I have been covering the Indianapolis City-County Council for six years now. I have seen the Council do some really smart things, and have some not so brilliant moments. For the most part, I tend to respect the lot of them, even the ones I don’t agree with. It’s a job that requires a lot […]
It’s amazing what happens when you take a few days off. I was going to try to blog about a couple recent news items, but the Lovely Mrs. Shabazz only allowed me to have twitter and Facebook privileges. But I did make it a point to keep up on the news and here are my […]
The lovely Mrs. Shabazz and I are packing up today and hitting the road for parts somewhat unknown. It’s part honeymoon/road trip/family member’s wedding. And although I promised to be a good husband, my wife promised to let me do one of my jobs while I am away. So I do plan to post, just […]
Although support for the Mayor’s current plan to privatize parking in downtown Indianapolis has hit a stumbling block, I think there is a viable alternative to moving forward which would accomplish the main goals of modernizing parking and building infrastructure. Instead of privatizing the parking, I politely suggest the city can keep control of it […]
Republican Mark Massa is hitting the airwaves for a second time with an ad in his race for Marion County Prosecutor. I’ve embedded it in this post. And for the record, in the interest of fairness, I will be more than happy to post an ad by the Terry Curry campaign should one become available.
I have always believed the anniversary of 9-11 can bring out the best in people and the absolute worst. This year I got to personally experience some of the worst. During a Twitter exchange I had someone tell me that the United States should round up all Muslims and send them back to their […]
The war of words is heating up between Indianapolis Public Schools and the Education Action Group. IPS is responding to a release put out by the EAG regarding its cell phone bills. Here’s IPS’ response. Fox 59 Airs Faulty Report on IPS Cell Phones 09-09-2010 Using a report from an anti-public education advocacy group as […]
I saw this essay posted on NPR. On the 9th anniversary of the 9-11 attacks I thought it was most fitting to re-post here. There’s a message in it for everyone. ******* Essayist: Before Burning Quran, Know What’s In It by Anisa Mehdi An outcry from Muslim communities around the world greeted Florida Pastor Terry […]
I’m in the middle of a gentlemanly debate over the City of Indianapolis’ proposed public-private partnership regarding the parking meters in downtown and Broadripple. My friend opposes it. He’s a downtown merchant, so I can understand where he’s coming from, but my fall back position is stuff has to be paid for. The deal is […]
My original plan for the day was to finish up the Abdul version of Ramadan, by having a martini and cigar after 30 days of abstaining, but the Baptist Ministers Alliance of Indianapolis and Indianapolis Public Schools found a way to end up on my radar screen one more time. So before I go indulge […]
