The holiday season brings with it a mixed bag of emotions and experiences. When we are surrounded by family and friends, have resources to buy gifts for those we love, and have time to enjoy the extra work that holidays entail, it can be a great…
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Citizenship Lessons
Commentators continue to air theories about why so many Americans are "turned off" by politics and government. Recently, the public safety committee of the Indianapolis City-County Council gave a vivid demonstration of how government can earn…
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A New Ordinance and its Foes
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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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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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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