Indiana at 200 (56): King Coal
by Andrea Neal Coal is to Indiana what oil is to Texas. Since the mid 1800s, it’s been the fuel that powers the Hoosier economy. “We get 85 percent of our energy from coal,” explains Indiana Coal Council President Bruce Stevens. “That’s huge because Indiana is the number one manufacturing state in the nation.” A Read the full article…
Wanted: A Lawyer to Save the Law
Editor’s note: The author, an adjunct scholar, is appealing for legal help in filing a pro se complaint challenging the Republican and Democrat parties. Members can review his complaint draft elsewhere on this site. by Andy Horning George Washington warned us about political parties. Andrew Jackson waged war on the “den of vipers” central bankers. Read the full article…
Draft Copy: Horning Pro Se Complaint
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA ___________________ DIVISION) Andrew M. Horning [Pro Se] ) Plaintiff, )) Case No. vs. ) THE STATE OF INDIANA; ) THE INDIANA DEMOCRATIC PARTY; ) THE INDIANA REPUBLICAN PARTY ) Defendants. )) COMPLAINT FOR VIOLATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS A. JURISDICTION 1. This is a claim for violation of plaintiff’s civil and Read the full article…
Bohanon: Making the Hard Call on Indiana’s Reserves
For immediate release (612 words). by Cecil Bohanon, Ph.D. It is almost becoming a summer ritual. The state of Indiana closes its books on June 30th. It reports a healthy reserve fund. Spending constituencies pop out of the woodwork clamoring for more funds, insisting the reserves are excessive and that their cause du jour is Read the full article…
The Outstater: Eco-Devo Pyramids
“Just weeks away from submitting a proposal for a chance to be awarded $42 million, the Northeast Indiana Regional Development Authority is taking the final steps in completing its Regional Cities plan.” — July 15, 2015, NBC33, Fort Wayne THERE COMES A TIME, alas, when you think a lot about economics. In fact, most people Read the full article…
Indiana at 200 (55): Indiana’s Covered Bridges
by Andrea Neal Like an heirloom jewel passed down through generations, covered bridges are Hoosiers’ most threatened inheritance. From 1835 through the 1920s, more than 600 covered bridges were built in Indiana. “Only 89 are still standing today,” according to the Indiana Covered Bridge Society, which works to preserve and restore them. Of those, some Read the full article…
