Although I am more of a “Target” person, I find myself in the odd position of using this space to defend Wal-Mart. I was recently in my boyhood neighborhood on the South side of Chicago checking on my parents who are getting up there in years.  I took my Dad grocery shopping and instead of […]

Whenever I am asked whether Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard will run for a third term, my answer is pretty simple.  It depends on the day you catch him; some days he is gung ho, other days he’s ready to call it a day. Ballard ignited a lot of speculation about his future this past week […]

The Indiana Public Access Counselor has issued an advisory opinion saying it believes the Department of Education violated the state’s public access law when it failed to respond to my request last year for e-mails regarding former Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Tony Bennett. A copy of the opinion can be found here. The request […]