Community
Topics about issues related to specific neighborhoods and communities throughout Muncie and Delaware County.
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America’s Biggest Social Divide: Winners and Losers
America’s Social Divide of Winners/Losers October 8, 2017 by Neal Gabler This post first appeared on BillMoyers.com. There are plenty of reasons to bristle at…
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Racism + Ignorance = Manipulation Politics
By: Todd Smekens Politicians Manipulate Instead of Truth Telling Hate and racism aren’t separate issues from politics. I’ve written about this often and yet, even today,…
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Charlottesville’s Act of Terror Exposes Our Shadow
By: Todd Smekens Muncie, Indiana BLOG – The events yesterday in Charlottesville exposed America’s dark shadowy collective self which surfaced during former President Barack Obama’s…
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Lane Siekman Speaks to Rural Indiana
By: Lane Siekman You know how a particular song just seems to speak to you at a point in your life. The words evoke memories…
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Madjax Project On the Ropes in Muncie
Is Madjax Still a Unifying Force in Muncie? By: Todd Smekens Muncie, Indiana NEWS – In general, a lot can happen in two years. In Muncie,…
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Fear and Greed Are Privatizing the Public Good
Watching the Privatization of Public Goods By: Todd Smekens Muncie, Indiana BLOG – I ran across two interesting articles this weekend deserving separate attention because…
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Tuhey Pool Mismanagement
By: Todd Smekens March 30, 2017 Muncie, IN – A friend came up to me this past Sunday night to tell me he was sorry…
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Muncie Community Schools Needs Community Approach
Todd Smekens February 11, 2017 Muncie Community Schools in Peril Muncie, Indiana – I’ve spent the past two months assisting the federal government with administering…
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Trump Needs to Denounce Alt-Right Groups
As Hate Incidents Rise, Rights Groups Urge Trump to Denounce Bigotry December 1, 2016 by Karin Kamp This post first appeared on BillMoyers.com. Alt-right groups…
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4 Tips to Digitally Prepare Your Kids for College
College Kids Need to Be Tech Savvy Muncie, Indiana NEWS – You have already helped your teenager prepare for college in a variety of traditional…
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