Indiana

On the Road Again

Posted on July 24, 2008
I’m heading down to Southern Indiana to give a speech and be part of a panel discussion this morning.  So today’s entry is pretty much open to whatever is on your minds.  I’ll be back this afternoon and if you’re up for it, join me tonight for WXNT’s Cocktails and Conversation at McCormick and Schmik’s  [...

I?ll Fly Away

Posted on July 24, 2008

This Is Why We Have a Crime Problem

Posted on July 23, 2008
This week marked the first week of school for students at IPS’ John Marshall Middle School on the city’s east side. Unfortunately some parents forgot; about half of them. Out of about 800 students, nearly half of them have not shown up for class...

Crime Beat

Posted on July 22, 2008
Marion County Public Safety Director tells me the city does have a comprehensive plan to fighting crime and it is showing results, despite the sharp increase in homicides.  Scott Newman made his comments this morning as law enforcement officials were dealing with a murder-suicide that began in the 5700 block of Georgetown and ended following a [...

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In Case You Were Wondering

Posted on July 21, 2008
Although the headlines have been pretty full lately, there are some things that have been under the surface that I think are worth mentioning. If you were wondering how a prominent pastor’s daughter ended up being a victim of violent crime, my police sources say her husband was allegedly mixed up with some bad actors and [...

Saturday Night Special

Posted on July 20, 2008
I now have a new tradition. The second Saturday night of Indiana Black Expo, I work the door at Nicki Blaine’s Cigar and Martini bar. I do it to get a feel for the atmosphere and to see what problems occur when thousands of teenagers are unleashed on downtown Indianapolis and what the impact would [...

Fixing Frank?s Follies

Posted on July 18, 2008
Marion County Public Safety Director Scott Newman has unveiled a plan to clean up IMPD.  Those measures include… More intensive supervision of officers in the field Tighter accounting and inventory controls of search warrants and seizures of drugs and money Bringing back the previous practice of polygraph tests for officers assigned to narcotics enforcement, vice, intelligence and property [...

This Can?t Be Good

Posted on July 17, 2008
According to my colleague Jack Rinehart at RTV 6, City-County Councilor Paul Bateman is under investigation for his role in a charitable foundation that is missing more than $1.5 million. Marion County Grand Jurors served a search warrant last week on the headquarters of the Russel Foundation seizing computers, IRS records and other documents...

Brace Yourself!!!

Posted on July 17, 2008
I’ve gotten a preview of the next budget for Indianapolis, I’ll have more details as they become available, but from what I can gather, things are not as bad we thought they were, they are much worse! So brace yourself for the disaster of almost Biblical proportions that is coming.

Pol Watching

Posted on July 16, 2008
Barack Obama is Indiana today talking National Security at Purdue University.  That motivated me to look at some polling data between Barack and John McCain. Although the national polls show a virtual tie, when you look at the state polling data (which I argue is a more accurate measure) you get somewhat of a different [...

Take A Moment to Laugh

Posted on July 16, 2008
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Just Thinking

Posted on July 15, 2008
I woke up this morning with a few thoughts on my mind, most of them were random but there was one that stuck out with me. I was thinking how nice it would be if as many people in this town got as worked up over the murder rate as they do free tickets to tour [...

Mo Money, Mo Money, Mo Money

Posted on July 15, 2008
The numbers are in for Mitch Daniels and Jill Long Thompson.  In the interest of trying to keep this as consistent as possible I’m including what they started with, raised this year, spent and how much is in the bank.   That way you can draw your own conclusions...

JLT Plays Offense

Posted on July 14, 2008
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jill Long Thompson had some strong words for incumbent Governor Mitch Daniels and his fellow Republicans.  Shortly after speaking to a Veterans group on Saturday, Thompson said Indiana needs to do more for veterans in the areas of education and health care...

Barack Again

Posted on July 14, 2008
Barack Obama will be back in Indiana on Wednesday.  The Senator and presumptive Democratic nominee for president will be at Purdue University in West Lafayette He will be holding a summit on national security with Evan Bayh and former U.S. Senator Sam Nunn...

Medical Update

Posted on July 13, 2008
Here is an update from IMPD on the condition of Officer Jason Fishburn. Officer Jason Fishburn is showing definite signs of improvement. We are coming close to the end of those initial critical 72 hours and Jason has not shown any signs of getting worse...

