Franke: Absolutes Define a Culture
by Mark Franke I am blessed in having many exceptionally intelligent friends, several of whom deserve the adjective brilliant. Most have doctorates in something and I don’t hesitate to query them on every occasion which presents itself. One such friend is a semi-retired theology professor. Every time I listen to him, I feel like my Read the full article…
Morris: The Flip Side of Civic Involvement
by Leo Morris Early in my newspaper career, I learned that our education reporter had tried to engineer a takeover of the school board behind the scenes. He was also a parent, and he was unhappy with the elementary school his children were assigned to. He wanted some changes made, which would have been unlikely Read the full article…
Half Past the Month
Mayor Hogsett Maps Out Indianapolis Public ‘Safety’ “They shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree, and no one shall make them afraid.” — Micah 4:4, quoted by George Washington in his 1790 letter to the Hebrew Congregation of Newport. FOR MORE THAN A HALF CENTURY, since the riots in the Watts district Read the full article…
Morris: Diversity Jeopardy
by Leo Morris Three points to ponder if for some reason you have put “diversity” on your list of things to agonize over today. 1. At our weekly bridge game, my friend the Navy veteran was kidding me a little about something my branch of the service supposedly did. “The Army’s promotion board is going Read the full article…
Protected: Forming an Opinion on Infrastructure Economics
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The Outstater
“Youʼve all gone completely crazy.” — the architect father of Albert Speers on being shown Hitler’s plans for a new Berlin MY CITY HAS an almost 70-year-old coliseum, the old-fashioned kind built simply to serve the sports and entertainment needs of the community. It continues to do that impressively well, paying its own bills and undergoing Read the full article…
