Memorial Day is the “official” start of summer and for Marion County, it may also be the official start of the next crime wave. As the Mayor, Sheriff and other elected and appointed officials look for ways to deal with city’s crime problem, they may want to start within the ranks of the Indianapolis Metropolitan […]
As many of you know, yesterday was my birthday. I had a great day. Lots of calls, cigars, strippers, etc. I have a great life and am extremely grateful for everyone in it. I’m looking forward to the next 525,600 minutes.
You all know by now, Indianapolis lost the Super Bowl to north Texas. I’m not surprised. If I was an NFL owner, I would have probably made the same call: 30,000 more seats versus 30 degrees below zero. It’s pretty simple math. However, now comes the bigger issues. 1. The point of building the taxpayer-funded […]
I find myself raising some more serious questions about the United States’ involvment in Iraq. I have never doubted the American military’s resolve to get the job done, but I seriously question the Iraqis. Two recent news stories make me question how serious the Iraqis are. First, their own parliament decides it wants to take […]
To be honest, for the longest time I really could have cared less whether Indianapolis got a Super Bowl. I don’t think Super Bowls really don’t do all that much for city’s long-term economy and image. When was the last time you went to Jacksonville or Detroit? But this morning, I did decide to care […]
Gary Welsh at Advance Indiana is reporting this afternoon that the ACLU and State Democrats are appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a 7th Circuit Court ruling that upheld Indiana’s Voter ID Law. Talk about hyprocrisy. These guys have yet to produce one voter who was disenfranchised by Voter ID, meanwhile at least […]
The President and a bipartisan group of Senators have worked out a deal on immigration reform that would secure the border and eventually legalize the 12-million illegal immigrants in the United States. The plan would increase border security, crackdown on employers who hire illegals, set up a temporary guest worker program and eventually allow those […]
I’m going to get a little conspiratorial this morning. When I look at Indy’s crime and homicide rate, it’s no big secret that most of the victims are poor and Black. I can’t help but wonder sometimes if there would be more community outrage if the homicide victims had a little more money and a […]
I picked up an interesting tidbit this evening. Warren Township Schools are sitting on another potential sexual time bomb involving the reported rape of a student by a school football player. If it turns out to be true this school district is going to have a major disaster on its hands. Stay tuned.
I finally got my call returned Monday from the Indianapolis branch of the NAACP. I called them several times last week to inquire if they were going to get involved in the Marion County disaster known as the May 8 primary where polls opened late and some didn’t open at all disenfranchising at least 3100 […]
