Budget Woes Trump Property Tax Issues
Andrea Neal column for Nov. 23 and thereafter710 words INDIANAPOLIS – If you’re one of the many Hoosiers hoping for big property tax relief in 2005, prepare for disappointment. The Property Tax Replacement Study Commission, after six months of research, has decided now’s not the time to dramatically reduce our reliance on what many consider Read the full article…
The Need to Deter Uninsured Motorists
Andrea Neal column for Aug. 3 and thereafter740 words INDIANAPOLIS – My son’s ’94 Honda went into the shop this week for a $3,600 repair. He didn’t cause the accident that demolished the driver’s side door, yet it’s my insurance company that’s footing the bill. We are the victims of an uninsured driver. And we’re Read the full article…
Advice to Lawmakers: First, Do no Harm
Editors: Available for publication on Organization Day, Nov. 18700 words INDIANAPOLIS — When Indiana lawmakers convene today (Nov. 18) for a mini-session on property tax relief, they¹ll get an earful from Jeffery J. Cole and other unhappy Hoosiers. Cole, of Elwood, is Indiana state coordinator for the We the People Congress, a national group dedicated Read the full article…
Nothing to Fear From Full Disclosure
Andrea Neal column for Sept. 28 and thereafter750 words INDIANAPOLIS – What possible reason could a politician give for refusing to answer a questionnaire? During more than a decade of examining candidate records, the folks at Project Vote Smart have heard it all. "I don’t do surveys." "The information might be used against me." "My Read the full article…
Surveying the Damage Caused by Gambling Dependence
Andrea Neal column for release Nov. 17 and thereafter. INDIANAPOLIS – The arrest of a former security officer for conspiring to rig a scratch-off game may sound like small potatoes in the $664 million business that is the Hoosier Lottery. But with the legislature poised to consider even more gambling expansion in the 2005 session, Read the full article…
What Every Child Should Know About America
Andrea Neal column for June 29 and thereafter740 words Bloomington — Most people won’t recognize the name, John Patrick, yet there’s probably no Hoosier who’s done more to promote the principles we celebrate this Fourth of July. Patrick retired June 30 after a distinguished 35-year career as a professor at Indiana University, where he directed Read the full article…
