Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels and Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett unveiled the details of school reform at Wednesday’s meeting of the Education Roundtable. The main goals include… Identifying and rewarding great teachers and principals. Empowering school leaders and bring success to failing schools. Offering equal educational opportunities to all children and give parents a […]

Well, I did it.  I got a job! You might recall less than a week ago I expressed my outrage at the thought of extending unemployment benefits because if you’ve been out of work for 99 weeks, then maybe the problem is you.    My criteria were pretty simple: no legal, governmental or media related work, […]

There’s a trick some comedians will use at open mic night contests.  If you’re playing a room you’re not familiar with, you invite all your friends, scatter them throughout the club and make sure they laugh loudly at all your jokes.   If they do it right, you win the contest.  David Bisard must be a […]

For the past few days I’ve been trying to get my arms around the decision by the Indianapolis Fraternal Order of Police to pay for the legal defense of David Bisard.    We all know the story, Bisard is accused of reckless homicide for killing one motorist and injuring two others back in August.   Although he […]

As always there’s nothing like a few Sunday morning tidbits to get the week started.   I do plan to expand on some of these items this week, particularly the Mayor’s re-election bid and the Indianapolis FOP’s decision to pay for David Bisard’s legal defense. Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard all but announced he is going to […]

This past week I got a nice little reminder about how outdated and antiquated Indiana’s alcohol laws are.  I was heading back to the house after teaching class when my wife called asking me to pick up a few items from the grocery store.  While I was there I decided a 6-pack of beer would […]

Today, I officially begin the search for a new job.  Well sort,  of.  You see I’ve been on this kick lately about the extension of federal unemployment benefits.   I’m not a big fan of extending unemployment because I believe the more you extend benefits the less incentive there is for people to go out and […]

Marion County GOP Chairman Tom John is officially stepping down from the position.   In a letter to precinct committeemen John cited the difficulty in balancing the demands as Chairman with those of his personal life as the reason for his resignation. On a personal note, being chairman has its costs.  Whether it is people upset […]