I stopped by the Community Values Summit this weekend at Charles Tinley Charter School on the east side.  I was looking for an elected official to do a quick interview on something I was working on.   I couldn’t find the official, but I did find something that I thought was a bit disturbing. It wasn’t […]

My Capitol Watchblog colleague, Mike O’Brien, penned a pretty good post this week on the Democrats’ recent attack on financier Tim Durham and his funding of Republican candidates.  Mike, reminds our Democratic friends that before they go too far off on the plantation after Durham, they may want to look in the mirror and see […]

The White House held a summit Thursday on how to create jobs in this economy.  I have a plan that can do it in four easy steps… Cut taxes. Cut spending. Cut red tape. Watch economy grow. Easy.

A new survey says Indianapolis residents feel more safe and better about the city than they have in years. The IUPUI Department of Tourism, Conventions and Event Management sampled nearly 600 people over three weeks at City Market. Nearly 55-percent of respondents said they felt either safe or very safe in the downtown area after dark.  […]

I’ve got some legal and teaching responsibilities to take care of, so today will pretty much be an open forum for you to discuss whatever is on your mind.   Here are a few topics to start. The President’s plan for Afghanistan.  Good or bad? State Senate hears property tax caps. Speaker Pat Bauer unveils […]

Now that the Indianapolis City-County Council has sent the proposed tougher  smoking ban back to committee, there’s an opportunity for Councilors to work out a reasonable compromise that can address secondhand smoke without implementing a draconian ban. Don’t think it’s possible, of course it is.  Here’s how you do it. Exempt private clubs, tobacco shops and […]

My friends at the Indy Star are reporting what I’ve been hearing for about a week now, the proposed expansion of the smoking ban is likely going back to committee.   You can hear my heart breaking.  Supporters hope to bring it back another day, but I doubt it will come back because the votes […]

I know we’re just a couple days into the holiday season, but it’s never too late to start talking about the “War on Christmas”.   You know the time when people get upset because someone wished them “Happy Holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas”.    They then go on ad nauseum to say America is continuing […]

I want to take a few moments to wish all the readers of  Indiana Barrister a Happy Thanksgiving. This will be a special one for me for a couple of reasons.  This will be the first one with my lovely wife and as some of you may be aware, my Dad has serious health issues […]

There’s a story about a guy who works on a sheep ranch.  That day his wife tells him they have a dinner party to attend that evening, but he has to work later than usual, so he takes his suit with him.   After spending the day working, the man gathers the sheep in the barn.  […]