So, you're just living your life, minding your own business, and one day the city stops picking up your garbage:
Alan Davis, a resident of Jeffersonville's Colonial Park, learned of a new city policy the hard way.
He put his garbage out to the curb during the first week of January and it wasn't picked up. The next trash day rolled around and so he tried it again — still the same result.
Which is worse, a nominee for secretary of education who gives thanks to those "who gave my sister and I . . ." or a nominee for secretary of treasury who neglected to pay all his taxes? The former, I'd suggest, but not because of the "he's too big to fail" defense some are offering for Tim Geithner:
I considered blogging about Gov. Daniels' State of the State address, but it was pretty standard fare. The governor says we have tough times ahead, but we're better prepared than most, so let's stick together and tough it out. Well, you know. Rah, rah, rah.
The city of Gary is accused of racial discrimination in its hiring of paramedics, and the irony is so thick that it makes one want to set "what goes around, comes around" to music and hire a brass band to play it:
The federal government is suing the city of Gary over accusations the city discriminated against white applicants for paramedic jobs.
For 15 years, The Wall Street Journal and The Heritage Foundation have measured nations' commitment to free-market capitalism with their "Index of Economic Freedom." On the 2009 list, the United States has lost ground because of increases in both tax revenue and government spending as a percentage of GDP. It might not seem like that big a deal -- we dropped only from fifth place to sixth on the list of 183 nations -- but it bears watching:
The politicians never rest:
Perhaps caught up in Super Bowl fever, Sen. Evan Bayh says he wants outgoing Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy to be President-elect Barack Obama's point man for promoting responsible fatherhood.
It's unclear exactly what he wants Dungy to do in that role. But as Washington has a czar for most everything, a fatherhood czar might not be far off.
Fatherhood czar. Right.
Some common sense from a guest columnist in the San Francisco Chronicle:
Obama will need all the help he can get in managing the presidential workload. It hardly seems in the public interest to deprive him of communications devices and productivity tools that millions of Americans take for granted in their own lives. Does Obama really have to give up his beloved BlackBerry? I think not.
An editorial in the Exponent, student newspaper of Purdue, laments Gov. Daniels' proposed budget cuts, including a 4 percent one for universities:
Economic times are tough, and spending cuts will have to be made somewhere. But education is one of the last areas that should be cut. It's vital to the state and its economy.
The Indiana Supreme Court is letting Gary proceed with its lawsuit against gun manufacturers and distributors for providing guns they knew would end up in criminals' hands, thus encourgaing the "bad things are the fault of anybody with deep pockets" mentality. This is just fine with Paul Helmke:
The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, which represents the city of Gary in the case, called the state high court's decision today a landmark. Attorneys for the gun manufacturers could not immediately be reached for comment tonight.
From the future history archives, Sept. 9, 2011 -- President Barack Obama is urging Congress for the 15th delay in the planned switch from analog to digital television broadcasting, arguing that too many Americans who rely on analog TV won't be ready.
