When you see an opening, no matter how small, take advantage of it.   I am sure that slogan is on the wall right now over at Indiana Democratic State Headquarters.  For months Democrats have been pushing the issue of Republican Dan Coats’ ties as a former lobbyist.   To date, I would argue, that charge has […]

Democratic candidate for Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry has unveiled an ad that is slated to hit the airwaves later this week.  I have it below.   It’s not as hard hitting as I thought it would be, but it gets his name out, which is most important.   My favorite part of the ad is the […]

I just got a look at John Layton’s newest ad for Marion County Sheriff.  Seems typical, except there are uniformed deputies in it as well as Marion County Sheriff squad cars.  I’ll have to do some checking but I think that may run contrary to Indiana law.  You would think that with all the recent […]

Dan Coats was a lobbyist.  Brad Ellsworth supports the Obama-Pelosi agenda.  We need smaller government. If you missed Monday night’s debate from the IUPUI Campus I just told you in 15 words virtually everything that you missed.   I was expecting more from 8th District Congressman Brad Ellsworth, former U.S. Senator and Ambassador Dan Coats and […]

In the great debate on early satellite voting, I was pretty much agnostic on the whole matter.   While Democrats and Republicans argued over procedures and protocols, I personally thought the effort should have been put on Election Day vote centers.   So on Election Day, you can vote anywhere in the county and not just in […]

With three weeks to go until Election Day, I’ve decided to use Sunday mornings as a time to do a bit of prospective analysis on this year’s upcoming contests.  While there’s no doubt there is a Republican wave coming, the big question is whether it will hit shore?    I’m sure it will, I’m just not […]

I know when you see a blog post by me regarding the state’s largest public school district, you know it probably isn’t going to be flattering.   Well, you’re right.  The good news is though at the rate Indianapolis Public Schools keep losing students they won’t be the largest school district for very long. The latest […]

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Officer accused of  killing one motorist and injuring two others in a traffic accident, is maintaining he is innocent. David Bisard was involved in a crash on August 6th on the city’s northeast side.  He tested positive for being under the influence of alcohol, however those tests were thrown out because […]

Anyone who reads this blog knows I am a big believer in government consolidation, particularly when it comes to public safety.   I have supported fire consolidation when Bart Peterson was Mayor of Indianapolis,  I support it now that Greg Ballard is Mayor and I will support it regardless of who the next mayor is. What […]

When I went to the City County building Monday night to cover the usual city hall stuff I wasn’t quite sure what I was going to write about.  I had a number of things on the agenda to pick from: police department reforms, the merger with the Lawrence Fire Department, the ban on the sale […]