Keating: Monetary Activism and the FED
by MARYANN O. KEATING, Ph.D. The Federal Reserve System (FED) is regularly in the news, and Ben Bernanke has become a household name. But of what importance is this to the ordinary Hoosier household? From high-school U.S. history we recall that President Andrew Jackson was suspicious of Eastern bankers and refused to re-charter the National Read the full article…
Neal: ‘Daniels Helped State Weather Recession’
For release Oct. 31 and thereafter (600 words; first of two parts) by Andrea Neal In his first State of the State address in 2005, Gov. Mitch Daniels announced, “Our state’s public finances are in ruins.” Unaware of the coming recession, he made four promises to citizens:To work to strengthen the economy, make government leaner Read the full article…
Indiana Eco-Devo Groups: The Issue is Transparency
by David Penticuff The daily newspaper I edit has decided to pursued a formal complaint against the local “growth council,” a quasi-official economic-development group similar to many in Indiana. It wasn’t an easy decision, forcing our management to defend the newspaper against charges it was against investment and progress. But it came down to an Read the full article…
Advisory: A Crusade for Eco-Devo Accountability
There’s good news in Marion. The newspaper there, defying the role of booster that characterizes local journalism today, is asking hard questions about what local government is doing with economic-development dollars. Trips to China by job-hunting delegations of politicians and tens of thousands in tax-leveraged seed money have yielded little but disappointment. Only the folks Read the full article…
The Promise of Jobs: ‘Right Here in River City’
By David Penticuff MARION, Ind. — In our 2011 city election, Republican Mayor Wayne Seybold won a third term as he promised more of his brand of pedal-to-the-metal prospecting for companies to relocate in Marion. The Democrat candidate, Lynn Johnson, simply promised to hire many of the thousands of unemployed in Marion to fix Read the full article…
A ‘Don’t Get Out and Vote’ Campaign
by Cecil Bohanon, Ph.D. Political Science professors, members of the League of Women Voters and good government folks agree that the percentage of eligible citizens who vote is the best measure of our “civic health.” They do have a point. Such groups generally support satellite locations for voting, same-day registration, no-ID requirements and a variety Read the full article…
