With a party-line vote, the Republican members voted 5-4 to table the question, which in [...]
With a party-line vote, the Republican members voted 5-4 to table the question, which in [...]
I picked up some interesting information regarding local party politics this week. It goes to precinct committeemen filings for the Marion County Democratic Party and who exactly might be running the show next year.
According to Marion County Clerk Beth White’s Office there were 542 PC filings. The number takes [...]
Lot of people in the news lately because they feel their rights aren’t being respected. In Fort Wayne, some Burmese are mad because a laundromat put a sign on the door telling them to keep out, and a city councilwoman is upset because she can’t get her proposal introduced to add [...]
Somebody apparently forgot to tell Judge Jennifer Evans-Koethe of LaPorte about the need for dignity and decorum and that “I’m sorry” doesn’t cover everything.
Evans-Koethe’s troubles began in December 2008, shortly before she was to be sworn in as judge.
After a night of drinking, Evans-Koethe and her husband, Stephan Koethe, got [...]
This is the final week of deadline madness, so expect even more spottiness and fly-by updates, but hell, while I’ve got you…
I’m still amazed at how little coverage the Mexican drug wars are getting north of the border, but maybe this latest story will goose something along. An American [...]
How the mighty have fallen:
For the 20th time in the past three decades, at least three teams from the state of Indiana have made it into the NCAA tournament. For the first time, however, the Indiana Hoosiers were not one of those three.
They weren’t even eligible.
Purdue, Butler and Notre [...]
This Monday we are proud to present Cindy Kirchhofer (R) for HD 89 against Democrat John Barnes.This area includes Beech Grove and parts of Perry, Franklin and Warren Township.You can see a full map of HD 89 here.
Bio:
Cindy has spent much of her life in and near House District 89.
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A choice I could live without:
Pat-down or body scan? Travelers, it’s now your call.
A new security tool that scrutinizes an individual’s entire body for hidden weapons and explosives will begin screening passengers Monday at O’Hare International Airport, according to federal officials. Transportation Security Administration officers [...]
Not a good milestone to reach:
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - For the first time since before the Civil War and perhaps ever, more people in Indiana work in government than in all the factories in the state.
Rocked by layoffs, imports and automation, workers in Indiana plants numbered 430,800 in January, while [...]
Monday Musings...Voices of Honor Event Announcement
In the fight to repeal the failed “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law, please join the Human Rights Campaign in Indianapolis for a special screening of “Ask Not” with guest speaker, Jarrod Chlapowski, HRC's Military Consultant.
“Ask Not” is a rare and compelling documentary film that explores [...]
There will be other writers and commentators who will [...]
I think we’re all agreed here the proposed $2 billion transfer of the city’s water and wastewater facilities is the biggest policy/political move of the Ballard administration. It is fraught with a lot of risk, but also a lot of reward. There’s going to be a lot of talk in [...]

Obama’s welcome to hold fundraisers for Baron, of course, so long as they’re far from southern Indiana.
But as for coming here to campaign? Not so much.
I guess we can’t look forward to Obama coming to Bloomington for some campaign rally later this [...]
I’ve seen and heard a lot about the notion of a “city as a platform”. I haven’t seen a lot of great definitions of exactly what is meant by it though, so I thought I would explore various dimensions of the concept a bit.
Let’s take a look at the actual [...]


It's March Madness! If you think you can fix this cartoon with the perfect caption, send it in to "Caption This."
Just go to garyvarvel.com and post your caption on the "read comments" link above the cartoon. Keep it clean (this is a family newspaper). Keep it brief [...]

City-County Council member, Lincoln Plowman resigns while under a federal investigation. No one is talking.
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Air traffic control got some attention last week, as our "Caption This" contestants landed some great one-liners. The winner is, Greg Higgens, Greenwood, IN - "Dad, I told you all those hours of video games would come in handy."
Runners up: Susan Breitman, West Hartford, CT - "The" [...]

