The two candidates for Marion County Prosecutor are dueling over domestic violence. Democrat Melina Kennedy accused Republican Carl Brizzi of dropping the ball on domestic violence cases, citing a drop in the conviction rate since Brizzi first took office. Kennedy argued the number of convictions dropped from 37 percent in 2002 to 9 percent in […]

Here are a few items from around the area you might find interesting… Greg Walker, the Republican who beat Senate Pro Tempore Bob Garton in the May primary , is having a hard time finding friends. Sources say no one in that neck of the woods is crazy about his candidacy and that could give […]

There are very few times when I go see a film and just walk and say “wow.” I did Wednesday night when I saw “By The People.” The 80-minute documentary is a behind the scenes look at the 2004 general election in Marion County. It centers on the Marion County Clerk’s Office headed by Doris […]

Brother Can You Spare $2 or $3? In an effort to help pay for public safety in Marion County, Republican City-County Council member Ike Randolph is proposing a $2-$3 fee on ticket sales in Marion County. The fee would apply to sales of sporting and other commercial events in the County, raising $4-$6 million per […]

You may have noticed I haven’t posted in a while. I took a few days off to recharge. While I was gone I actually got some rest. I hung out with old friends and did a lot of revisiting places of my past. Grad school, news shops, ex-girlfriend, you get the picture. Normally people don’t […]

Sex and Violence With all the recent shootings and murders here in Indianapolis I had point to a couple of quick studies on sex and violence. One study found that teens with sexually explicit music on their ipods are more likely to have sex and those who watch wrestling are likely to engage in violence. […]

What you say if I asked you to name a capital where people are shot dead everyday and the government can’t quite seem to get a handle on things? What you say? Baghdad? No, the answer is Indianapolis. There have been six murders in the past 24 hours. And 10 total murders in the past […]

Although it’s been three weeks since Indiana Black Expo, a video has surfaced from the July 15 Saturday night fiasco. You can see it here. Compare that to IBE’s history. The late Rev. Charles Williams is spinning in his grave right now.

Sources tell me Indianapolis City-County Council Member Ron Gibson could face charges following a July 15 incident involving a Marion County Sheriff’s Deputy. I’m told Gibson could be charged with public intoxication, disorderly conduct and intimidation. As first reported here, Gibson got into a heated exchange Black Expo weekend with the Deputy while trying to […]

One Million and Counting Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita says a first check of the state’s voter rolls has revealed more than million possible invalid voter registrations. Under a new plan authorized by the Justice Department, the Secretary of State is mailing out voter registration verification forms to the state’s 4.3 million voters. The […]