Today your favorite (fill-in-the-blank) turns another year older. When someone asks my age I tell them “I’m old enough to know the difference between right and wrong and still young to act with occasional wildness abandonment.” I do find that as I get older, I find myself keeping a more even temper about things. I’ve adopted […]
I hate to sound like the bad guy here, but someone needs to tell people who get government assistance that it is not a right, but a privilege. I cite the recent ACLU lawsuit against the Indiana Family Social Services Agency over the privatization of the agency. The ACLU maintains the privatization of the eligibility portion […]
So why did Indianapolis get a Super Bowl this year as opposed to last? Good question. Fair question. I asked Mayor Greg Ballard that this afternoon. He gave three reasons. 1. The city tied its legacy project to IPS and the new facility that will go up at Tech High School. 2. The city did […]
The city of Indianapolis has landed the 2012 Super Bowl. More details later.
There is a very good chance Indianapolis will be awarded the 2012 Super Bowl this afternoon in Atlanta. Indy is competing with Houston and Phoenix. I rule out Houston because the 2011 Super Bowl will be right outside Dallas. And the Phoenix was a logistical disaster, ergo Indianapolis gets the bid. However, if the city […]
Although the city of Indianapolis is facing tens of millions in budget shortfalls, the Council overwhelmingly tonight approved spending $1.5 million for the arts. Councilors said the arts programs went to help youth and would in turn help lower crime and stimulate the economy, however critics said the city had to pay for other priorities. […]
A proposal that would change the way a new fire chief would be appointed to head the Indianapolis Fire Department is heading back to the drawing board. The proposal has gone through a number of drafts and the Mayor’s Office and Fire Fighter’s Union can’t seem to get on the same page. It was up for a […]
I understand the philosophy that “all is fair when it comes to love, war and politics” however, if you are going to try to play the game, at least do it with some modicum of sophistication. I am referring the whisper campaign being lodged against the Ballard Administration that it is full of racists. This […]
Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels is on his way to meet with members of the Indiana National Guard in Iraq today. Daniels is slated to meet with the 76th Infantry Brigade Team.
I’ve picked up some good gossip lately. Here it is. Take it for what it’s worth. Is former Deputy Mayor and Marion County Prosecutor candidate Melina Kennedy gearing up for a Mayoral run in 2011? Maybe. Her old boss, Bart Peterson is having a party at the Broadmoor Country club and invited all of his […]
