After a year of meetings, the Working Group convened by the Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee to review the police civilian review process has completed its deliberations. Most–but not all–of its recommendations have been incorporated…
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Leveraging Votes and Gaining Influence
The municipal election on November 2d–a mere month from now–presents a real opportunity for Indianapolis’ gay community…
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Playing Identity Politics
A recent full-page newspaper advertisement by the Indiana Family Institute attacked the notion that a homosexual orientation could be considered "morally neutral," and urged adoption of a tax-supported sex education curriculum that would identify…
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An Honest Look at the Ten Commandments Issue
If I believed passionately that everyone would be better off for reading the Ten Commandments, what would I do?…
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A Right to Die
We Americans have a habit of asking the wrong questions. Right now, the wrong question is whether the Constitution gives us a "right to die" and if so,, whether we are entitled to have our doctors’ assistance.
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