Community
Topics about issues related to specific neighborhoods and communities throughout Muncie and Delaware County.
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3 Tips to Prep Your Vehicle for Extreme Weather
By: Todd Smekens BLOG – After months of watching hurricane coverage on TV and with winter right around the corner, extreme weather conditions have likely…
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Nonprofits Crush Muncie Community Schools
By: Todd Smekens BLOG – Several months ago, the credit grading services of Standard &Poors (S&P) downgraded the school systems credit rating by four notches.…
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When School Funding Decisions Stop Being About the Students
Muncie, Indiana BLOG – It’s an expensive endeavor to educate the children of the United States. Schools require funding from the state, local, and…
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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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