Missing In Action

Posted on July 13, 2008
As I observed yesterday’s prayer vigil for IMPD Officer Jason Fishburn, I noticed the elected officials.   I saw the Mayor, City-County Council members Paul Bateman, Susie Day and Ben Hunter.  I even saw State Representative David Orentlichter. I will admit that in the crowd of hundreds I might have missed a few...

Survey Said

Posted on July 13, 2008
We’re doing an experiment here at Indiana Barrister.  We get about a couple thousand unique visits a day so we decided to gauge the political disposition of the readers.  So go to our survey located on the left side of the page and let us know which category best fits your politics...

The Community That Prays Together?

Posted on July 12, 2008
Several hundred residents gathered today in a prayer vigil for IMPD Officer Jason Fishburn, who was shot while trying to apprehend a suspect wanted for murder. A number of pastors, police and local officials offered up words of support for officer Fishburn and other victims of violence...

IMPD Officer Clings to Life

Posted on July 11, 2008
IMPD Officer Jason Fishburn is fighting for his life today after being shot in the head.  Fishburn was shot on the Eastiside in the 800 block of Euclid.  He and several other officers were serving a warrant on a man wanted in  the murder of 69-year old Clifford Haddox...

Two Questions

Posted on July 11, 2008
I have two questions for you as Indianapolis deals with a sharp increase in violence and homicides. Have you had enough? What are you going to do to make a difference? Feel free to elaborate on your answers.

Open Mouth, Insert Foot!

Posted on July 10, 2008
Jesse Jackson has done it again.  While waiting to be interviewed on the Fox News’  “Fox & Friends” Jackson said made some rather derogatory remarks about Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama.  On Sunday, Jackson accused Obama of “talkng down to Black people” and said (watch out for tough language here) “I want to cut his nuts off...

Officer Shot!

Posted on July 10, 2008
An IMPD police officer was shot tonight on Indianapolis’ east side.  No word yet on his condition, but he was part of a team serving a warrant on a suspect. I’ve been worried about this for a while.  If these idiots will shoot each other with no regard it was a matter of time before a [...

Location, Location, Location

Posted on July 09, 2008
With the recent rash of murders in this town (a dozen or so in the past two weeks), I’m somewhat surprised there isn’t a bigger public outcry.  There were 50 people who protested property taxes on the 4th of July, but I have yet to see one rally on homicides and murder...

Happy Birthday, Bilerico

Posted on July 09, 2008
Our friends at The Bilerico Project are celebrating their first birthday!   While we take a more right-of-center approach to issues, the blogosphere is a much better place with them.  And we both agree that people should be judged as individuals and what they do not who they do...

Waterman Sinks

Posted on July 08, 2008
It looks like Taxpayer’s Party Gubernatorial candidate John Waterman is out before he was ever really in.  My good friend Brian Howey is reporting that Waterman was far from the 33,000 signatures he needed to get on the ballot. Waterman ran on a platform of repealing property taxes...

Next Time, Try Google

Posted on July 08, 2008
My Democratic friends are throwing some criticism at Indianapolis Greg Ballard saying he has failed to speak out on the problems facing IMPD. In a news release put out today Marion County Democrats stated… “Since the arrests of nine public safety employees including police officers the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department is in turmoil and Mayor [...

Breaking the Law, Breaking the Law

Posted on July 08, 2008
Has the Center Township Assessor been listening to Judas Priest lately?  You could make the argument that Eugene Akers has.   As citizens have been going in to appeal their property tax assessments, Akers’ office has been handing out political literature telling them to vote against transferring the Township Assessor’s duties to the County Assessor...

Is the Revolution Over?

Posted on July 07, 2008
Last year more than 400 people showed up to protest their property taxes in front of the Governor’s residence on north Meridian.  This year it was 50. Some of the organizers blame the weather. I think the climate had something to do with it, but not the one outside...

Property Tax Tales

Posted on July 07, 2008
As Marion County residents line up this week to pay their property tax reconciliation bills , I spoke to some area officials to get their take on the subject… Governor Mitch Daniels The reassessment was more fair than what homeowners were paying before...

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