Franke: ‘Tis the Season of Patriotism — and Liberty
by Mark Franke This is the season of patriotic display on my cul-de-sac. Three important patriotic holidays occur within a six-week period: Memorial Day, Flag Day and Independence Day. I call this the patriotic pause, a pause to reflect. Several years ago one of the neighbors suggested we put a few small flags along the Read the full article…
Morris: A Journalist Discovers Politics
by Leo Morris Niki Kelly, in a column for the news organization Indiana Capital Chronicle, expresses a forlorn disappointment in Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch. It seems that Crouch, in all the time Kelly has been covering her as a journalist, “has never really been about politics” but has worked instead on “moving the state forward,” unabashedly using Read the full article…
Registration Open for 2023 Seminar
The annual seminar is Dec. 8-9 (attend one or both days). For details and tickets, please click HERE or on the artwork above. Friday — “No Name Tag” We will convene in the Ford Room (new this year) where you still will be able to order food and drinks off the menu. Andrea Neal and Craig Ladwig are putting Read the full article…
Franke: Essential Characteristics of Public Leaders
by Mark Franke A group of friends were talking one afternoon about what we should look for in our elected officials. What characteristics must be displayed in a candidate in order to deserve our votes? It is easy to be cynical given the clown circus on display in Washington D.C. I just succumbed to this Read the full article…
Morris: Property — Imagine It Anew
by Leo Morris Imagine no possessionsI wonder if you canNo need for greed or hungerA brotherhood of man — “Imagine,”1971 I don’t know if John Lennon was self-aware enough to see the irony of a filthy rich superstar longing for a utopia in which everything belongs to everybody, so nobody has to do without anything, Read the full article…
Franke: The Black Hole of Genealogy
by Mark Franke Allen County, where I live, is known for several things but perhaps the genealogy department at the public library is one of the best-known outside God’s country. I am told it has one of the largest collections of official and family documents in the nation. Serious researchers know its reputation and use Read the full article…
