Franke: Christ May Be Back into Christmas
by Mark Franke I have noticed two differences this December compared with last year. First is how fast it is passing. Perhaps it is the unusually warm December here in Indiana, fooling us into thinking it is still November. The climatologists blame it on El Nino but that is too complicated for my non-scientific mind to Read the full article…
The Outstater
A Crossroads for IU INDIANA UNIVERSITY will miss the turn. Indeed, Eric Holcomb and his appointed trustees won’t even see it — the turn away from being a hedge fund with a university attached and back toward being a learning and research institution. And if body language is indicative, IU will be one of the last to abandon Read the full article…
The Outstater
More Sheriff, Less DOJ A QUESTION OCURRED this morning as I sipped my Hyson green tea (what was thrown into Boston Harbor) and admired the American flags and Christmas decorations along the cul-de-sac. The question — alarming in itself — was whether the neighborhood association could defend any of that should a radical muslim, antifascist, Black Lives Matter Read the full article…
Franke: The Lost Art of Conversation
by Mark Franke Conversation, that lost art of genteel people discussing whatever in an enjoyable context, should be on the endangered species list. It’s a rare day when I find a group and topic appealing enough to claim my sustained attention. That sounds snobbish, I know, but I don’t mean it to be. The fault Read the full article…
Keating: The King’s Hawaiian Example
by Barry Keating, Ph.D. Edinburgh isa town in Bartholomew County. It is part of the Columbus, Indiana, metropolitan statistical area. An astounding event took place in Edinburgh this past month: A firm engaged in building a new plant failed to ask for a tax abatement! Such behavior is unusual; new businesses of every variety routinely request tax Read the full article…
2. Ganahl: The Rules of Engagement
(George Caleb Bingham) Before you begin your campaign’s Gantt chart, you will need to sit down and think long and hard about what you’re up to — what you stand for, what you intend to accomplish and how you are going to accomplish it. Yes, your ideas will maker. Dennis Ganahl has run dozens of Read the full article…
