The Outstater
Public-Private Cronyism IF YOU QUESTION the shedload of economic-development projects in your city, you are a bad citizen, a naysayer. We are guilty, of course. The president of our local redevelopment commission said as much recently, publicly rebuking our city councilman. The councilman, a former banker, had dared wonder if all the fiscal work-arounds designed to win a council majority Read the full article…
Morris: Thoughts on a Mayor’s DWI Arrest
by Leo Morris Here’s how it happens. You have a drink with your meal at a favorite restaurant, then drive home with no problem. Then, sometime later, you’re at another restaurant, and you think, well, one drink was no problem. What can be wrong with two drinks? And if you can drive safely with two Read the full article…
Franke: I Wish I Had Said That . . .
by Mark Franke Oscar Wilde: I wish I had said that. James McNeill Whistler: You will, Oscar, you will. I have mixed feelings about Oscar Wilde. He was witty, sure, but one senses that he was more impressed with himself than others were. Perhaps I am being unfair, but then Whistler’s retort suggests that Wilde’s Read the full article…
Morris: Gambling Is a Fickle Game
by Leo Morris Suppose I told you I spend a lot of time putting out bids in hopes of winning a contract. You might think I was a construction engineer, planning to cash in on the hefty contribution I made to the mayor’s re-election campaign. If you have a darker turn of mind, you might Read the full article…
The Outstater
IT WAS MEANT TO BE a stirring summation of the decision to move forward on building a multi-million-dollar government-subsidized grocery in the center or her councilmanic district, one within walking distance of her downtrodden constituents. She mentioned small children and healthy, fresh food to power their brains. She herself had witnessed a single mother laden with bags of Read the full article…
The Outstater
Garbage In, Garbage Out IT’S HUMP DAY but the mood is dampened by an Indianapolis Star story saying Indiana will be a humid, overheated dystopia in a few years. The state’s largest if not most respected newspaper predicts increases in heatstroke and cardiovascular collapse as well as longterm organ and cell damage. The warning is clear: If we don’t reduce greenhouse Read the full article…
