Phyllis Schlafly
by Tom Huston The two most influential women on the American Right during the last half of the 20th century were Jeane Kirkpatrick, the Ambassador to the United Nations during Ronald Reagan’s first term, and Phyllis Schlafly, who never held any public office but who influenced public policy more significantly than most anyone who did. Read the full article…
Indiana at 200 (86): USS Indianapolis
by Andrea Neal The city of Indianapolis will be forever linked to one of the worst naval disasters in history: the sinking of the USS Indianapolis in World War II. This was the 10,000-ton cruiser that delivered secret components for the atomic bomb to be used against Japan, only to be sunk by Japanese torpedoes Read the full article…
The Outstater: Clarity and the Local Economy
For the use of the membership only; not for publication, duplication or quotation (490 words). by Craig Ladwig Those Indiana communities that can discuss fiscal and economic matters in clear and honest terms, what attracts investment and what does not, will have an advantage. Fort Wayne, in the midst of a discussion whether to take Read the full article…
Indiana at 200 (85): Lt. Col. Horace Hickam
by Andrea Neal Army Air Corps Lt. Col. Horace Meek Hickam of Spencer played a central role in establishing the U.S. Air Force as a separate branch of the Armed Forces, but his name didn’t come to world attention until Dec. 7, 1941. Hickam Air Force Base in Honolulu, named posthumously after Colonel Hickam, adjoined Read the full article…
Letter to the editors
This is to commend a deputy chief of the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) for making a clear and, considering the amount of political correctness in the air, courageous statement on the importance of both diverse hiring practices and upholding the standards of his department. “If you were in a medical crisis, when you go Read the full article…
The Outstater: Democracy by the Distant and Detached
(For the use of the membersip only.) SO, AFTER 12 YEARS of Republican leadership, four of them with a super majority, now with a place on the GOP presidential ticket, what could be wrong? At the top of my list is the absence of serious education reform, the kind detailed in the current issue of The Read the full article…
