Privatization Not at Fault in Prison Disturbance
Indiana Writers Group column for May 2 and thereafter 746 words By Andrea Neal Scratch privatization from the list of causes of the inmate disturbance at New Castle Correctional Facility. If you put the same Arizona offenders in a state-run prison, they’d have done the exact same thing. You can’t move convicts miles from home, Read the full article…
Indiana Charter Schools: A Status Report
Indiana Writers Group column for release April 25 and thereafter Digital mug shot available on request 556 words By Matthew Carr If Indiana’s charter-school program is to survive, it will have to grow. Critics are right that the proficiency rates of charter schools here are, on average, lower than the statewide rates. Indiana charter schools, Read the full article…
Lawmakers Should Face This Fact: Hoosier Tax Burden Is Rising
Indiana Writers Group column for April 18 and thereafter 730 words By Andrea Neal INDIANAPOLIS — As Indiana lawmakers enter 11th hour negotiations over tax and spending plans, a joke by author/humorist Peg Bracken comes to mind: “Why does a slight tax increase cost you $200 and a substantial tax cut save you 30 cents?” Read the full article…
Will This Be a Silent Spring? The Death of Two Robins
Will This Be a Silent Spring? The Death of Two RobinsIndiana Writers Group column for release April 11 and thereafter By German Cruz Two male robins were found dead in my back yard. A tragic and rare event that begs some sort of explanation to comfort our grieving hearts. Was it global warming that caused Read the full article…
Ethanol Boom Helps Indiana, But at What Price?
Indiana Writers Group column for April 4 and thereafter 730 words By Andrea Neal When it comes to corn-based ethanol, what’s good for Indiana corn farmers may not be so good for the rest of the world. Demand for ethanol – the alternative fuel made by fermenting and distilling crops and their residues – is Read the full article…
Will Your School Corporation’s Debt Exceed Capacity?
For release March 28 and thereafter A digital mug shot is available on request 607 words By Dr. Jeff Abbott It is often difficult for patrons of an Indiana public school district to determine from media reports or even from the districts’ web sites whether their local school board has enough information to consider Read the full article…
