What started out as a raid at a local pea shake house on Indianapolis’ west side could actually be the tip of the iceberg. Although officials will not confirm, reliable sources are saying that several Federal law enforcement agencies are looking at the city’s pea shake houses for possible federal racketeering charges because of possible […]

This will be quick. Marion County Republicans elected local attorney Tom John as their new County Chairman. John got 65 percent of the vote in a four-way race. What was most notable though in the whole election was defeated candidate Bob Croddy’s speech to his fellow Republicans. It was really bad. How bad was it? […]

Yesterday’s news regarding an altered police report regarding the illegal gambling raid isn’t good news for the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. For those of you just joining us, State Senator Glen Howard was mentioned in the original report questioning the officers, but was eliminated in the second report. When questioned about this alteration, Sheriff Frank […]

On Saturday, Marion County Republicans will have their slating convention where they will choose their candidates for the upcoming election as well as a county Chairman. The smart pick for the GOP for Chairman would be local attorney Tom John. John has been active in the party and ran successful campaigns for Secretary of State […]

There’s some new controversy involving the illegal gambling bust that occurred last Friday on Indianapolis’ west side. According to the Indianapolis Star, a police report was issued about the bust at the “pea shake” house in the 1400 block of West Roche. That report listed the details of the raid that resulted in charges being […]

I get a lot of e-mail from a lot of candidates for a lot of offices. In this case it’s one from Robert Croddy. Croddy is a former 7th District Congressional Candidate and is currently vying for the Chairmanship of the Marion County Republican Party. Croddy has sent out a number of e-mails, but the […]

Let me admit to stealing that title from one of the local bloggers. Police raided a local “pea shake” house on the west side this past weekend. Everyone was paying attention to the Super Bowl so there was no press about it. However, according to the police report, the incident occurred in the 1400 Block […]

I have this bad habit of living or working in cities that tend to win Super Bowls. I was in Chicago in 1986. I was in law school in St. Louis in 2000. And now Indianapolis in 2007. It’s a habit I don’t plan to break anytime soon. Congratulations to the Indianapolis Colts. It was […]

By now you’ve probably heard the story of some local churches who wanted to show the Super Bowl on Sunday and the NFL politely told them to go to hell. Since some of the churches would have charged money to recapture the costs of refreshments, the NFL said that would interfere with the millions and […]

As the city of Indianapolis puts together its materials to bid on Super Bowl XLV (45), there is one big hurdle the city will have to overcome, where the teams will practice. I ran into Mayor Bart Peterson tonight and he confirmed something I had thought for the past couple days. Hotel space, tax incentives, […]