Tag archive: Indiana
A Future for Indianapolis
Matthew Tully has a piece in the IndyStar from this week that just caught my attention. It’s an op-ed on the discussions that incumbent mayor Greg Ballard and challenger Melina Kennedy ought to be having about the future of our… continue reading »
Proof That I’m a Man of my Word
When I said on Twitter that I was going to pay my taxes by check so I could write a frowny face in the memo line, I meant it:
IndyGo Losing More Money
It’s no surprise that IndyGo, Indianapolis’ pretend mass-transit system, sucks. Among most lists of transportation systems in large cities, Indy ranks around 99 or 100 on a list of 100. I’m of the belief we either fix it up or… continue reading »
Reasons Why There Are No Real Issues Anymore
For most states and to a lesser degree the federal government, there are no real issues anymore. None. There is nothing left for Congress, the General Assemblies or other legislatures to do anymore. Here in Indiana, there were two things… continue reading »
Shit Like This, Steve
Excuse my meme of a title, this is actually completely unrelated to Steve Jobs, it’s related to Steve Davisson, House District 73 representative from my hometown of Salem. Steve’s district represents that cluster of counties surrounding Washington County to the… continue reading »
Ind. Marriage Amendement in Committee
The Indiana House Judiciary Committee is slated to hear HJR-6 this week. This proposed legislation would enshrine the legal definition of “traditional” marriage in the state constitution. This bill will likely pass committee and won’t find much to stop it… continue reading »
This Week in Failure
I took a break from working on a new website and look at all this crap that popped up in my feed reader: Arkansas wants to ban headphones: State lawmakers have proposed a bill that would ban headphones in both… continue reading »
IU Fact Check
IU, and more specifically, IUPUI, received a grant today. Wee! Indiana University president Michael McRobbie will visit the IUPUI campus later today to announce two grants awarded to the Global Research Network Operations Center based in Indianapolis. According to a… continue reading »
Indiana Emissions Testing
NPR’s Car Talk had a caller this weekend from Mishawaka, Indiana, who claimed to have a van that produced a noxious smell “worthy of germ warfare”. In trying to figure out the problem, the Car Talk guys, Click and Clack,… continue reading »
States Looking to Tax More
In the scramble to find something, anything, to generate more revenue, states are considering new taxes on virtually everything: garbage pickup, dating services, bowling night, haircuts, even clowns. “It’s hard enough doing what we do,” grumbled John Luke, a plumber… continue reading »