A Bipartisan Tax Idea: Let’s Quit Punishing Indiana’s Working Poor
For the use of the membership only (525 words) by ERIC SCHANSBERG, Ph.D. Talk of taxes and tax reform is in the air again. At the federal level, the “Fiscal Cliff” of Jan. 1 was more about political theater and procrastination than effective solutions. Less publicized, the most recent phase of ObamaCare brought some new Read the full article…
Morris: Whatever Happened to that Moratorium on ‘Social’ Issues?
by Leo Morris Isn’t it wonderful all those shrill “family values” types have knocked off haranguing us about those nasty social issues? How refreshing that we are now free to concentrate our attentions across the aisle only on the pragmatic, quotidian duties of governing and budgeting. Do you feel the love? Me, not so much. Read the full article…
Neal: Daniels Sets Sights on Higher-Ed Reform
For release Feb. 6 and thereafter (660 words) by Andrea Neal Mitch Daniels’ recent letter to the Purdue University community was the equivalent of a 12-page research paper on the state of higher education, so Boilermakers can be forgiven if they didn’t read every word of it. The content merits attention from all Hoosiers, no Read the full article…
‘Mad’ Anthony Wayne Saved by the Politically Correct?
Some are confused by the Fort Wayne mayor’s apparently sincere desire to find a better place for his city’s famous statue of Gen. “Mad” Anthony Wayne, resplendent in bronze with sword in hand in full battle gear on horseback. Mayor Tom Henry, as socially sensitive and gun-controlling a mayor as you will find in Indiana, Read the full article…
The ‘State of the County’
(For the use of the membership only) Members of our coffee group decided that if we were going to change Washington and the nation, we must start with the local leadership. On envelopes and napkins, then, we jotted down what could be called a “State of the County” address — for any county, anywhere in Read the full article…
Neal: ‘Cut Common Core Losses’
For release Jan. 30 and thereafter (668 words) by Andrea Neal Plenty of good reasons exist for Indiana to drop out of the Common Core, the national initiative to standardize what is taught in all public schools throughout the country. It takes away local control. It reduces teacher flexibility. It substitutes the judgment of anonymous Read the full article…
