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South Bend's 30-year old mayor, Pete Buttigieg, has become somewhat of a boy wonder in Indiana politics. The former Rhodes Scholar was tapped by Indiana Democrats as their State Treasurer candidate in 2010 before becoming one of the youngest mayors in the country this year after beating his Republican opponent last year with 74% of the vote. He was praised in a number of corners for his quick and decisive action in getting a human rights ordinance backed by the LGBT community that had stalled before the city council for years enacted into law during his first months in office. He also won high marks for seeking a better deal for the city on a downtown office tower that's been in foreclosure when he convinced the council to scrap a plan that would have called for an investment of $5.7 million into the city's tallest building as part of a redevelopment plan proposed by a Chicago developer."The U.S. attorney's office informed me on more than one occasion that they have no involvement in the personnel decisions made for and by the city of South Bend," Boykins' attorney, Thomas Dixon, said.
DePaepe's attorney, Scott Duerring, said she was considering resigning after Boykins' demotion, because she believed he was being treated unfairly. Duerring said Assistant U.S. Attorney Donald Schmid encouraged her not to quit.
"The assistant U.S. attorney in charge of the investigation ... personally called Karen at her house and said, 'Please don't resign. There's no need for you to resign,' " Duerring said.
"There was never an indication that they were involved in personnel decisions at the South Bend city level," he said. "It absolutely makes no sense whatsoever."
Furthermore, Duerring said, the phone recordings at the police department don't qualify as violations of the Federal Wiretap Act. "Police departments record incoming lines all the time," he said. "It's not a violation to do so."
'Pretty serious'Buttigieg has said he became concerned about the recording of phone calls when individuals complained to him that they had become victims as a result of the recorded conversations. Boykins claims the FBI was investigating practices that had been implemented before he was named as the city's police chief in 2007. One of the allegations made is that some of the recorded phone conversations captured persons making racist comments about Boykins. Buttigieg has refused to release tapes of any of the recorded conversations and claims he has not listened to any of the calls. DePaepe claims she had listened to the recordings and prepared a report with notes on the content of some of them. DePaepe claims the mayor's staff threatened to have her arrested if she discussed the content of the tapes.
Mayor Buttigieg said Thursday night that he didn't think there was an impeachment procedure in place for mayors in Indiana. Well, there is one; it is not something that is easily accomplished, but it is possible to remove a sitting mayor from office.
According to the spokesperson for the Indiana Secretary of State Elections Division, Valerie Kroenger, there are several ways to impeach a mayor.
Showing up to work intoxicated, malfeasance, death or resignation are some of the ways a mayor can be removed; as are being convicted of a crime.
Conviction of a felony is grounds for immediate removal from office. Being convicted of a misdemeanor requires more steps to be taken before a mayor can be removed.
This is all supported by Indiana Code 5-8-1-1 section 1(a):
“Under Article 6, Sections 7 and 8 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana, all state officers other than justices of the supreme court or judges of the court of appeals of Indiana or the Indiana tax court, all other judges, prosecuting attorneys, and all county, city, town, and township officers are liable to impeachment for any misdemeanor in office.”
Wednesday, Mario Sims, speaking on behalf of a community activist group, announced that plans were being put together to impeach Mayor Pete Buttigieg as a result of the way Buttigieg has handled the scandal surrounding the discovery of telephone recordings at the police department that are said to contain unethical, racist, and possibly criminal content . . .Impeachment has been rarely, if ever used in Indiana. The House of Representatives brings the charges and the Senate sits in judgment under Indiana's Constitution. It's highly doubtful Buttigieg's critics could ever convince the legislature to bring impeachment charges against him in the absence of more evidence against him, particularly when it largely involves statements and actions taken by others who work for him. indiana politics civil rights law
According to DePaepe, she was threatened with arrest if she or anyone else talked about the investigation the FBI conducted into suspected felony violations of the Federal Wiretapping and Electronic Eavesdropping statute.
This allegedly happened at the time of her termination, and was supposedly said by Mike Schmule, Mayor Buttigieg’s Chief of Staff, in the presence of Rich Hill, a special attorney Buttigieg commissioned to handle issues related to the federal investigation while Interim City Attorney Aladean DeRose was on vacation.
According to his profiles on the Faegre Baker Daniels website, “Rich Hill has served as bond counsel for numerous cities, counties and towns in a variety of economic development, redevelopment and traditional financing projects.”
