The Outstater
THINGS ARE changing at the Indianapolis Star — dramatically and, to some of us, terrifyingly. They want us to accept it as “reimagining.” Our Leo Morris has expertly alerted the membership to this latest and perhaps saddest reincarnation. I urge you to read his column. It explains how the Gannett Company’s historic decision to downgrade editorial pages is not as Read the full article…
Morris
Opinion Moves to Page One by Leo Morris I just came across a statement so indefensibly foolish that it is hard to fathom how it showed up in print. “Readers don’t want us to tell them what to think. They don’t believe we have the expertise to tell anyone what to think on most issues. They Read the full article…
The Outstater
A Bollix of Good Intentions The millionaire virtue-signaler in our city — every city has one — has a plan to save those stuck in the poorer part of town. He is going to do this, as close as the uninitiated can tell, by making it look pretty much like the better part of town. Read the full article…
A Check on the Ruling Political Class
This is a plea for money — a heartfelt one, the first such plea in our more than three decades as a tax-exempt Indiana nonprofit corporation. The foundation has a historic disadvantage in fundraising. That is, it has no fundraisers. The minimalist staff is fully engaged in publishing and distributing the work of an intrepid group Read the full article…
The Outstater
The New Boondoggles THE NEW riverfront park with the landscaped hiking trails, the downtown renovation, the convention center, the sports stadium with the attached garages and a mixed-use apartment complex — has it ever crossed your mind that they are all boondoggles? Of course it has. Economists have a nicer term for it. They speak of “rent Read the full article…
Morris: On the Job versus Diploma
by Leo Morris I did not go to college because I wanted to. I went first of all because it was expected of me. I had good grades in high school, and that meant, according to the prevailing custom, you were supposed to continue your studies, especially if you would be the first one in Read the full article…
