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Prime business events making a comeback in Indianapolis
September 24, 2011
Tawn ParentRoom rates are on the rise after a three-year lull.
MoreTRAVEL: Overcoming Olympic travel hurdles in Greece
September 17, 2011
Frank BasileHow a tour guide named Poopie kept an accident from turning into a traveller's nightmare.
MoreTexas firm buys water-park hotel on northwest side
September 15, 2011
IBJ StaffGeneral Hotels Corp. has finalized the sale of the Caribbean Cove Hotel & Water Park, averting closure of the 344-room
hotel and saving 266 jobs.
MoreTRAVEL: Heading south of the border again and again
August 27, 2011
Frank BasileKatrina and I have made more trips (10) to Mexico and traveled to more cities and towns there (35) than we have to any other
foreign country in the last 12 years.
MoreColts to keep camp in Anderson for 5 more years
August 17, 2011
Associated PressThe Indianapolis Colts announced Tuesday they had agreed to a five-year deal that will keep training camp at the Division
III school northeast of Indianapolis through 2016.
MoreHampton Inn to become Bud Light Hotel during Super Bowl
August 10, 2011
J.K. WallThe Bud Light name and logo will replace Hampton's all over the hotel, from the outside signage and canopies to the in-room
soap, shampoo and pens.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Spidey crashes, other Broadway shows soar
July 23, 2011
Lou HarryThoughts on "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," "Catch Me If You Can," Shakespeare in the Park, and more.
MoreDowntown hotels beef up tech offerings to remain competitive
July 23, 2011
Gabrielle PoshadloThe new JW Marriott is one of the factors motivating other hotels to do multi-million-dollar updates.
MoreMerger of key airlines at Indianapolis grounds three flights
July 16, 2011
Chris O'MalleyIt's more difficult to get to New York LaGuardia and some other business hubs following the combination of Southwest Airlines
and AirTran Airways.
MoreCity seeks to close south-side hotel on nuisance charges
July 12, 2011
The owners of the Traveler's Inn on Bluff Road face public nuisance charges and are accused of operating without a proper
business license, according to a lawsuit filed by the city on Monday.
MoreBASILE: Navigating South America proves challenging
May 28, 2011
Frank BasileGuyana, Suriname and French Guiana are connected to South America by land and little else.
MoreCIB reports quarterly revenue increase
May 10, 2011
Scott OlsonThe Capital Improvement Board saw revenue of $22.5 million in the first three months of the year, a jump of 28 percent compared
with the same three months in 2010. More taxes generated by hotel stays and restaurant visits helped drive the increase.
MoreFrank's rules of travel
March 12, 2011
Frank BasileFollowing these guidelines can make for a better vacation
MoreHey Indiana, what's new?
March 12, 2011
Lou HarryTravelers will see changes at statewide attractions.
MoreWill city be ready for Super Bowl blitz?
February 5, 2011
Anthony SchoettleThe compact nature of downtown Indianapolis—long seen as a major draw for conventions and other events—is creating
challenges for organizers of next year’s Super Bowl.
MoreSuper Bowl committee fields weather questions in Dallas
February 2, 2011
Anthony SchoettleMembers of Indianapolis’ 2012 Super Bowl host committee spent most of Tuesday and the early part of Wednesday in Dallas
answering questions about central Indiana weather and downtown amenities.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Riding high at Disney World
January 29, 2011
Lou HarryWhile I know the rough economy took its toll everywhere, including the Mouse Factory, I was impressed with how much is new
and different in the Disney parks.
MoreTRAVEL: Perfectly Franks--Namesake meeting in Big Apple
January 29, 2011
Frank BasileIn 2002, I received an e-mail from a gentleman in New York City named Frank Basile who said he attended Indiana University
in the mid-1980s and was often asked if he was my son.
MoreBill would make Indiana schools start after Labor Day
January 19, 2011
Associated PressRepublican Sen. Mike Delph of Carmel said it makes sense to start school after Labor Day because families would have more
summer vacation time together.
MoreICVA executives sharing leadership duties
January 11, 2011
Scott OlsonThree hospitality industry executives are holding down the fort as the ICVA board searches for a new leader to replace outgoing
CEO Don Welsh. Directors are on no timetable to name a replacement.
MoreLender seeking to foreclose on northwest-side hotel
December 9, 2010
Scott OlsonColfin NW Funding LLC claims in a court filing that it is owed $6.4 million by the borrower that operates the Courtyard By
Marriott Hotel Northwest under Indianapolis-based Schahet Hotels Inc.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Painting the blues in Washington, D.C.
September 4, 2010
Lou HarryYes, my mission in Washington, D.C., was to deliver my daughter into the arms of academia. But with the chance to visit the
Smithsonian, can you blame me for making an early exit from campus orientation?
MoreBASILE: For an in-state outing, you can bank on Wabash
August 28, 2010
Frank BasileInstead of writing about some international location this time around,
I thought I’d rediscover something near home: Wabash, southwest of Fort Wayne.
MoreBASILE: Greenland has little dramatic history ... or greenery
May 29, 2010
Frank BasileThe highlight of the trip: the inspiring ice fields of Ilulissat.
MoreBritish tour firms' visit may lead to transatlantic direct flights
May 1, 2010
Anthony SchoettleAn initiative to bring 10 of the biggest travel tour operators in the United Kingdom to this year's Indianapolis 500 could
be a first step in bolstering business at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, area golf courses and Indianapolis International
Airport, where city boosters hope to establish direct flights to London.
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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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