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You-review-it Monday
May 19, 2013
Comments(2)So what did you think of the new "Star Trek" movie, this year's Broad Ripple Art Fair, or whatever else you experienced on
the A&E front this weekend?
MoreNotes from the Broad Ripple Art Fair: Hilty on stage, 'Carrie: The Musical,' etc.
May 19, 2013
Comments(0)It's not just about buying art and scarfing down truck food. The annual event also is a great opportunity to catch up on what's
next for arts groups.
MoreClowes lineup: Whoopi, The Onion, Mellencamp musical
May 16, 2013
Comment(1)Upping its game for its 50th anniversary season, Clowes Hall has populated its 2013-2014 lineup with returning high-profile
acts and some newbies to the Butler University stage, including Martha Graham Dance Company and Blue Man Group.
MoreIBJ A&E priority list picks for May 16-22
May 15, 2013
Comments(0)Weekend events include the Broad Ripple Art Fair, new work from Dance Kaleidoscope, and a songwriting legend at the Palladium.
MoreTicket giveaway: Tim McGraw at Klipsch
May 14, 2013
Comments(26)Win tickets to the Two Lanes of Freedom tour, rolling into Noblesville May 30.
MoreOn the Cultural Trail: Let’s keep the bands marching
May 14, 2013
Comments(3)Amid all of Saturday’s activity, the strongest memories for me came courtesy of a small group of band members from George
Washington Community High School.
MoreYou-review-it Monday
May 13, 2013
Comment(1)So did you get down on the Cultural Trail? Catch "4000 Miles" at the Phoenix or the last weekend of "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
at the IRT? Find "The Great Gatsby" great or not-so-great?
MoreMellencamp's musical to launch tour from IU
May 10, 2013
Comments(3)"Ghost Brothers of Darkland County," a collaboration with Stephen King, once talked about for Broadway, will hit 20 cities,
beginning with Bloomington and Indy.
MoreReview: '4000 Miles' at the Phoenix Theatre
May 10, 2013
Comments(0)Amy Herzog’s play does what seems to be a simple thing but is actually a rarity in contemporary theater: It lets its
characters be.
MoreBestselling author Green to speak at Butler commencement
May 9, 2013
Comment(1)Vlogbrother will also score an honorary degree. But he won't be the only celebrity on stage.
MoreThoughts on Civic's 'Into the Woods'
May 8, 2013
Comments(2)The Stephen Sondheim/James Lapine musical fairy-tale mash-up gets a strong production at the Tarkington thanks, in part, to
a stand-out Cinderella.
MoreTicket giveaway: ISO's 'String Evolution'
May 8, 2013
Comments(30)Schubert, Bach and Tchaikovsky on the bill for the May 16-17 performances. And you could score a pair of seats.
MoreA&E priority list for May 9-15
May 7, 2013
Comments(0)This weekend's A&E is dominated by the festival marking the completion of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail. But that's not
all that's happening. Read on....
MoreISO fills key VP of finance position
May 6, 2013
Comments(0)Symphony stays local with latest hire, pulling Suzanne Sweeney from the Indiana Repertory Theatre.
MoreYou-review-it Monday
May 6, 2013
Comments(3)Civic's "Into the Woods"? First Friday gallery hopping? "...Alligators" in Garfield Park? "Iron Man 3" at the movies? What
did you hear, see or do on the A&E front this weekend?
MoreGalway, Patinkin, Gretchen Wilson, etc., coming to Palladium
May 4, 2013
Comments(3)Center for the Performing Arts' centerpiece theater announces lineup for 13/14.
MoreNew restaurants on menu for 2013 Zoobilation
May 2, 2013
Comments(0)The Alexander, Morton's, Dick's Last Resort and Hal's Fabulous Vegas Bar & Grille among additions to the annual big-ticket
fundraiser.
MoreTicket giveaway: 'Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination'
May 1, 2013
Comments(101)You don't need to go to a galaxy far, far away to be a part of the Star Wars universe. A new exhibit at the Indiana State
Museum takes you there.
MoreReview: Broadway-bound musical 'Big Fish' in Chicago
April 30, 2013
Comments(0)A top-notch cast, stunning visuals, and a solid score make this new musical a catch.
MoreIBJ A&E priority list for May 2-8
April 29, 2013
Comments(0)Events this week include an innovate kids' concert with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and a site-specific theater production
at Garfield Park.
MoreYou-review-it Monday
April 28, 2013
Comments(3)What did you see, hear or do on the A&E front this weekend? 'Into the Woods' at Civic? Lea Salonga with the Symphony? The
Stutz Artists' Open House?
MoreGarfield Park adds 'bike-in' movie series
April 24, 2013
Comments(4)Summer's movie options expand with new program to bring bikers into the south-side park
MoreA&E priority list for April 25-May 1
April 24, 2013
Comments(0)Choices for this week include Diana Krall, "Into the Woods," and the Stutz Artists Open House.
