Between shootings and court rulings on gay marriage it’s been a pretty busy week, however there have been quite a few items that have popped up on that are worth a mention or two, so here they are… The Indianapolis Fraternal Order of Police has overwhelmingly rejected the latest contract offer from the city.    Ironically,  […]

In 30 days, the lovely Mrs. Shabazz and I will celebrate our first anniversary.  Like most newlyweds, we’re looking forward to it.  And unlike most married men, I already have her gift taken care of and arrangements made to mark the occasion.  I bring this up not to brag, well there is a little bit […]

I’ve written quite a bit lately about violence and black-on-black crime.  And I will frankly admit that it did feel like it was getting to be a bit much.  But this blog post is different.   It is not about the Baptist Ministers Alliance.  It is not about Shamus Patton.  It is not about absentee black […]

I’ve got some work to do today, so I’m posting a guest column by Matt Wittlief of the Marion County Libertarian Party.  Enjoy. ********** On Monday, July 26, the Indianapolis City-County Council voted to approve the transfer of water and waste water utilities to Citizen’s Energy Group. The deal is very complex and convoluted – […]

Today marks the first the day of school in Warren Township here in Indianapolis.  Yes, it’s August 2 and school is starting.  A number of school districts will start class over the next two weeks and I, for the life of me, still can’t understand why. Absent a year-round calender, is there any reason for […]

This past week I spoke to all three candidates for the U.S. Senate here in Indiana.  I’m posting their interviews so you can hear them in your own words. Each interview segment is about 8-9 minutes long.  My ultimate goal is to get all three in the same place this Fall. Dan Coats, pt 1 […]