Mayors these days do more than fill chuckholes and provide police and fire protection. They direct highly sophisticated economic development efforts, based on the recognition that a healthy economy is critically important to a healthy and successful city.
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Remember the Bill of rights?
There I was, in a rocking chair at the nursing home, where one of my grandsons had come to visit me. The discussion turned nostalgic, as we discussed those years, long past, when I had taught college students about the Bill of Rights.
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Intellectual Freedom
Not too long ago, I had a conversation with a librarian involved professionally with issues of intellectual freedom. "Sometimes," she said, "I get so tired of it. I wonder why I continue to fight." I’ve thought about that conversation…
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Lessons from Littleton
As area high schools celebrate graduation, many of us are still trying to make sense of the events in Littleton and other communities recently devastated by teenage killers.
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Education and the Civil City
In Indianapolis today, there is no single issue as contentious as education. Even crime takes a back seat..
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