Posts Tagged Indianapolis
New York, New York
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Random Blogging on May 21st, 2012
My husband and I are city people, so when one of our sons moved to Manhattan, we increased the frequency of our trips to the Big Apple. We just got home from one such trip, a long weekend in New York, and I continue to marvel at what that city has done and is doing. [...]
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I Told You So
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Public Policy and Governance on March 9th, 2012
There’s nothing as annoying as someone who tells you “I told you so.” It’s a taunt that’s anything but gracious. So I’ll try to throttle my desire to do just that, but it won’t be easy. When the Ballard Administration entered into a fifty-year contract to manage the city’s parking meters with a consortium headed by [...]
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Dealing with the Embarrassment
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Public Policy and Governance on February 2nd, 2012
I logged onto the Star’s front page this morning, only to discover that Matt Tully had already written my intended post. It’s embarrassing. Even those of us who hate football have to be impressed with the skill and energy and sheer hard work that has gone into SuperBowl preparations. Even those of us who disagree with [...]
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What is Ballard Smoking?
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Public Policy and Governance on January 30th, 2012
When the dust cleared after the November elections, Indianapolis was left with divided city government. The Mayor is Republican. The Council majority is Democrat. The challenge for the next four years will be to get along–to make decent policy despite partisan divisions. An article in this morning’s Star suggests we’re not getting off to an auspicious [...]
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The Younger Generation
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Random Blogging, Uncategorized on November 17th, 2011
Last night, I attended a community forum sponsored by SPEA students of John Clark. John is well-known in Indianapolis–he has long been active as a public intellectual and sponsor of the website Provocate. His enthusiasm for global-local connections has clearly motivated his students. The subject of discussion was: can Indianapolis become a “humanitarian hub”? The [...]
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