World to End: Editorial Writers Hit Hardest.jap
For immediate release (622 words) First of all, full disclosure. I have spent my adult life, sad though it may seem, writing editorials. So there is a vested interest here in the topic of this article — the public discussion. When public battles are fought by assigning motives rather than citing facts, we are in Read the full article…
Wind Power: Verdict Is Pending.jap
For release noon Aug. 31 and thereafter (669 words) If the term wind power evokes images of picturesque Dutch windmills amidst a landscape of tulips, take a drive up I-65 north of Lafayette. A wind farm in an Indiana cornfield looks more like the setting for a sci-fi film than for a 17th-century Flemish painting. Hundreds Read the full article…
Nobody Here but Us Reformers.jap
Exclusive to the Muncie Star (614 words) “If you spend any time rubbing shoulders with Indiana’s ruling class, you’ll recognize the circular logic: ‘The solutions to our problems are not politically achievable, and in any case they are beyond local control.’” The ink on the above introduction to the fall issue of The Indiana Policy Read the full article…
Making a Constitutional Splash.jap
For release noon Aug. 24 and thereafter (502 words) In my home town of Muncie, a group of local citizens wants a public swimming pool, currently in disrepair, expanded into a full-fledged local water-park complex. The group has developed initial plans for an $8-million water park near downtown Muncie with the following mechanism to fund Read the full article…
Why Townships Matter
For release noon Aug. 9 and thereafter (735 words) Even school children recognize and respond to the personalities of politics. Given a quick across-town drive, a young Hoosier on Memorial Day managed to shake hands with two mayors, one leading the South Bend “West Side Parade” at 8:15 a.m. and another on Main Street in Read the full article…
Let’s Embrace (Not Fear) On-Line Learning
For release noon Aug. 3 and thereafter (677 words) As a classroom teacher, I’m not crazy about on-line schools. I like to think that I can challenge, question, excite and ignite students in a way no Internet program ever could. I’m also a realist. If Indiana wants to improve high school and college graduation rates, Read the full article…
