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This post is a little tricky as I’ve only been hanging around Indianapolis since the Fall of 2004.  But I think I’ve done enough research to fill in the gaps for the biggest news stories of the decade (although the decade doesn’t end until December 31, 2010).  If I missed something, let me know. 2000 […]

As tradition dictates, it’s time for my Top 10 local news stories for 2009. 10.  Proposed tougher smoking ban rises from the ashes only to be extinguished by common sense. 9.    Tea parties start to form in Indiana, but most local meetings never get past talking about the Federal Reserve.  Will Mike Sodrel be their […]

WARNING:  If you are someone who is easily offended or overly sensitive, I suggest you skip today’s post. I’ve been doing my end of the year look at the city’s murder rate.  I say murder rate because murder (an unlawful killing)  is different from homicide (a killing), police action shootings and shootings done in self-defense.   Unless […]

Every political pundit and news organization is putting together its list of top stories of the 2000s.*   I will spare you my diatribe of how the decade doesn’t really end until next year and offer some perspective on events as well. I think I can honestly say we close out the decade the way […]

I wanted take a moment and wish friend and foe alike a Merry Christmas and joyful holiday season.   This will be the the third Christmas for me and Mrs. Shabazz, but our first one as a married couple, so this should prove to be interesting and a lot of fun. I’ll have some new thoughts […]

Remember, there is no such thing as bad publicity!  Or is there?

My Democratic friends are circulating a Night Before Chirstmas parody that mentions yours truly.  So not to be out done, and to show I’m a good sport, I took a sneak peak at the Marion  County Democratic Chairman’s Christmas carol collection and noted the following titles. Enjoy All I Want for Christmas is a Tax […]

I’m on “vacation”  for the next couple weeks.  The following is a guest column by Kevin Teasley, The President of  the Indianapolis-based GEO Foundation. The state’s call for savings in education combined with the public’s on-going need to improve schools can appear to be quite a challenge and indeed it is.  However, this challenge isn’t […]

Although I’m in “vacation” mode I still intend to do some blogging.  And from some reading I’ve done in the local blogosphere lately, I couldn’t do it to soon. Some of my Democratic friends are screaming bloody murder over the Governor’s announced $300 million cuts to K-12 education funding.  Nevermind the fact that state revenue […]