Preserving vital revenues for cities and towns
I am frequently asked about the number one priority Aim (Accelerating Indiana Municipalities) is following during the legislative session. The obvious choice...
Indiana public health system needs to be improved
As they worked to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, Indiana public health officials came to a realization.
Texas shooting: A failure of several levels
There are no adjectives that can accurately describe the gruesome act committed by 18-year-old Salvador Ramos at...
A journalist discovers politics
Nikki Kelly, in a column for the news organization Indiana Capital Chronicle, expresses a forlorn disappointment in Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch. (Monday,...
Everybody (almost) is getting CRT wrong
In 2020, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., included so-called whiteness traits in its “Talking About Race”...
Republicans aren’t disappearing — and may even be growing stronger
Reports of the death of the Republican Party continue to be premature.
You’ve heard...
Now is a good time to discuss social media with children
There is no shortage of uneasiness in the world. The last thing Americans need right now is...
Yogi Berra would have something to say
“We just agree different.” Yogi Berra
Mark Franke
I had an unofficial undergraduate minor in...
Biblical scenarios surrounding the despot
INDIANAPOLIS - Are you losing sleep at night as Russian despot Vladimir Putin continues to rattle his...
Deference, sir, is no crime
I was not raised to say “sir” or “ma’am,” so those words have never been part of my regular vocabulary, except for...