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Welcome to the archives for NewsTalk, an IBJ blog published from November 2007 through December 2010.
Politics Blog Posts
Prepare for a (good) schools arms race
November 11, 2010
Comments(8)Imagine a future in which Indiana school districts bid up salaries for star teachers to $100,000 or more to develop a district
specialty in a field like science or math, and cause students to excel.
MoreElections encourage an arch-conservative
November 3, 2010
Comments(2)Bill Styring, whose long, wonkish career includes analyzing health reform for Mike Pence, cried last night.
MoreShould journalists contribute to politicians?
September 16, 2010
Comments(4)A survey reveals Indiana newspaper execs chipping in to campaign war chests.
MoreMusings on a Daniels presidential bid
September 14, 2010
Comments(9)Terms Daniels uses a lot—"statism" and "adult conversation"—could be revealing about his intentions.
MoreIndiana GOP candidates for U.S. House unanimously pledge to repeal health reform
September 8, 2010
Comments(6)All nine Republicans—count 'em—have signed a pledge. What is that telling us?
MoreBayh likely to run for governor, party official says
September 7, 2010
Comments(14)Marion County Democratic chief Ed Treacy expects an announcement after the first of the year.
MoreIs Baron Hill high and dry?
July 28, 2010
Comments(5)The congressman was the only one from the Indiana delegation to vote for cap and trade. Now, with the Senate having gotten
cold feet on the legislation, Hill might have been left to twist in the wind.
MoreWas Daniels right about the Court of Appeals?
June 30, 2010
Comments(5)The state Supreme Court rammed an appeals court decision on Indiana’s voter ID bill down its throat. Was the appellate
decision “judicial arrogance?”
MoreAssessing Daniels' record on the environment
April 26, 2010
Comments(4)A leading Hoosier environmentalist thinks the governor isn’t living up to his conservative reputation.
MoreAre teachers unions the new UAW?
April 15, 2010
Comments(18)The Indiana State Teachers Association might shoot itself in the foot in its standoff with the state’s school chief.
MoreAssessing George W. Bush's presidency
April 13, 2010
Comments(14)Bush will be among friends when he speaks in Indianapolis on Thursday. But how will history treat his term in office?
MoreIs Indiana northern or southern?
April 7, 2010
Comments(34)Many Hoosiers would recoil at the Confederate History Month declaration by Virginia’s new governor. Others, though,
might not, and the reaction would likely depend on where in Indiana the reaction came from.
MoreCity Securities chief likes Tea Party
March 30, 2010
Comments(10)You know times have changed when the head of Indianapolis’ main investment bank can identify with the Tea Party movement.
MoreWhat's next for guns at work
March 19, 2010
Comments(6)Beginning July 1, employees will be able to bring guns to work. A labor lawyer says employers will need to get creative.
MoreThe local impact of gendercide
March 8, 2010
Comments(2)Baby girls are being aborted at higher and higher rates around the world. Does that affect how you do business in countries
where this form of gendercide is prevalent?
MoreAngry at Indiana politicians
March 5, 2010
Comments(13)An observer says Hoosiers are really honked at incumbents. Except for Daniels.
MoreLocal government reform still sputtering
March 4, 2010
Comments(0)The second legislative session since the Kernan-Shepard report on local government reform is about to end. Joe Kernan and
Randall Shepard can still say, “We’ve got to stop governing like this.”
MoreA Daniels presidential strategy
February 26, 2010
Comments(0)Attorney, lobbyist and long-time Republican fundraiser John Hammond thinks Daniels should go to cognoscenti before early states
and tea parties.
MorePondering an Evan Bayh redux
February 22, 2010
Comments(9)Some observers think Bayh will run for governor again to springboard to the presidency. But to stand out to national, and
possibly even Hoosier, voters, he might be forced outside his cautious comfort zone.
MoreCultural Trail pork?
February 18, 2010
Comments(17)The finished trail will be great. But the federal government is on a trajectory toward fiscal oblivion.
MorePuzzling over why Evan Bayh waited until the last minute to retire
February 15, 2010
Comments(10)Bayh might have been sly as a fox by waiting to the last minute to announce he's leaving the Senate.
MoreGun bills on fast track
February 11, 2010
Comments(9)Want to leave a gun in your car at work? Your employer's policy may become irrelevant.
MoreIndiana and climate change
January 22, 2010
Comments(5)A report by an influential Republican pollster could send a disruptive ripple through Indiana.
MoreComparing Coakley, Bayh
January 20, 2010
Comments(19)Evan Bayh is no Martha Coakley. But on the outside chance Bayh could be beat in this year's senate race, an opponent might
do best to paint him as an elitist.
MoreIndianapolis resentment
January 18, 2010
Comments(2)Jealousy toward Indianapolis in the Statehouse shows no sign of letting up, one legislator says.
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So the Mayor adds another non value added layer to having a vehicle towed? Whereby the City Government RECIEVES AN ILLEGAL KICKBACK FROM A LGOISTICS COMPANY THAT SUBS THE WORK TO LOCAL TOW COMPANIES? What is the service the City performs for receiving the "tribute"? This is RICO!!!!! What a corrupt and unnecessary layer. What a dirtbag Mayor and his cronies.
Owner occupied housing. Clear enough?
So people think I am paranoid. It's from experience in dealing with puds requested by developers who make major donations themselves to representatives, have nice fund raisers for those running for office and hide through pac's. then there are the public relation firms. You will note some pr comments below. You there Clyde Lee? My opinion. Commercial along 421, great. Multifamily housing, terrible idea that will change the town. Senior condos or zero lot line homes west, great. I suggest keeping all entries to commercial areas at 421. All entries to owner occupied on sycamore. Will keep the traffic on sycamore down some. Two other things. You can't trust what will be there in 10 years. Steve builds quality stuff, but areas change over time. Look at the changes at the wall mart center at 86th and 421 over the last 10 years. Look at the apartments and neighborhoods behind St Vincent's. Raintree properties WILL decrease in value if commercial and multifamily goes in near. It has already been happening around the bridges area. The houses that have been sold recently are way below market. Several deals not closed due to the Illinois construction and the whole unsurety of the bridges. It's pretty simple, Zionsville will approve the whole thing because the city council has been groomed over a LONG period of time for this. I might even suggest some are in their position as a result of this.
Esta, do you have a dog in this fight? You seem to really want to knock anyone against this project. No, I didn't move to Indiana for the architecture. I moved here for that red barn in the field. The horses and fields of corn. A place that is NOT overdeveloped. There are plenty of nearby places in Indianapolis that could be REDEVELOPED instead.
RKW - OK, we get it, you're paranoid. The question is, are you paranoid enough? Greg - Yes, Pittman(s) is (are) at it again. They are developers, they build things. It's what they do. So when you go to work tomorrow, Greg, you're at it again too. Cliff - Really? You moved to Indiana for its progressive architecture? That's like moving to England for the cuisine. Zionsvillain - The house you moved to was once a field or woods. I'm willing to bet folks were upset when that ground was plowed under and a house was built. But I guess now that you are in, everything should stop? "My house was OK, but the next one is sprawl." SE Guy - Please don't paint us with such a wide brush. Most reasonable Zionsville residents welcome planned, measured development.