Monday, January 10, 2011

High hopes for one of our own in Colorado, fewer for the same tired faces in New Albany.

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Sunday’s New York Times Magazine includes a lengthy profile (by Frank Bruni) of John Hickenlooper, the recent two-term mayor of Denver, wh...
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Sunday, January 09, 2011

Educating the reformers, redux.

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Given the zeal with which Saint Daniels and his minions intend to careen us down a highly ideological yet largely ineffectual educational ...
Saturday, January 08, 2011

Urban Indy: "One Year of Being Car Free in Indianapolis."

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Could it be done here? As the author freely notes, housing choices play a big part in automotive disuse. I continue to marvel at all the tim...
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Nash: "Can bridges project be changed?"

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And be sure to check the adjacent comments area for "comic relief." NASH: Can bridges project be changed? ... Before one of the “...
Friday, January 07, 2011

At that weird bridges project revival/camp meeting/pep rally yesterday ...

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... a very good question was asked by a Bridges Authority member who doesn't want me using his name (he was on teevee last night, too), ...
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NA Exchange on the North Side opens tonight.

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Previously, NAC let this particular cat out of the bag, but I'm compelled to point to NA Exchange and tout a second time for two reason...
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Thursday, January 06, 2011

Hell, it'll make you blind, son: More on the Tolling Authority's meeting this morning.

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Bar none, the scariest sight in recent memory. Kerry Stemler and David Nicklies are the designated stewards of your transportation future, ...
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Goebbels snoozes as Tolling Authority congratulates itself.

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Even former Courier-Journal bridges project propagandist David Hawpe could not muster consciousness during this morning's pep rally. ...

Today's Tribune column: "A New Albanist’s Dictionary, Vol. 2."

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Next week, it's the long awaited return of Councilman Cappuccino and Li'l Stevie. But now, if you'll excuse me, I have a Tolling...
Wednesday, January 05, 2011

It's a start. That's all. And there's a far bigger discussion waiting.

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Cautious and guarded optimism is merited following yesterday's tepid "thaw" of a downsizing proposal, but as No 2 Bridge Tolls...
Tuesday, January 04, 2011

Catch? Maybe. And release? One way or the other, most definitely.

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Sometimes the pure inanity of things like the bridges project gets too close for a thinking, feeling person and I start waving my white flag...

About that ROD.

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The News/Tribune talked with Will Wingfield, a spokesman for the Indiana Department of Transportation. Of the proposed Bridges Project cha...
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LEO's Meador notes the obvious: There's still about $2 billion to cut from the ORBP.

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As so many of us have been saying all damned afternoon, the very fact that two governors and a mayor now begin talking about "downsizin...
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The 'Ville Voice's coverage is better: "Beshear & Fischer Make A Bridges Announcement."

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Read the whole press release, and answer this question: Is the Bridges Authority referred to therein as "exceptional" and "cr...
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Breaking from the C-J: "States propose scaling back bridges project."

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By Marcus Green, but for my money, it still doesn't go far enough (if true): States propose scaling back bridges project to save $500 mi...

Curran sets St. Daniels straight on vital bridge matters while Clere seeks legislative paging.

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Evening News columnist Kelley Curran gets it 100% right, clearly and forcefully ... CURRAN: Daniels, downsize the bridges project , by Kell...
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Monday, January 03, 2011

It's copperhead season again, folks.

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Alas, 2011 managed to be a respectable, non-threatening year for almost three whole days. Now comes the harsh reminder that your holiday off...

Nationalizing the Norfolk Southern springs immediately to mind.

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Some days it actually seems that the project will be finished before I'm too old to use it. Obstacles remain, but Ohio River 'dreamw...
Sunday, January 02, 2011

There is no cultural relevance to be found in my list of favorite 2010 albums.

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In terms of music, I’ll remember 2010 as the year of my overdue, yet grateful passage into Old Fartdom. I'm outdated, I no longer matter...

Tommy's is coping, Artesia is planning, and Downtown Diner is departed.

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At the Tribune, in an article by Jerod Clapp, we learn that tax-related problems plague Tommy Lancaster's . I fully empathize with the r...