Sacrifice or Duty — One Vets Distinction
“These soldiers (Vietnam veterans) were not the decision-makers who involved the U.S. in the Vietnam conflict,” said state Rep. Dale Grubb, author of a unanimous Indiana House and Senate resolution on Vietnam Veterans. “They served our country bravely and faithfully, and their sacrifice should be honored — even 35 years after the conflict ended.” by Read the full article…
Ex-OMB Deputy: Stimulus a ‘Charade’
“In reality, we had no idea if the numbers state agencies gave us were accurate. There were no audits, and once the agencies figured out the whole effort was really a political gimmick they often just gave us self-serving nonsense. Nonetheless, the numbers were pawned off on the public because they served political ends.” — Read the full article…
Property Taxes Are Back in the News as Bills Arrive
Property Taxes Are Back In the News as Bills Arrive Indiana Writers Group column for release at noon Oct. 27 and thereafter (829 words)Editors: Column body is 602 words; list of property tax hearings is 226 and may be cut Expect property taxes to be back in the headlines now that November bills are due. Read the full article…
Are Aspirations for Education Too big for Our Pocketbooks?
For release noon Tuesday Sept. 20 and thereafter (685 words) In general, Americans love and respect traditions associated with their schools, public and private. Friday night football, winter basketball games in cozy gyms, high school graduation open houses, senior proms, etc., hold for the most part a warm place in our hearts. In Indiana, old Read the full article…
Responsibility Means More Indians, Fewer Chiefs
(Editors: Please note that this week’s dispatch includes two articles by economist Maryann Keating: The first on the conflicted relationship between societal aspirations and individual responsibility; and the second on the question of public willingness to support education at current spending levels.) For release noon Tuesday Sept. 20 and thereafter (625 words) Our obsession with Read the full article…
Gambling at a Crossroads as Lottery Marks 20th Anniversary
For release noon Oct. 13 and thereafter (675 words) It was 20 years ago this week that easy money prevailed over traditional Hoosier mores. On Oct. 13, 1989 – one year after voters repealed the state’s constitutional ban on lotteries – the first scratch-off ticket was sold. Since that time, we have embraced the gambling Read the full article…
