Here are my thoughts for the morning… Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels was featured Friday night on 20/20 about the leasing of the Indiana Toll Road. It’s a pretty good interview. Opponents of privatization still don’t make a valid argument about why it was a bad idea. Lawrence Township Trustee Mike Hobbs says he is definitely […]
When it comes to the problems surrounding the Indiana Pacers and their request the city take over $15 million in the operational expenses of Conseco Fieldhouse, I’m fully convinced that there is a workable solution to this problem. I will admit though, when I first got the news I was ticked off. I equate it […]
Here are a few morning tidbits for you to play with today… Although the transportation supervisor for Franklin Township schools resigned Friday in the wake of the arrest of a bus driver who police said was drunk as he ran his route last week, there’s more to the story. School officials said supervisor Susan Fields […]
UPDATE: Lebanon School officials have released a statement saying they will allow the 17-year old lesbian student to wear a tuxedo to the prom. “School policy for this year’s prom will be that all attendees shall wear appropriate formal attire with no gender-based attire requirements imposed. Female students will be permitted to wear tuxedos if […]
From Bonnie Erbe of U.S. News & World Report… So now it is written that Bristol Palin, unwed teenage daughter of former U.S. vice-presidential candidate and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, has ended the relationship with the father of her baby. From where I sit, Bristol Palin displays a lot more personal maturity and decision-making ability […]
If you smoke, you’ve probably noticed the price of a pack of cigarettes is burning a bigger hole in your pocket. As of April 1, due to federal taxes, the price of a pack of cigarettes in Indiana is going up to about $5. The state already levies a 99.5 cent per pack tax […]
Government closest to the people? Whatever. Abdul’s Township Trustee Game
Here’s a question. What do ISTEP, the Indiana Pacers and GM all have in common? Give up? Unions. Allow me to explain. As ISTEP was getting underway, the teacher’s unions started complaining the test was too hard and students were not going to perform well. Because of NBA player rules, the Pacers […]
A couple big things at the statehouse this morning. A major setback for advocates of government reform, several Senate Bills died in House committee today with Republicans and Democrats accusing each other of playing politics. Democrats tried to amend several bills into one bill, however that failed. And to make a long story a short […]
