Okay, time for the analysis and breakdown of the Scott Schneider victory. There were a number of factors in play in addition to hard work and communicating with PCs. Here’s my interpretation of them. Time! Normally candidates have about 30 days to get organized. Because of the special session, Schneider had a lot more […]
Scott Schneider is now the new State Senator for District 30. He won 61-38. Schneider
Public Safety Director Scott Newman officially resigned this afternoon. Mark Renner, Deputy Public Safety Director, will fill in the interim. Newman will head up a search committee to find his replacement. You can hear the audio below. mayor-ballard-newman
Precint committeemen in Indiana State Senate District 30 will gather tonight to select a replacement for former State Senator Teresa Lubbers who went to chair the state’s higher Education Commission. The nominees for her spot are current City-County Councilor Ryan Vaughn, former City-County Councilor Scott Schneider, former State Representative John Ruckleshaus and attorney Chris Douglas. […]
Quite a few items from city hall tonight. Here they are… Public Safety Director Scott Newman reportedly is stepping down later this week. Sources say the reasons are health-related. Newman has Parkinson’s Disease. A measure that would have banned panhandling at city intersections will have to wait for another meeting to pass. It only mustered […]
I have to admit I was a bit surprised at the verdict Friday in the Doris Minton-McNeil trial. While I wasn’t sure if she would be convicted up felony battery, I thought she might get convicted on misdemeanor resisting arrest. But as you know all four charges were dismissed. Judge Annie Christ-Garcia did not […]
I had a busy Saturday so there’s not a whole lot to chat about this morning, but I can tell you the following. According to IMPD, arrests and curfew violations were somewhat up for the second Saturday of Indiana Black Expo. While more than 2008 there not as many as 2007. One of the arrests […]
I got this e-mail (unedited) the other day following a discussion on the morning show regarding race and America’s growing minority population. Yes it will be a great day when the minorities are in power. Let’s say that it’s 51% black and hispanic to 49% caucasian. The 51 percent will consist of 30 percent hispanic of which […]
District 15 City-County Councilor Doris Minton Mcneil was acquitted this afternoon of four counts of resisting arrest and shoving a police officer following an incident when she was allegedly intoxicated at her home in June 2008. Judge Annie Christ-Garcia did not comment as to why Minton-McNeil was acquitted but it probably didn’t hurt that Christ-Garica […]
When my great aunt turned 100 years old, I asked her how she managed to stay alive for so long. She said, “a cocktail everyday, a good attitude and never being afraid of change.” She passed away a few years ago, but she was a woman full of life who could inspire you to […]
