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MUTZ: Burton should go out while he's on top
August 20, 2011
John Mutz / Special to IBJThis is the ideal time to step down. He can become a senior statesman, enjoy an exceptional retirement package, and devote
his time to other kinds of public service.
MoreDIETRICK: Satellite voting isn't better, and it's too expensive
August 20, 2011
Patrick J. Dietrick / Special to IBJSatellite voting, a type of “convenience voting,” does not enhance citizen participation and might actually hurt
voter turnout.
MoreWHITE: Republicans should ease restrictions on busy voters
August 20, 2011
Elizabeth L. White / Special to IBJI believe flexible and convenient voting options encourage voter participation, which stimulates turnout.
MoreWAGNER: Move ahead on a new public safety facility
August 20, 2011
Jennifer Wagner / Special to IBJIf you’ve ever dealt with the local courts, you know that nothing is particularly easy to find or logically laid out.
MoreBONIFIELD: Ballard and Kennedy's striking contrasts
August 20, 2011
Jake Bonifield / Special to IBJA few months out from Election Day, voters have what amounts to their first chance to reflect upon Ballard’s accomplishments
and credentials. They will find each wanting.
MoreHOWEY: Tax caps might force government mergers
August 20, 2011
Brian A. Howey / Special to IBJCitizens are only now waking up to the notion that vital services will be cut unless dramatic changes are made.
MoreSTYRING: Abort the foolish new-terrain path for I-69
August 20, 2011
Bill Styring / Special to IBJEven with the money already sunk in new terrain, I-70/U.S. 41 is the superior option.
MoreFERGUSON: Indiana governors are not underpowered
August 20, 2011
Margaret Ferguson / Special to IBJIndeed, an astute governor who wants to push the boundaries of executive power can simply do so when legislators are looking
the other way. While they are literally out of town.
MoreMYERS: Another opportunity to ban killer tobacco
August 20, 2011
Woodrow Myers / Special to IBJYes, for me this is personal. My father, Woodrow Sr., died of lung cancer caused by cigarettes. So did his brother Rufus.
So did his brother Alphonso. So did his brother Joseph.
MoreFARGO: Investigating a court record? Good luck
August 20, 2011
Anthony L. Fargo / Special to IBJIt might take a big chunk of the 21st century for the state to catch up to the 21st century.
MoreMAHERN: Look how far our society has progressed
August 20, 2011
Louis Mahern / Special to IBJIn these 30-some pages of advertising, there are photographs of 30 different individuals. Not one is African-American.
MoreLADWIG: Bring the spirit of Lincoln back to Indiana
August 20, 2011
Craig Ladwig / Special to IBJIs that our position? Stand there confident that the inscrutable workings of a free market will restore our failing towns?
Pretty much.
MoreVANE: Don't miss out on the calling of politics
August 20, 2011
Robert Vane / Special to IBJIt is easy to focus on the scandals and the politicians who fall gracelessly from grace. But for every one of them, the ones
we’d like to forget, there is a Richard Lugar or an Andy Jacobs whose service to this country we should never forget.
MoreSWAYZE: Fix the chaos Murphy Brown unleashed
August 20, 2011
Sue Swayze / Special to IBJIt is time we start to look at these issues as a whole: Broken families are costing us dearly in both dollars and struggling
lives.
MoreMORELAND: Congress let us down across the board
August 20, 2011
Doran Moreland / Special to IBJWe are witnessing antics from neophyte legislators who prefer symbolism over responsible governance.
MoreQUINN: Picking off neighboring business is shortsighted strategy
August 6, 2011
Patrick Quinn / Special to IBJBusinesses are choosing Illinois for reasons that go far beyond our strategic incentive packages, which are just one tool
in our arsenal.
MoreROOB: Illinois businesses come for sanity, not incentives
August 6, 2011
Mitch Roob / Special to IBJOur recent billboard campaign—Illinnoyed—in and near Chicago was a little tongue-in-cheek, but it got our point
across.
MoreBOEHM: New districts further polarize Legislature
August 6, 2011
Ted Boehm / Special to IBJNew maps are as severely gerrymandered as their predecessors, and adherence to some stated goals of neutral districting does
not come close to achieving a fair plan.
MoreVAUGHN: Indianapolis should ban contractor contributions
August 6, 2011
Julia Vaughn / Special to IBJFor too long, candidates for county and city offices have taken for granted that a large percentage of their campaign war
chests come from individuals and entities seeking to do business with local government.
MoreKETZENBERGER: There's nothing divine about a balanced budget
August 6, 2011
John Ketzenberger / Special to IBJThe governor, legislative fiscal leaders and their fiscal staffs deserve a lot of credit, but their effort to put Indiana
on sound fiscal footing is not miraculous. They did it the old-fashioned way—with a lot of hard work, tough decisions
and a little luck.
MoreWOUDENBERG: Troubling reflections from the White case
August 6, 2011
Anita Y. Woudenberg / Special to IBJFor the voter, Republican or otherwise, it suggests an irresolute moral character that makes at least this conservative think
twice about why she’s involved in a party that apparently can’t be bothered to look after its own.
MoreHARRIS: Getting parents involved works better than punishment
August 6, 2011
David Harris / Special to IBJThe notion that kids from challenging backgrounds are destined to fail could not be more wrong.
MoreMEREDITH: Parents are just one piece of intricate education puzzle
August 6, 2011
Teresa Meredith / Special to IBJPolicymakers, schools and educators must be realistic in their expectations for parents with the challenges families face.
MoreCAMPBELL: What to do with Lafayette Square Mall
August 6, 2011
Steve Campbell / Special to IBJSafe, traditional options won’t work here; we have to get aggressive.
MoreKINGSOLVER: Ballard is a mayor for the next generation
August 6, 2011
Justin Kingsolver / Special to IBJAs a young person jaded by countless politicians’ broken promises to “ensure a better future for our children
and grandchildren,” it is refreshing to see a political leader actually enact policies and programs that deliver on
those promises.
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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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