Dear Lord, How’s it going? Sorry to bother you, I know we talk five times a day, but this is kind of a special crisis. You see things are getting more bizarre in Marion County. I’m not talking the usual bar in the government building weird, or the school district employee who plans to double-dip […]
2006 has not necessarily been the year of the Black politician and public figure in Marion County. Look at the list, Heather Bolejack, Ron Gibson, Ken Ackles, Eugene Akers, Carl Drummer and Monroe Gray, well I’m not 100 percent convinced on the last one. But the way things have gone for these folks, I wonder […]
The Governor’s budget office has put out a new report recommending millions in savings by privatizing and consolidating a number of state functions. Both sides of the aisle are staking out their usual positions, Republicans call it great concept. Democrats call greed based on need. My position on privatizing government services is simple, I’m for […]
The Metropolitan Development Commission gave its thumbs up to 300 East. The board voted 6-3 to approve zoning variances for the famous “bar in the government building.” Board members gave their approval after the investors made a number of changes in the proposal, including opening hours, a ban on live entertainment and outside noise. The […]
Although the Marion County Coroner and other local government officials have agreed to work out a deal to keep the office functioning, there was apparently a lot more going on behind the scenes. According to sources close to the coroner, Ackles ordered staff to remove charts from the files of Dr. Stephen Radentz’s offices at […]
The incoming Center Township Assessor may be sitting on a potential conflict of interest. Eugene Akers was elected November 7 by a 12-thousand vote margin. However, Aker’s new job may conflict with his old job. He currently oversees custodians in the Indianapolis Public School District. He officially takes office on January 1st. By holding both […]
On Wednesday, Nov. 29th, the U.S. Supreme Court heard the case of Massachusetts, et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency, et al. It’s a fascinating case (at least for lawyers) in that state governments are arguing the federal government is ignoring its charge to regulate carbon dioxide emissions. The Wall Street Journal and the Associated Press […]
