Sometimes I spend a lot of time putting a show topic together for my radio program. I will go to a meeting, do research and conduct interviews. And sometimes, topics just fall out of the sky. My other friends in the media are reporting that Lucas Oil, a manufacturer of automobile lubricants, will likely be […]

There a lot of little things going on today in and around town, here’s the latest… Crime — Kidnapping could be added to the list of possible charges against the two juveniles involved in the carjacking on Indy’s northwest side as there were two children in the car when the suspects took the vehicle. More […]

You know I have come under attack from a lot of people in my life, most of them were misinformed and this time is no exception. Apparently the American Family Association of Indiana has an issue with yours truly. They were in attendance at this week’s news conference where the Statehouse press corps witnessed Congressman […]

I will freely admit that while I am not the most religious person in the world, I don’t think God would mind if I offered him another Commandment, “Thou shall not grandstand and use my name in the process!” I think that advice would well at least three elected officials in Indiana: Congressmen Dan Burton, […]

Let me start this blurb off by saying the Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives is as anti-Semitic as I am humble! Brian Bosma has come under some criticism in the blogosphere for comments he made during a recent meeting with some members of the Jewish Community. Brian Howey of the Howey Political Report […]

If you don’t recognize the above word, don’t feel bad, it’s not a word. It’s the mispronunciation of the word “foreigners.” I did that because apparently a lot of people in Northern Indiana have issues with the fact the company bidding to operate the toll road is a foreign company. My response, so what?! Who […]

Mark August 17, 2006 on your calendars. It’s the day the NK Hurst eminent domain case goes to trial. Provided the two sides don’t settle, the case will be heard by Judge Cale Bradford, the Chief Judge in Marion County. The two sides met this morning. Judge Bradford said he wanted to complete the case […]

Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson invited a number of us media folks to his office for lunch Thursday to talk about Indy Works. I walked in not expecting to hear anything different, but the Mayor did have some interesting insights. He told us that while there is a more positive atmosphere in the Statehouse this time […]

A top Hamilton County Republican tells me the Paul Felix; candidate for Hamilton County Prosecutor has a very good shot at beating incumbent Sonia Leerkamp. The official noted that Felix has been working precincts and going door to door while Leerkamp, who has gotten some positive press as of late, has hardly campaigned at all. […]

As I sat in the State Senate news conference yesterday on the lifetime health care benefit, all I could think was these guys are missing a prime opportunity. Allow me to explain. Lawmakers came under fire recently for a “perk” that had the state pick up their premium for health insurance. The public outcry led […]