I had no idea Indy Mayor Joe Hogsett’s recently released anti-crime plan was racist. At least that’s what one Democrat elected official is saying. Democratic Councilor Joe Simpson has been attacking the Mayor’s 100-day crime plan, basically saying it’s racist, because it unfairly targets blacks and makes them look like the face of crime. I […]
The Soybean – 1-5-2016
Now that 2015 is done, here’s how things looked regarding the city’s murder rate for 2015.* Here’s what the stats looked like so far based on the latest figures provided by the Department of Public Safety from January 1 – December 27. Of the 142 murder victims, local adult criminal histories were found for 114 […]
Well, it’s that time of year where I trot out my top ten stories of 2015. So here we go, in reverse order to get you to read all the way down to the bottom… Dan’s Departure – Dan Coats decides not run for re-election to the U.S. Senate. I was planning to list all the […]
As someone who was born Muslim, I have never officially celebrated Christmas, some informal gift exchanges over the years and keeping the Lovely Mrs. Shabazz happy notwithstanding. So on Christmas Day, my routine usually starts out with watching Monty Python’s “Life of Brian” and playing video games. (Star Wars Battlefront rocks, by the way!) Now […]
I know it’s fashionable to get worked up over Donald Trump. Even I let my emotional nature get the best of me briefly when the Trumpster said the U.S. should ban the entry of all Muslims into the United States. Of course he had to back step that comment somewhat when it came to U.S. […]
A proposal is being introduced at Monday night’s City-County Council meeting that would raise Mayor-elect Joe Hogsett’s expected salary from $95,000 to $125,000 annually when he takes office in January. In the world of bad ideas, politically speaking, this ranks up there with inviting Jared Fogel over to babysit. As I wrote over at Indy […]
How ironic is this? Apparently the economy is improving so much in Indiana that the Department of Workforce Development is laying off 60 employees whose job it is to help people find jobs. That’s right. I found about this late last week. DWD is letting 60 people go in its Work One centers across the […]
It used to be that if you found something “offensive” you either complained to the appropriate individuals or kept it to yourself. Now, with the internet and social media, we’re all butt hurt over every possible slight. Whether it’s the color of a cup of coffee at Starbucks or heaven forbid, someone may actually have […]
This may sound odd, but I was actually excited to see my House Democratic friends Monday when they unveiled their plan to fix Indiana’s roads. The last few plans they put out didn’t really impress all that much. Their last one was to create a $250 million road fund that locals could borrow from at […]
