It’s been an interesting week in Indiana politics and it’s only Wednesday. Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Gregg came out and offered a plan to “reform” the Department of Child Services and ISTEP test scores came out. Why are these two related? Grab a seat and just follow me on this one. Gregg, a very good […]
I recently had a conversation with my 75-year-old father. I jokingly call him a former Black, but now very gray, Panther. During that conversation he said something that struck me as odd coming from a former revolutionary: “Who needs white folks to do us in when we have each other?” Click Here to Read More […]
Hey guys, I just wanted to let you know that the wheels are in motion that could return your favorite publisher/pundit/muckraker/agitator to the airwaves. As many of you know, I was the morning show host at Newstalk 1430, WXNT for nearly eight years before being let go last August. After giving it some thought, we […]
Under current city of Indianapolis curfew laws, it is perfectly fine for a 15-year old to be running the streets at midnight on a Friday or Saturday. Somehow, that doesn’t make a lot of sense to me. As the summer gets into full swing and we see and read more reports of juveniles getting in […]
The state of Indiana has lost a federal administrative appeal regarding its efforts to defund Planned Parenthood and stop the agency from receiving Medicaid funds. Lawmakers voted in 2011 to deny Medicaid funding to health providers that also provided abortions, except for hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers. However, that law was turned down by Medicaid […]
As some of you know, I write a weekly column for NUVO Newsweekly. This week, in response to the U.S. Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Health Care Act, I penned a column arguing that it was time for a single-payer health care system in this country. Feel free to give it a read, however, […]
I just couldn’t help myself with this one.
Happy Birthday, America! You’re 236-years old now start acting like you’ve got some sense!
Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels today announced that state coffers will show a $2 billion surplus at the end of the fiscal year, kicking in a taxpayer refund of $100 for individuals and $200 for couples who qualify. Daniels said today that since reserves total at least 14 percent of the state’s budget, most Hoosier taxpayers will […]
MARION COUNTY SHERIFF FOR PUBLIC RELEASE CASE REPORT: 12-0000722 – 0000 INCIDENT: 612 ANIMAL INVESTIGATION LOCATION: 4735 SOUTH COUNTY ROAD 800 WEST GEO ZONE: AREA: BEAT: OCCURRED: 06/27/2012 22:53 TO 06/27/2012 23:59 REPORTED: 06/27/2012 AT 22:53 ARRESTS: 0 INJURED: 0 DEAD: 0 VEHICLE TOWED: 0 MODUS OPERANDI: METHOD OF ENTRY: POINT OF ENTRY: […]
