Today marks two years with the Lovely Mrs. Shabazz. For the second anniversary the traditional gift is cotton and straw. However buying her a broom and some q-tips didn’t seem like a bright idea. I got her some massages instead.
I originally wrote this back in February while the General Assembly was in the middle of the right-to-work debate. However, since Monday is Labor Day, I thought it was still pretty timely so I decided to re-post it. And I did get my wife’s permission to take a few moments from this weekend and post […]
Interesting happenings Thursday evening, by a reported vote of 125-36, Melina Kennedy won the endorsement of the Indianapolis Fraternal Order of Police. There are at least 1600 members in the FOP. Greg Ballard won the endorsement of Spencer Moore, the father of David Moore who was killed in the line of duty. The ad is […]
If you are free around 1 p.m. today tune in to the Amos Brown show on 1310 AM or praiseindy.com. I will be participating in a “friendly” discussion with my former broadcast counterpart. Between Andre Carson’s remarks, IPS’ failing schools, satellite voting, the upcoming Mayor’s race, this should make for interesting radio, to say the […]
Although my relationship with 75-percent of the Marion County Democratic Party is strained at best, I have always had a good relationship with 7th District Congressman Andre Carson. We almost became relatives through marriage a few years ago. And we are even disliked by personally by the same Democratic County Chairman. So while a lot […]
The discussion is heating up once again in Marion County over the issue of satellite voting. Democrats say it increases voter participation. Republicans say it’s too expensive. Underneath it all is the question of who benefits the most, especially with the upcoming Mayor’s and City-Council races. We can have the honest debate about politics, although […]
Here’s a little political gossip to help get you through the day. The Cheat Sheet 8 30-2011 View more documents from IndianaBarrister
Former Utah Governor and Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman came to Indianapolis Monday looking for support from Hoosiers. Huntsman said his goals were to get American back on track by creating jobs, tackling the debt and making the nation energy independent. While conservative, Huntsman could be considered the most “moderate” candidate out of the current […]
The Indiana State Board of Education is voting today to turn over several failing Indianapolis Public Schools to private operators in an effort to improve school performance. At the time of this posting the Board has voted to turn over control of Arlington High School to Ed Power and Emma Donnan Middle School an Manual […]
The Indiana State Board of Education meets later this morning and will decide the fate of six failing Indianapolis Public Schools. As I told you last week, Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Tony Bennett has recommended the Arlington, Emma Donnan, Manual and Howe schools all be taken over by the state and that Broad Ripple […]
