You all know by now when it comes to crime, I have minimal sympathy for people who break the law, and bad things happen to them in the process. With that said, my legal and journalistic training mandate getting the facts first before making a judgment call. You can do some informed speculation based on […]
Despite the wailing and gnashing of teeth on social media and conspiracy theories that would make Alex Jones blush, Indianapolis Public Schools is making the right decision by closing Broad Ripple High School and turning Northwest and Arlington into middle schools. It’s also continuing with its plans to close down John Marshall. I understand the […]
This may sound odd, but from a legal perspective, the fact the Jennifer Messer, wife of likely U.S. Senate candidate Luke Messer made $240,000 from the Town of Fishers as a contractual attorney working an average of 26.5 hours a week is not a big deal; from a legal perspective. Jennifer is a contractual attorney […]
So far this year, the city of Indianapolis is averaging a murder every three days. Criminal homicide statistics provided by IMPD show 55 murders between January 1 and June 11. And as in years past, most of the victims and suspects had criminal records. Of the 55 murder victims, local adult criminal histories were found […]
This weekend in Indianapolis there were two events that could not be any more different from each other, the Indy Pride parade and a rally against Sharia Law. Although I have to say, the anti-Sharia law crowd was a lot more “colorful” than the Indy Pride folks. The point of Pride was to celebrate the […]
With a new poll out showing a majority of Hoosiers support Sunday sales and being able to buy cold beer at grocery and convenience stores, here are five quick things Indiana lawmakers can do to put some sanity back in the state’s alcohol laws. Let Hoosiers buy alcohol on Sundays at grocery and convenience stores. […]
The beautiful thing about being a reasonable and rational human being is that you don’t give into histrionics. For example, when the Trump administration announced this week it was pulling out of the Paris Climate Change Accord some people heard angels sing and that U.S. coal was going to make the greatest comeback since the […]
