Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Father’s Day: A 1974 plumbing disaster

In 1974, when I was 11, I flushed an apple core down the toilet. You see, my father had...

Make a difference in the new year

With each new year come new resolutions. While many of us often resolve - and often fail...

‘The ‘Quilhot bid’ — a calculated risk

I have a new phrase to add to your vocabulary and self-help guide: the Quilhot bid.

Zelensky transforms Germany — and Europe

At the end of the first week since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and Kyiv, and even...

Do you hate parking lots like I hate parking lots?

The concept of “parking” loses most of its mystique as you get past the giddy days of...

Yogi Berra would have something to say

“We just agree different.” Yogi Berra Mark Franke I had an unofficial undergraduate minor in...

Trying to measure the effect of abortion bans on our economy

Indiana’s special legislative session has caused a number of folks to ask me about the economic impact...

Indiana DCS must deal with issue immediately

As if children in Indiana’s foster care system weren’t facing enough concerns in their young lives, a...

Indiana legislature creates havoc with primary filings

When the Indiana General Assembly changed the rules to be a candidate for elective office, they opened the proverbial can of worms.

A cold shoulder for this alcohol proposal

With so many tense and emotional topics moving at the Statehouse, I want to focus this week on something we can all...