Indiana at 200 (75): Vice President Marshall
by Andrea Neal For nearly a century, Indiana has been known as the “Mother of Vice Presidents.” From 1868 to 1916, ten vice presidential nominees hailed from Indiana. In 1916, Indiana could not miss: Thomas R. Marshall of Columbia City was running for re-election as Woodrow Wilson’s vice president on the Democratic Party ticket. Charles Read the full article…
The Outstater: Fake Journalism
SOME ARE OUTRAGED that our neighborhoods,our police departments and our schools are not precisely racially, socially and economically mixed. Some are not. Some are outraged that their transgender friends feel uncomfortable entering the bathroom of their choice. Some are not. Some are outraged that the New England Patriots will not get the draft picks that Read the full article…
Huston: A Rigged GOP Delegate System
by Tom Charles Huston Teddy White, reporting on the 1968 Democratic primary, noted that Indiana’s political party organizations belonged “in a Yellowstone National Park of primeval political fauna.” Over the past 48 years, Hoosier Democrats have made concessions to modernity, but the Indiana Republican party has chosen to move in the opposite direction. Its method Read the full article…
Oetting: The Cure for Poverty Is Right Next Door
by Patrick Oetting (April 6) — Historically, the less fortunate in the United States have depended on their neighbors, local churches and civic institutions for the extra care needed to make ends meet. This approach embodies the notion of “subsidiarity,” which the Cambridge English Dictionary defines as, “the principle that decisions should always be taken Read the full article…
Special Report: Civil Forfeiture in Indiana
by John Kerr It’s bad enough that police and prosecutors in Indianapolis pad their budgets with the proceeds generated by the cars, cash and other property they seize, often from people who are never charged with any crime. It’s even worse that they do so in defiance of Indiana law. The wording is clear. Article Read the full article…
Indiana at 200 (74): Indy 500 Is Indiana
by Andrea Neal On May 30, 1911, 40 gentlemen started their engines for the inaugural Indianapolis 500 Mile Race. Indiana has never been the same. No single event is as closely associated with Hoosiers as is the Indy 500, dubbed the Greatest Spectacle in Racing by a radio copywriter in 1955. When an automotive entrepreneur, Read the full article…
