Republican Mark Massa is hitting the airwaves for a second time with an ad in his race for Marion County Prosecutor.   I’ve embedded it in this post.  And for the record, in the interest of fairness, I will be more than happy to post an ad by the Terry Curry campaign should one become available.

I have always believed the anniversary of 9-11 can bring out the best in people and the absolute worst.   This year I got to personally experience some of the worst.  During a Twitter exchange I had someone tell me that the United States should round up all Muslims and send them back to their […]

The war of words is heating up between Indianapolis Public Schools and the Education Action Group.  IPS is responding to a release put out by the EAG regarding its cell phone bills.  Here’s IPS’ response. Fox 59 Airs Faulty Report on IPS Cell Phones 09-09-2010 Using a report from an anti-public education advocacy group as […]

I saw this essay posted on NPR.  On the 9th anniversary of the 9-11 attacks I thought it was most fitting to re-post here.  There’s a message in it for everyone. ******* Essayist: Before Burning Quran, Know What’s In It by Anisa Mehdi An outcry from Muslim communities around the world greeted Florida Pastor Terry […]

I’m in the middle of a gentlemanly debate over the City of Indianapolis’ proposed public-private partnership regarding the parking meters in downtown and Broadripple.  My friend opposes it.   He’s a downtown merchant, so I can understand where he’s coming from, but my fall back position is stuff has to be paid for. The deal is […]

My original plan for the day was to finish up the Abdul version of Ramadan, by having a martini and cigar after 30 days of abstaining, but the Baptist Ministers Alliance of Indianapolis and Indianapolis Public Schools found a way to end up on my radar screen one more time.   So before I go indulge […]

There have been quite a few news items that have been on my radar screen this week that I’m finally getting a chance to chime in on, so with that said, here they are. Senate Stuff Is it my imagination, or is there a 9-11 subtext in the latest round of Dan Coats political commercials?  […]

I realize that most of the blog space I have dedicated to the Baptist Ministers Alliance of Indianapolis (BMA) has not been flattering.  I freely admit to being skeptical of an organization that says it’s been around for more than 140 years when it filed as a not-for-profit with the Indiana Secretary of State’s Office […]

After spending a few days away for quality time with the lovely Mrs. Shabazz, we return to our regularly scheduled pontificating on local government.  And of course that means a look at what’s been going on with public safety.  Between news conferences, umpteen rallies, bugs that don’t work, internal tug-of-wars, we have to admit it’s […]

This weekend the lovely Mrs. Shabazz and I are celebrating our one-year anniversary.  It’s been a great year.  Lots of highs, an occasional low, and a love that grows everyday, and I’m not talking about me for myself.    So that means the blogging and tweeting is going to be kept down to a bear […]