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  • Mercantilism: Is it Local, Is it Logical?

    Mercantilism: Is it Local; Is it Logical? For immediate release (632 words with optional cut) In Northern Indiana, a few things remain for which politicians cannot claim credit: amber waves of grain in the summer, Chocolate Charlie at Christmas, paczki for Madi Gras. We can be cheerleaders for local things yet question the role of…

  • Indy’s Super Bowl: Another Potemkin Project?

    For the use of the membership only (705 words). Potemkin |pəˈtɛm(p)kən| |pəˈtɛmkɪn| — adjective (informal), having a false or deceptive appearance, esp. one presented for the purpose of propaganda. ORIGIN 1930s: from Grigori Aleksandrovich Potyomkin (often transliterated Potemkin), a favorite of Empress Catherine II of Russia, who reputedly gave the order for sham villages to…

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  • Constitution Day, Sept. 17, 2010

    For immediate release (600 words) I was trying to explain constitutional Rule of Law to a reporter during my first political campaign in 1996 when the fellow raised an eyebrow in a gesture of cynicism and said I’d be another “perennial candidate.” Since that was just the first of many times I’d be so labeled,…

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  • Indiana Writers Group

    Andrea Neal — As editor of the Indianapolis Star's editorial page, Neal was recognized three years in a row as the state¹s top editorial writer, holding the 1998 National Award for Education Writing. Earlier in her career, Neal was a reporter for United Press International, covering the Indianapolis Legislature and, in Washington, the Supreme Court…