March 30, 2013
Quick, describe a Hoosier swing voter. White, married, middle-class male from southern Indiana, somewhere between 35 and 55
years old, right?
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February 2, 2013
Last November, I received an e-mail from Indiana University asking me for input on a branding campaign for prospective students.
Intentionally or not, the survey focused on creative elements for the School of Journalism.
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December 15, 2012
Here are six words I never imagined stringing together: I’m going to miss Mitch Daniels.
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November 17, 2012
We don’t watch a lot of television in our house, but when it’s on, it’s almost always tuned to a news station
or show.
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October 13, 2012
I’ll bet you’re not an undecided voter. How do I know? Because you’re reading this opinion piece in this political publication
that resides within a larger publication that’s focused on a narrow set of issues. In other words, you’re engaged.
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August 18, 2012
Everyone loves to say that all politics is local, and it’s largely true that people get the most riled up about things
they see or that affect them on a daily basis.
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July 14, 2012
Which makes you wonder why they continue to do, say and write such dumb stuff.
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June 16, 2012
The safety net works, but it requires a bit more compassion alongside today’s version of conservatism.
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May 19, 2012
It would be nice to see a little more thoughtfulness and a little less brute force.
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April 14, 2012
Think Crystal Pepsi and New Coke. Or in the case of exploding products, consider the Ford Pinto.
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March 17, 2012
That there is no woman in the room means our state is missing out on a very important perspective.
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January 21, 2012
Feats of Strength are optional, but an Airing of Grievances is mandatory.
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December 24, 2011
Elected officials and candidates asked him that same week to remain on the job, a testament to his track record.
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November 26, 2011
Truths about our current bus system: It is underfunded. It has a reputation for lousy customer service.
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October 22, 2011
They are dedicated. They are passionate. And most importantly, they are involved.
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September 24, 2011
Civility in politics isn't dead. You just have to find the middle ground of funny.
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August 20, 2011
If you’ve ever dealt with the local courts, you know that nothing is particularly easy to find or logically laid out.
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July 23, 2011
Let’s trumpet our rich sports history, our top-tier university system, and our manufacturing and logistics infrastructure.
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June 25, 2011
With a presidential bid off the table, those moderate Republicans who’ve loyally worked for Daniels over the years must
now choose between life beyond politics or holding their noses on some issues just to stay in the game.
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May 21, 2011
Unless something goes horribly awry in November, he’s going to be the next mayor of South Bend.
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April 23, 2011
If you’re extremely lucky, your political adversary will have hired young, inexperienced staffers who telegraph their
boss’s next moves on Twitter and Facebook.
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March 26, 2011
I’d never have been halfway around the world climbing all over nuclear research reactors if I hadn’t taken a few
risks in Indiana.
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February 26, 2011
What bothers me most about Indiana’s alcohol laws is the lack of rational thinking behind them.”
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January 22, 2011
The creation of a political generation depends not just on working for a winning candidate, but on that elected official’s
making it a priority to place top talent outside of his or her administration.
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December 25, 2010
Indianapolis is in desperate need of leadership, both the vision to steer a wayward ship back on course and the competence
to implement large projects while deftly managing daily operations.
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Can IBJ please stop referring to this property as "Kessler Mansion"? What a ridiculous title for the biggest, bloated, blight in our city. It's not a mansion. At best, it's an ideal site to shoot low-budget porn. Ahhh! Another business use!
Its stories like these that prove that a Ball State diploma is worth less than the paper that its printed on. A real institution of higher learning would have taken care of this long ago. No way should this crap be taught in a SCIENCE class.
It is such a shame that King Ballard has made Indianapolis into Chicago south with all of the rampant corruption.
How many of these 1,259 bills were actually heard and voted on on the floor vs how many were shot down in committee?
When a an arrogant young guy with essentially no experience and no qualifications for the job, was dropped into an Administrator position out of nowhere by his "mentor" in the Mayor's office things seemed fishy. Sometimes things are what they seem.