We’re doing an online poll over at our sister blog Indy Politics regarding Indy’s upcoming Mayoral and City-Council races. If you have a second, feel free to fill it out. With the low voter turnout we’ve been seeing, it will be interesting to see what the results are. They will be posted on Monday. Click […]
Let’s face it, up until now the race for Mayor of Indianapolis has been pretty boring. Up until now. You see, I was watching the October 16th debate on WISH-TV between Democrat Joe Hogsett and Republican Chuck Brewer. It was pretty standard stuff and the two candidates actually seemed to agree more than they disagreed. And then there […]
Watching Democratic Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is a lot of like watching comedian Larry David on Curb Your Enthusiasm. There’s lots of yelling, ranting and screaming, except David knows you’re not supposed to take him seriously. It would be nice if Sanders knew that too. He has been preaching his message of “economic fairness” and […]
This is going to sound weird coming from a guy who makes a living, in part, by pointing out society’s ills and idiocy, but is it my imagination or has the whining in this country gotten completely out of control? As Americans it’s our God-given right to complain, but it seems that there is lot […]
Both Indy Mayoral candidates Joe Hogsett and Chuck Brewer spelled out their positions on crime as well as other issues this Saturday at forum sponsored by the Indianapolis Urban League and 100 Black Men. As a public service, Indy Politics and Indiana Barrister are posting the presentations by the candidates, as well as the question […]
Have you ever had one of those days where something so bizarre occurred that it took a long time for you to even believe it happened? Well I did and today was that day. I was downtown patronizing one of my usual places when my buddy, the shop owner, asked me what I was planning […]
It looks like when it comes to giving zeroes, the Hamilton Southeastern School District has a zero tolerance policy. According to the student handbook at Fall Creek Intermediate school, if a student doesn’t turn in an assignment, they don’t get a zero. Instead, according to the policy, “Late or missing work will be indicated in […]
(Warning, this blog post contains language and themes that might not be suitable for more sensitive readers.) My parents raised five boys and when we were old enough to start dating, they gave us some frank, blunt advice, “don’t let the little head do the thinking for big one.” For most of us it worked […]
