Jan 4, 2012 | Uncategorized
by Brian Howey I spent a good part of New Year’s Eve watching some 10,000 people gather peaceably though vigorously at Hinkle Fieldhouse to watch the Butler Bulldogs take on and beat Milwaukee. After that, more than 14,000 people showed up at Mackey Arena to watch the...
Jan 27, 2010 | Uncategorized
To the Editor: Your January 13 column (Tax Caps Won’t Mean Much for Rural Indiana) rightly pointed out that the caps won’t be of much help to rural Hoosiers. I maintain that it won’t help most of the rest of us either. In fact, the harm to low and middle income...
Feb 11, 2009 | Uncategorized
by John Cox There is a lot of discussion going on in Indianapolis to eliminate county elected offices and create a bureaucracy to do the work. Supporters of this proposal think that appointed employees should replace many elected county officials. They also propose to...
Oct 8, 2008 | Uncategorized
The Howey Political Report by Brian Howey There were 964 township assessors who were folded into county assessor offices on July 1. Did you notice? Defenders of township government keep making the argument that it is government “closest to the people.” The problem...
