Category: Indiana Writers Group

For the use of the membership only (428 words). by Craig Ladwig Despite promises during the recent Organization Day at the Indiana Legislature, those hoping for a smaller government from a GOP governor and supermajority are likely to be disappointed in the upcoming session. That is according to the findings of a research project categorizing…

by Leo Morris I’ve read every story – and there are a ton of them – about the excitement of a Republican lawmaker proposing to make medical marijuana legal in Indiana and the drama of the Indiana Association of Prosecuting Attorneys vehemently opposing the idea. In only a couple of the stories did I see a…

by Joe Squadrito I don’t think that anyone will dispute that gun violence has become all too prevalent in this country. It matters not where you live big city or small rural community each and every American faces the same threat and has the same sense of shock and dismay each time such incidents occur.…

by Leo Morris The road before you diverges into two paths. You cannot go back. You can only forge ahead, choosing one path or the other. Sentinels guard both ways forward. One sentinel will let you pass only if you either pay a hefty toll or accept suitable punishment for nonpayment. The other sentinel stands…

by Leo Morris Sorry, kids. If you’re in love and plan to take that final step in this state, better think again. According to a news report about the latest statistics from 24/7 Wall Street, a “financial site” on the Web, Indiana has the sixth-highest divorce rate among the 50 states. You’re headed for misery…

Some years ago a friend and his father watched as a woman blithely drove past them on a bare steel rim after blowing a tire. Moments before the sparks from the steel scraping cement exploded the gas in the tank, the father, a man known for a wry wit, had turned to the son to…

I should have expected it. They all go wobbly once they open on Capitol Hill. A congressman standing on “high principle” and virtue-signaling his faith in the “process” has been the norm on the Right for 30 years. Considering the Hoosier honor roll of Sunny Conservatives from Dan Quayle to Mike Pence, how could I have…

by Leo Morris Acey deucy is a simple card game in which everybody antes, then each player takes a turn betting whether the next card will fall between the two cards he already has. Players can wager anything from nothing to the total of the pot, which can grow in a hurry. One time in…

by Andrew M. Horning Unlike any other employer in the world, the average voter does not spend time and money to seek and research job applicants. Voters don’t pore over resumes or hold face-to-face interviews; too few even watch the too-few televised debates. It’s the opposite. Most voters expect candidates to grab their attention with…

by Leo Morris The Associated Press had an astonishing story this week about what awful, horrible people Hoosiers are. Apparently, we resist change, which means we are racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic monsters who should just crawl back into the primordial slime and let civilized people get on with the job of perfecting the world. If…