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WOULDN’T IT BE HILLARY

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

The word on the street is that Hillary Clinton may be back in Indiana on Saturday. I’m told she’ll be speaking Saturday morning at Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis. Stay tuned.

ASSESS THIS

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

The Indiana Department of Local Government and Finance has signed off on Marion County’s reassessment figures. According to the DLGF, the reassessment resulted in a $6 billion adjustment. Officials say the township assessors missed more than $1 billion in exempt properties in addition to the $4 billion in commercial property. Overall, commercial and industrial assessments […]

ARE SPIN-OFFS EVER AS GOOD AS THE ORIGINALS?

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Whenever someone asks me about my personal politics I tell them the best way to describe me is a socially-progressive capitalist pig.  I don’t care what people do as long as they do it to themselves and don’t cost me money in the process.  So with that attitude, the Clinton’s didn’t bother me the first […]

THIS IS INTERESTING

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

One of the closest friends of the Clintons is helping Barack Obama become President.  Greg Craig, who defended Bill Clinton during his impeachment hearing on the floor of the United States Senate is an advisor to the Obama campaign.   Apparently he is helping in the area of foreign policy.  His named appeared in a media […]

STILWELL ENDORSES OBAMA

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

Indiana House Majority Leader Russ Stilwell is endorsing Barack Obama for President. In a news release this morning Stilwell said Obama “has the best plan to turn the economy around and create good-paying jobs across the country – including here in Indiana – but more important than plans, Obama’s decision to reject money from special […]

HERE’S YOUR FIRST WARNING

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

Watch out for this one folks, home prices are dropping across the country. Indianapolis won’t be immune to this syndrome either. And remember, the property tax system here is based on fair market value. As home values drop, there is less assessed value. If there is less assessed value that should translate into less money […]

GIVING THE MAYOR THE MIC

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

I have some work to do this morning so I’m taking off from the show.   My fill-in host will be Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard.  See you tomorrow.

DON’T CALL THE CORONER

Monday, March 24th, 2008

Marion County Coroner Ken Ackles with have to go without pay for a while. The City-County Council voted tonight to suspend his pay until he passes his state certification test, as mandated by state law. Ackles did not appear before the Council, which irritated a number of members on both sides of the aisle. The […]

LET HE WHO IS WITHOUT SIN…

Monday, March 24th, 2008

Some folks in this town are trying to make a little political hay about the solicitation arrest of Olgen M. Williams, the 28-year old son of Deputy Mayor Olgen Williams.   The younger Williams was arrested the day before Mayor Greg Ballard announced the “Peace in the Streets” campaign at the Christamore House where the older Williams […]

SUNDAY MORNING MUSINGS

Sunday, March 23rd, 2008

It’s Easter Sunday so a lot of you are out going to church and spending time with your families, so we’ll keep this morning’s entries rather brief. Wouldn’t It Be Hillary In Presidential politics there is a very interesting piece worth reading in Politico. It basically says with Florida and Michigan re-votes out of the […]