Muncie
- Aug- 2017 -31 AugustLifestyle
Muncie Corruption Shines With MadJax Funding Request
By: Todd SmekensBlog – When I previously wrote about the financial problems at MadJax – a makers place, I suggested…
Read More » - Jun- 2017 -20 JuneGovernment
Indiana Workers Just Got Sucker Punched by GOP
Hoosiers’ Income Lagging for Decades As a journalist and progressive, it isn’t easy to share these facts with workers residing…
Read More » - May- 2017 -16 MayCommunity
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…
Read More » - Apr- 2017 -14 AprilEducation
MCS Board Votes to Close Elementary Schools
By: Todd Smekens Muncie, Indiana NEWS – To summarize the week, the board meeting on April 11th was supposed to…
Read More » - Mar- 2017 -7 MarchGovernment
City Council Takes On Teacher Issue – Complete Failure
Campaigning City Officials Lack Understanding By: Todd Smekens Date: March 7, 2017 Muncie, Indiana NEWS– Dan Ridenour, District 2 council…
Read More » - 2 MarchEducation
Muncie Community Schools “Has a Checkbook Problem”
By: Todd Smekens March 2, 2017 Muncie, Indiana BLOG – I’ll be honest, I’ve tried to avoid reporting on the…
Read More » - Feb- 2017 -19 FebruaryGovernment
Muncie Corruption – FBI Makes First Arrest
Craig Nichols Arrested on 33 Counts Muncie, Indiana NEWS – The FBI has been investigating Muncie officials for over a…
Read More » - Mar- 2016 -29 MarchGovernment
Lee Hamilton: Apologist or Political Leader?
Muncie, Indiana NEWS – Lots of pundits, politicians and academicians trying to explain why progressives are supporting Senator Bernie Sanders,…
Read More » - Nov- 2015 -24 NovemberEducation
Muncie Schools: Leadership Isn’t a Popularity Contest
Muncie, Indiana NEWS– I met with Dr. Stephen Baule, Superintendent of Muncie Community Schools, and found him to be a…
Read More » - Mar- 2015 -26 MarchGovernment
Mounds Lake Proposal Not Ready for a Commission
Muncie, Indiana NEWS – Opponents of the Mounds Lake Reservoir breathed easier since the Delaware County Council chose not to…
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