MoreTicket giveaway: Broad Ripple Art Fair
April 24, 2013
Comments(174)Win a quartet of passes to the May 18 Indianapolis Art Center event.
MoreYou-review-it Monday
April 22, 2013
Comment(1)Catch the American Pianists Association competition? Attend one of the first concerts at the Schrott? What did you do on the
A&E front this weekend?
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These quaint,obsessed musings by the stalkers are certainly entertaining, but I'm trying to figure out what, if anything, all the yelping below has to do with Zak Brown.
It's evident that Moffett was pushing the right buttons and corporate America is now trying to squash him. He just wanted to withdraw the free pilot services provided to the company by the pilots to try and put some pressure on a company that has not been interested in negotiating a contract in over 5 years. The company does not provide a contract because not having one has saved them a bundle of money. Shame on any Republic pilots not standing behind their union leader just because things are getting tough, can you not see such strategic moves by the company as putting the last union president in a corporate position and into THEIR pocket. Do you really believe the last union president is so appalled at the attempts by Moffett, do you not remember his oppositions to the company? We stood behind him. It has been proven over and over again for thousands of years without fail, a man cannot serve two masters. Anyone that believes people vote contrary to their paycheck and livelihood deserve to be taken advantage of, the recent statements by the former union president are laughable as he denounces the current union president from his new corporate position. Have you ever seen a drafted sports player score points for his previous team, it cannot be done, he is not on the pilots side anymore, he gets his money a different way now than you and I do, and he should not be allowed to remain on the seniority list. A drafted player brings strength, credibility, tactical knowledge, and a strategic advantage to his NEW team, he would not be drafted or paid were it otherwise. We are all forced to choose only one side to play for and support, not doing so has many references in life such as insider trading and shaving points, all illegal for good reason. This basic fact is why corporate moguls, scientist, and engineers all sign non-discloser agreements and non-compete clauses, as protection in case they are lured into switching sides as our former union president has done. No NFL coach ever drafted a player so that both teams could benefit and better understand each other, they are recruited to win the game against that former team, period. Likewise the company does not recruit the former union president by accident or mutual understanding, its strategy. Don't confuse playing the game with good sportsman-like conduct in support of common business and prosperity goals, with the requirement to only play for one side. Good men we all love and favor fall subject to this manipulation, often without their knowledge, and it is not a betrayal of their friendship to oppose them when they switch sides. If we did not love and trust them, they would not have been chosen and lured to the other side in the first place. The deception by the drafted player is not made at a conscious level, it's just human nature and it's all about money and power which corrupts our ability to be objective and loyal to two masters. This is why our court system created the defense attorney, and why our military created counter intelligence. Its strategy and its propaganda, and it works, and that's why the "powers to be" manipulate the chess pieces by sometimes changing their colors. Some players know they are being manipulated when their color is changed, but it brings them more money and power so they do not care. The rest have good intentions but do not even realize they are being manipulated. This tactic is also known by another name, Divide and Conquer. In battle sending an imperfect message with an imperfect team is obviously not ideal, but it's still being sent by YOUR team, your union leader, a leader that has common goals and common rewards with you, they are the best, because we have elected them to do a job for us. If you are not backing Moffett but believing the spin by those that have recently switched sides, you are taking food out of your own mouth. Showing unity and backing an imperfect situation still results in taking just as much ground, it's about unity and bargaining power. It's not necessary to wait around for that perfect attack because it will never come, the company will spin and attempt to destroy anyone that gets in their way. Ultimately it's not about any specific attack anyway, ASAP or whatever it makes no difference, it is and always has been only about power. If this company cared about safety it would not build pairings with 8 hour overnights, come on, are you that naive? Besides, do you really think Hoffa cares, no, he got a call from corporate America and was squeezed into denouncing Moffett. If he didn't they would spin the safety card against him and the Teamsters National with implication for truckers, future contracts, insurance rates etc...saying something like the Teamsters use safety as a bargaining chip, blah blah blah... Do you really think any pilot is going to do something unsafe for the contract, absolutely not, the only ones threatening safety here is the company with reduced rest, fatigue, and poverty. Do you not find it odd that Hoffa and the Teamsters are opposing a Teamster president publicly? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and work with one of their own? Why did they not sit down and help him strategize, correct any mistakes, and charge ahead? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and leverage a contract for all those pilots that have been paying Teamster dues, isn't that why we have all been paying Teamster dues in the first place? I sure haven't been paying dues so that the Teamsters National could come along and write this kind of an article undercutting our union leader and our unity. Whose side is the Teamsters National really on, it's obviously not the Republic pilots side.
No matter what Moffatt does the company is going to spin it like he is the terrorist and brainwash people like you into believing it, wake up, back your players that are trying to change things for you and your livelihood. Where has Hoffa been for the last 6 years, except collecting our dues. Seriously, do you really think an FO going for upgrade, signed off by a checkairman ready for the upgrade, who then fails, is not even capable of returning as a First Officer.
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