I have to admit I was a bit surprised at the verdict Friday in the Doris Minton-McNeil trial. While I wasn’t sure if she would be convicted up felony battery, I thought she might get convicted on misdemeanor resisting arrest. But as you know all four charges were dismissed. Judge Annie Christ-Garcia did not […]
I had a busy Saturday so there’s not a whole lot to chat about this morning, but I can tell you the following. According to IMPD, arrests and curfew violations were somewhat up for the second Saturday of Indiana Black Expo. While more than 2008 there not as many as 2007. One of the arrests […]
I got this e-mail (unedited) the other day following a discussion on the morning show regarding race and America’s growing minority population. Yes it will be a great day when the minorities are in power. Let’s say that it’s 51% black and hispanic to 49% caucasian. The 51 percent will consist of 30 percent hispanic of which […]
District 15 City-County Councilor Doris Minton Mcneil was acquitted this afternoon of four counts of resisting arrest and shoving a police officer following an incident when she was allegedly intoxicated at her home in June 2008. Judge Annie Christ-Garcia did not comment as to why Minton-McNeil was acquitted but it probably didn’t hurt that Christ-Garica […]
When my great aunt turned 100 years old, I asked her how she managed to stay alive for so long. She said, “a cocktail everyday, a good attitude and never being afraid of change.” She passed away a few years ago, but she was a woman full of life who could inspire you to […]
Some days these blog posts just write themselves. The town of Lebanon is looking at passing a ban on sex offenders in the parks. While similar bans have withstood legal challenges (sex offenders are not a protected class), the people of Lebanon are lulling themselves into a false sense of security if they think this […]
Governor Mitch Daniels and I chatted briefly Tuesday at the Governor’s Reception for Indiana Black Expo. I asked him about FSSA and the state halting the IBM contract, changes in Indiana prisons, local government cutbacks and the “Mitch for President” chatter. You can hear the entire conversation by clicking below. It’s about 5 […]
I am feeling a bit philosophical today so I have to ask with all the recent financial news, “Has capitalism failed or did we fail capitalism?” I point to several financial stories in the news today. Goldman Sachs Executives sold $700 million following the collapse of Lehman Brothers with most of the sales coming at […]
There’s been quite a bit of speculation about the future of incumbent Mayor Greg Ballard. Although the Mayor still has 2 and 1/2 years left in his term, Democrats are already speculating about who will be their standard bearer. Not a day goes by when some blogger isn’t commenting about counting the days until Ballard […]
I played master of ceremonies last night to the National Federation of Young Republicans award ceremony here in Indianapolis. Overall, they were like a lot of young people in political parties; a lot of energy and a lot of ideas. And they approach politics with spark of wide-eyed optimism and a sprinkle of naivette that […]
