Outstater: The Crime-Fighting Pose
by Craig Ladwig The times are too serious to take potshots at politicians for being politicians. But the constant and empty promises to “fight” for us on issues ranging from ethanol pumps to unisex bathrooms to mortgage rates beg comment. And when it comes to an issue in which the allusion of fighting is apt Read the full article…
Huston: ‘Welcome’ to Indiana Eco-Devo
“A week after the Subaru incentives were announced in an Indiana Economic Development Council news release, the agency admits it has not sent the $7.9 million incentive package to the board for a vote, and that probably won’t happen for several more months.” — Bob Segal of WTHR By Tom Huston Back before Hoosier Republicans Read the full article…
McCarthy: Not Your Father’s Indy Star
THE INDIANAPOLIS print media occasionally gives us a glimpse into the positions of the two mayoral candidates by relating “interviews” with, or statements by, the two men. Frankly, I’ve been disappointed by what I’ve read so far. The media is humbly asked to bring more subjects into the public conversation. Specifically, I would like to Read the full article…
Indiana at 200 (61): Benjamin Harrison
by Andrea Neal Although his name does not show up on lists of greatest presidents, Benjamin Harrison did more during his one term in office than some better-known presidents accomplished in two. Consider the following: He expanded the U.S. Navy to both coasts and strengthened its fleet, which had no working battleships when he took Read the full article…
McCarthy: Not Your Father’s Indy Star
by Fred McCarthy Nearly two months ago, I posted an essay under the title “An Explanation, Please?” It concerned a morning paper story headlined, “Brewer, Hogsett Need to Share Plans” that described a meeting of the two mayoral candidates with the paper’s editorial board. The author was disappointed in a lack of specifics in campaigns. Read the full article…
The Outstater: A Need for Civic Heroes
“It’s said of financial crises that they take much longer to arrive than you think and unfold more rapidly than you ever believed possible.” — Aaron Renn in the Sept. 14, 2015, City Journal IN AT LEAST ONE of the seats on a typical Indiana city council sits a civic hero, a man or woman who Read the full article…
