There’s some new controversy involving the illegal gambling bust that occurred last Friday on Indianapolis’ west side. According to the Indianapolis Star, a police report was issued about the bust at the “pea shake” house in the 1400 block of West Roche. That report listed the details of the raid that resulted in charges being […]
I get a lot of e-mail from a lot of candidates for a lot of offices. In this case it’s one from Robert Croddy. Croddy is a former 7th District Congressional Candidate and is currently vying for the Chairmanship of the Marion County Republican Party. Croddy has sent out a number of e-mails, but the […]
Let me admit to stealing that title from one of the local bloggers. Police raided a local “pea shake” house on the west side this past weekend. Everyone was paying attention to the Super Bowl so there was no press about it. However, according to the police report, the incident occurred in the 1400 Block […]
I have this bad habit of living or working in cities that tend to win Super Bowls. I was in Chicago in 1986. I was in law school in St. Louis in 2000. And now Indianapolis in 2007. It’s a habit I don’t plan to break anytime soon. Congratulations to the Indianapolis Colts. It was […]
By now you’ve probably heard the story of some local churches who wanted to show the Super Bowl on Sunday and the NFL politely told them to go to hell. Since some of the churches would have charged money to recapture the costs of refreshments, the NFL said that would interfere with the millions and […]
As the city of Indianapolis puts together its materials to bid on Super Bowl XLV (45), there is one big hurdle the city will have to overcome, where the teams will practice. I ran into Mayor Bart Peterson tonight and he confirmed something I had thought for the past couple days. Hotel space, tax incentives, […]
There’s no worse feeling than having to get rid of something you love. Whether it’s that old sweater that’s worn and beaten, a favorite chair or an old clunker with so many miles you could have driven it half way to the moon. At some point in time, it served a purpose, the old sweater […]
Sometimes the need for democracy needs to give way to the need to stop bad ideas from going forward and wasting everyone’s precious time. That axiom should be engraved above the hall at the City-County building right above the Council chambers. Councilors did not get the chance to vote on a 75-percent pay raise because […]
As anyone who knows me is fully aware I am in the precarious position of having ties to Chicago and Indianapolis. I grew up in Chicago and currently work in Indianapolis. I also have ties to St. Louis and Seattle, but neither city has a team in the Super Bowl so they don’t count. Whenever […]
While making some vague attempt to exercise yesterday, I ran into a political friend of mine. We talked about the usual stuff, local matters, a state-related proposal or two and a national issue. We were wrapping up our conversation when a he mentioned to me a Democratic-elected official who commented to him that “I don’t […]
