Archive for December, 2008

 
Dec
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So My Man Mitch ran the best gubernatorial campaign of 2008, huh? The author has a decent grasp of Indiana politics but the idea that Mitch stole back the electorate by riding around in an RV is silly. He hits the nail on the head, though, when he mentions that the Democratic party foisted a [...]

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The art of thieving

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Looks like there was so much thieving going on in the financial sector this year that some crooks had to settle for
stealing from not-for-profits. Pathetic.
The good news today is that Univision isn’t going off the air.

Dec
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Univision goes dark in Indy

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On January 1, WIIH will no longer broadcast Univision’s Spanish-language programming to central Indiana households. Indianapolis, in the top quarter of Hispanic-American media markets, already lost its Spanish-language TV news program, and now Univision, the only Spanish language TV programming available on broadcast TV locally, is getting its plug pulled as well. The failure of [...]

Photo by Indianapolis Capital Improvement Board.
The RCA Dome was imploded on Saturday. I can’t pretend to be emotional about it. The building was indistinguishable from other cookie cutter stadiums of its era and I have few memories to associate with it. But it does mark the end of an era in which Indianapolis became [...]

Dec
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What would you do?

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Michelle Pemberton / Indianapolis Star
Planned Parenthood of Indiana is in hot water and as in almost every abortion related conflagration, both sides are left looking misguided. On one hand, Planned Parenthood’s people went off the reservation and said things they weren’t supposed to say. On the other hand, Live Action, the group that shot the [...]

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Yesterday was a good day…

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by Brian Appio / MTV
I didn’t even have to use my AK. There was no ice storm, I rockedĀ  Jockamo Upper Crust Pizza for dinner, and my cover story was published. My site and all my profiles went live, thus removing a huge monkey from my back, and I got some interesting feedback from my [...]

Dec
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I Can Haz Taffy?

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If you dug my story in this week’s Indy.com the Magazine and want a shirt, go here.

Dec
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Larry Bird: Meta-Hoosier

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The newest issue of Esquire magazine features highlights from interviews with one person from each American state. Naturally I flipped to Indiana first, mostly to find out who the writers and editors of Esquire think best represents my home.
Kurt Vonnegut is the most obvious choice but he’s dead and besides, he spent most of [...]

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Taffy, Inc.

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Welcome, all. If you found your way here because of my story on personal branding in Indy.com the Magazine or on Indy.com, thanks for reading. It’s been several days since I finished the story and I wanted to share some thoughts on the project and its effects. But before I get too far I want [...]