Leo's human relations primer. Today's topic -- sexism. What it isn't:
Gov. Ed Rendell made some blunt remarks that could be construed as insulting, if not sexist, about Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, chosen for Homeland Security chief by President-elect Barack Obama.
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Rendell's words were picked up by an open microphone at the podium of the National Governors Conference, held yesterday morning at Independence Hall.
Two more agitations we could do without. First up, atheists gone wild:
The Courier-Journal says atheists are suing Kentucky over a clause in state law that says "safety and security of the Commonwealth cannot be achieved apart from reliance upon Almighty God."
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Some people thought Gov. Daniels was a genius for the toll road lease -- all that money for highway construction while other states have to deal with crumbling infrastructure. Well, how smart does he look now, huh?
The Indiana Debate Commission is giving itself a well-deserved pat on the back for the three gubernatorial debates it sponsored this year. For a first-time effort, it went remarkably smoothly, in large part because of the cooperation recieved from the candidates. I found this interesting:
A total of 2,868 people attended the hour-long debates around Indiana, while 2,826 visited the debates that were posted and archived online.
Those proposed pay raises for county workers have been put on hold:
County Council voted Tuesday to have its Human Resources department further study proposed pay increases for officials and employees after it was decided not enough comparison data from other Indiana counties was collected. Also, the council agreed to send e-mails to county officials, asking them if they want to receive their proposed pay increases for 2009.
From the barackobama.com donation page:
Indiana University has conducted what seems to be the first major study of charter schools in Indiana. Maybe it's too soon to expect definitive answers, but I didn't find it very helpful:
At last, a bailout I can get behind:
Seven legislators from the area served by The Bristol Press and The Herald in New Britain today wrote to the state Department of Economic and Community Development to ask for its help in preventing the closure of the newspapers.
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This bother anybody else?
The U.S. military expects to have 20,000 uniformed troops inside the United States by 2011 trained to help state and local officials respond to a nuclear terrorist attack or other domestic catastrophe, according to Pentagon officials.
A lot of people feel like the members of the power structure in Fort Wayne and Allen County do just whatever they want to regardless of what the taxpayers think, and Harrison Square is frequently cited as the prime example. And many suspect that pertinent facts and figures aren't always shared with us. But it could be worse -- we could be treated the way Carmel's mayor treats his citizens:
