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SHABAZZ: Thank you for choosing to smoke, or not
November 14, 2009
Anti-smoking advocates like to push the image of servers forced to work in a smoke-filled bar because they have no choice.
Sorry my friends, in real life the facts tend to lead otherwise.
MoreTownship jobs offer benefits, money for little work
February 23, 2009
Just like Willie Sutton, who liked to rob banks because that's where the money was, I'm going to get myself a job in township government because, "There is gold in them thar hills."
Commentary: All the signs of an upset were there
December 3, 2007
I recently had a post-election conversation with a good friend who is a staunch supporter of Mayor Bart Peterson. We were
talking about the two-term incumbent's loss to the little-known challenger, Greg Ballard. My friend told me, "Abdul, I never
thought Bart Peterson would lose." My response: "Neither did he and that's why he did." I am amazed at how many people were
shocked at what happened less than a month ago, because, if you paid attention, you saw it...
MoreCommentary: To the victor go the schools?
November 5, 2007
I have no idea who will get the job of mayor of Indianapolis come Nov. 7. But whoever it is can make a real difference in
this town by tackling its most pressing issue: public schools. Good schools are the lifeblood of any community. They increase
property values, lower crime and make your municipality more attractive to companies looking to relocate. Marion County schools
haven't had the best track records. Whether it's Indianapolis Public Schools and its academic performance, Washington...
MoreCommentary: Here's how to make a living (wage)
October 1, 2007
Of all the topics I could have chosen to write about this week, the one I kept coming back to was the whole issue of "living
wage." You guys are a pretty sharp audience by the fact you read this publication, so maybe one of you can help me figure
out the living wage crowd. I just don't get them. If you saw last week's IBJ, you probably read Michael Dabney's story on
the ongoing efforts by the Service Employees...
MoreCommentary: Is this any way to run a government?
September 3, 2007
As someone who writes and pontificates about the events of the day, summer is usually my slow season. I have to work hard
to find things to write and talk about for public consumption. However, this summer has been a whole different matter. We
have all been taken aback by the tax protests and subsequent government actions to mitigate the damage. But that wasn't the
big story that caught my attention. The story that stuck in my craw was the...
MoreCommentary: Mo' money causes mo' problems
August 6, 2007
Many of you who read this column know I do a number of things to make a living. I host the morning radio show at WXNT-AM 1430,
practice law, write this column, teach at the University of Indianapolis and Ivy Tech Community College, act, perform stand-
and most recently started doing commentary at WRTV Channel 6. I make a pretty good living and, with the exception of my son,
who inherited his adopted father's bad spending habits, I don't do...
MoreCommentary: Don't like new taxes? Voter, blame thyself!
July 2, 2007
A lot of people across Marion County are going to be upset this month as their property tax bills start landing on their doorsteps.
Taxes are expected to increase an average of 24 percent. Although that means there will be some people with tax increases
much less, there will be a lot more with increases way above that number. I've already heard stories of 30-percent increases
in tax bills, 50-percent increases, and one poor soul told me he got a...
MoreCommentary: Super Bowl pales compared to other woes
June 4, 2007
I had originally planned to write this month's column about the "Titanic-Hindenbergesque" disaster that was last month's primary
election in Marion County. I had the best lines all set about the incompetence of the County Clerk's office, the disenfranchisement
of more than 3,000 voters, or the hypocrisy of the Amercian Civil Liberties Union, the Indiana Legislative Black Caucus and
other groups that oppose Voter ID and don't speak out about the voters who were not able to cast their ballots....
MoreCommentary: It's time to split Indiana in two
April 2, 2007
A couple of years ago, during the daylight-saving time debate, a caller into my radio show suggested Indiana be divided into
two time zones, one Eastern, one Central, with U.S. 31 as the dividing line. The caller suggested that, this way, people who
wanted to be in the Eastern time zone could live in the eastern half of the state and those who wanted to be on Central time
could live in the western half. I told the caller he...
MoreCommentary: If they can't teach 'em, let's sue 'em!
March 5, 2007
I have always been a big believer in education. It's something I got from my parents. They told me that, since I wasn't born
into money and had no athletic ability, I better get a good education if I wanted to improve my chances of being successful
in life. I've been very fortunate that the teachers I've had over the years, from my public grade and high schools in Chicago
to graduate school to law school, have been awesome. In...
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If a television station wants to improve viewership, get rid of the local blackout. I was born by the brickyard, and have attended 15 or more races. I have children now, I won't attend unless circumstances are perfect. As those with growing families know, they never are. I'm always impressed that upwards of 250,000 people attend the 500. However, as a growing, or, more apt, sprawling city, Indianapolis and its immediate suburbs count almost 2.2 million. Show the race live, let the venue get a kick-back on revenues, and open-wheel racing might have a fighting chance to be relevant again. Just in time for those tax-payer lights to make sense.
John Moore, I too have had the same issue recently. A property next to my house was on the Land Bank and I was interested in purchasing. When I tried to contact Reggie, I got back emails that had nothing to do with what I asked about. Actually my latest response from him was on this past Friday. I had asked about how to buy the property and if it was still available. His response to me was to contact the mayor's office to get the schedule of his appearances. (???) Hopefully the city is able to do something to fix what this guy has done, it would be nice if they would take the properties back and sell them properly so land owners like me and you mother would have a fair chance.
I too work in the industry, with over 25 years of experience and your political spin has probably nothing to do with any rebranding. "Let's dress it up" would have nothing to do with the government "telling us how and what to eat." Give it a political rest. And being a producer for a radio show doesn't mean you've been involved in advertising and branding for 30 years.
Ms. Morris did not understand the ways of the business world, otherwise, like the IMS, she could have petitioned the State Legislature for a handout of State Funds for her charity work. Ms. Morris should consider becoming a state lobbyist for Lemonade Stand Operators.
David Copperfield!