
2. Ganahl: The Rules of Engagement
(George Caleb Bingham) Before you begin your campaign’s Gantt chart, you will need to sit down and think long and hard about what you’re up to — what you stand for, what you intend to accomplish and how you are going to accomplish it. Yes, your ideas will maker. Dennis Ganahl has run dozens of Read the full article…

1. Ganahl: The Gantt Chart
Democracy at any level is complex. Not everyone can handle the details. If you want to try, you will have to get organized right now. A good way to do that is to begin a Gantt chart (example above) in which a series of horizontal lines shows the amount of work done in certain periods Read the full article…

The Outstater
Media Metrics: Extra! Extra! Read All About It I QUIT COMPLAINING about the mass media a few years ago when it became clear that nobody was interested in differentiating between newsmen and broadcasters let alone in understanding the distortion of corporate ownership. I still notice things, though. A trained eye can see the malefic impact of Internet Read the full article…

Franke: Quizzing a Candidate
by Mark Franke Since I am unemployed and unemployable, I am blessed with the luxury of deciding how I spend my time. That is not necessarily a good thing as I am a soft target for church and community related volunteer jobs. It’s my own fault so I won’t blame anyone else for the fact Read the full article…

The Outstater
Phony Altruism and an Apple Plethora In the Carboniferous Epoch we were promised abundance for all, By robbing selected Peter to pay for collective Paul; But, though we had plenty of money, there was nothing our money could buy,And the Gods of the Copybook Headings said: “If you don’t work you die.”— Rudyard Kipling, 1919 WE ARE Read the full article…

The Outstater
Thanksgiving in Kenya GRANTED, I MAY NOT KNOW what is expected of a modern governor these days. Somehow, though, I didn’t think it would involve traveling to Kenya for Thanksgiving. What’s he doing in Kenya? Well, the governor, his wife and entourage are visiting Indiana National Guard troops there. Whoa, now I’m really confused. What is Read the full article…
