Another November, another election. So what, you shrug. Why the quadrennial blather about "leadership"? What does a Mayor do, anyway, besides pave streets, fix sewers, pick up trash and see to it that…
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I’m Back
With this month’s edition of the Word, my regular column returns. For those of you who have only recently begun reading this publication, I must warn you that this is a mixed blessing. (Longtime readers already know that!) During my…
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Twinkies & Oliver Stone
If I write a mystery novel in which a murder is committed in a particularly gruesome way, and someone reads that novel and commits a similar crime, am I responsible? If I produce a…
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LETTERS TO THE NEXT MAYOR 10
In Indianapolis today, no issue is as contentious as education. Even crime takes a back seat.
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LETTERS TO THE NEXT MAYOR 9
Libraries. Parks. Bike paths. Monuments and memorials. Historic preservation. Museums. Public art. Why should government waste our tax dollars on such nonessentials? Let those who want these amenities pay for them!
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