The nice part about Organization Day is all the gossip and other tidbits of information you get to pick up along the way. So with that said, here we go… Although all eyes were on House Speaker Brian Bosma Tuesday and his announcement to “get to work” and appointing two Democrats to committee chairmanship, a […]
Here’s some audio from last night’s council meeting following the 15-14 vote to approve the parking deal. I’d have written more but it was late and I needed to get to bed. Mike Huber (City) Paul Bateman (Yes Vote) Ed Coleman (No Vote) Ryan Vaughn (Yes Vote) I’ll have some analysis a little later in […]
Are you a good cop? Are one of the 90-plus percent of the men and women of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department who do their jobs everyday with no issues? Are you the officer who used his body as a human shield when the gunfire started this past summer during Expo weekend? Are you the […]
I have always found the mass transit discussion in Indianapolis to be a fascinating one. I grew up up in Chicago and mass transit was just a part of daily life. My father would load my brothers and me on the bus and subway and take us to what was then called Comiskey Park to […]
I took a little break Friday to attend a bi-monthly luncheon sponsored by the GEO Foundation For School Choice. It was a very informal event, but while there I got the chance to reconnect with one of my former students. As some of you know I teach part-time for Ivy Tech Community College. As part […]
Just when I thought we on the verge of having a serious discussion about police conduct and community-police relations, one of the world’s greatest race hustlers may be making a return engagement to Indianapolis to stir up the masses, collect a check, and then bolt like a thief in the night. I have it on […]
A report by the Indianapolis Department of Public Safety on the David Bisard crash that killed a motorcyclist this summer and injured two others shows a breakdown in police rules and procedure but no conspiracy or intentional cover-up. The 47-page document is based on interviews with nearly 70 witnesses from all stages in the incident; […]
IIthis is a test of posting with my Blackberry. I’m trying to see if I can post while mobile.
The David Bisard Report is scheduled to be released later today. I’ll have the details posted as soon as I can get them typed. Check back here sometime after 3 p.m. One thing I can say for sure is that if you are a big fan of grassy knolls, book depositories and second shooters, […]
In their zeal to get an early start on 2011, Marion County Democrats are unveiling their first attack ad against incumbent Mayor Greg Ballard. It plays on familiar themes, even though it is fast and lose with the truth in some places and outright lies in others. However, it is effective to the uninformed individual, […]
