges Authority were basically telling us “I told you so.” The problem is that they do not understand the argument of their opponents, basically because they refuse to listen.