Jerry Davich: Gender-neutral language - another he-said, she-said debate

Should the word "manhole" be made into "utility hole"? Or "ombudsman" into "ombuds"? "Penmanship" to "handwriting"? "Freshman" to "first-year student"? In our society's snail-slow but ever-steady march toward political correctness, this is what is taking place across the country by state lawmakers, including Indiana.

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