He was also South Bend’s City Attorney from 1980-1986.
According to a profile for Aladean DeRose on what appears to be her personal website, “With strong litigation and appellate experience, Ms. DeRose concentrates on many aspects of general practice including banking, family law and employment discrimination law.”
She opened a private practice in South Bend in 1982.
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Family Voices would like to extend our deepest sympathy to Julie Beckett and Mark Beckett on the occasion of their daughter Katie Beckett’s passing this morning, as well as to Katie’s family, friends, colleagues, and loved ones. Julie Beckett is one of the founders of National Family Voices and both Julie and Katie have been dedicated advocates for children with special health care needs for decades. |
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"Until running for Congress, Democrat Brendan Mullen has not lived or worked in Indiana since he was 18. He owns several houses in DC, where he has earned no income from his DC business in 2010 and 2011." Attorney Straw adds that "Mullen's wife has worked for Speaker John Boehner in Washington up to December 31, 2011. She earned hundreds of thousands in DC, where they lived until Mullen ran for Congress .... Half of his campaign, his wife was working for the leader of the opposition. That's why compromise is his main promise. He'll sell Democrats down river." Straw also reveals that Mullen's voter registration is from a single-family residence in South Bend across from the Morris Park Country Club owned by Katie Humphreys and her husband. Humphreys is a former Family and Social Services Administration secretary and commissioner of the Department of Administration who was also the 1994 Democratic nominee for state treasurer.If his residency problem wasn't bad enough, Mullen and his wife were also tripped up last year when it was revealed that they were claiming separate homestead exemptions on their two Washington, D.C. homes.indiana politics civil rights law
More Hoosiers are getting back to work, according to figures released by the state Department of Workforce Development that indicates 15,400 private-sector jobs were added last month.
These numbers bring Indiana’s unemployment rate to its lowest point since 2008 by falling to 7.9 percent for April, The Associated Press reports. Indiana’s unemployment figure has been improving since its recent peak of 9.3 percent last August. The state jobless rate is slightly below the national mark of 8.1 percent.

Dave was disappointed that his tennis team lost 3-2 to Whiting in the Sectionals, but his number one singles and doubles teams won their matches after losing their first sets so remain in the state tournament.|
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"You're undoubtedly aware of the brouhaha stirred up by Breitbart about the erroneous statement in a client list Acton & Dystel published in 1991 (for circulation within the publishing industry only) that Barack Obama was born in Kenya. This was nothing more than a fact checking error by me -- an agency assistant at the time. There was never any information given to us by Obama in any of his correspondence or other communications suggesting in any way that he was born in Kenya and not Hawaii. I hope you can communicate to your readers that this was a simple mistake and nothing more."Breitbart went to great length to emphasize that it was not a part of the so-called "birther" conspiracy movement, a derisive term collectively used to describe any one who questions either where Obama was born or whether he can legally be considered a natural born citizen even if born in Hawaii because his father was a British citizen at the time of his birth and because a U.S. Supreme Court opinion from the late 19th century once took the view that only children born to U.S. citizen parents are considered natural born citizens. Breitbart's view is that Obama was in fact born in Hawaii but that Obama once claimed a birth in Kenya because it made for a more interesting bio when he was promoting his book; only when he decided that he had a realistic chance of becoming president did he decide to nail down his true origins to put to rest any doubts for that technical eligibility requirement of the U.S. Constitution.
IF YOU WANT A LITERARY AGENCY THAT WILL LIE FOR YOU OUTRAGEOUSLY TRY DYSTEL AND GOEDERICH
A limp statement was squirted out yesterday after the Breitbart item appeared that a woman who worked at the time as a low level assistant at Acton and Dystel, then Obama’s agent (and is now the Goederich who is Dystel’s partner) was now taking full responsibility for making an “error.”
As someone who has run a number of top bestseller publishers, I think this is an amazing MIRACLE.
It is the ONLY case I have ever heard of in which an editorial assistant INVENTED a biographical detail. I have heard of typos, wrong dates, misspellings of names. But to pick a really weird country of origin like Kenya for an author?
NEVER.
After all where do the bios come from? We don’t make them up. And neither did Dystel & Goederich. They come from the authors, like Obama. No one has ever invented a detail like that, and the authors usually review them and scream like hell if we get them wrong.
Can Dystel and Goedrich show us the correction appeal letter they got from Obama about the Kenya birth in over 10 years of using this bio? Or any other incident from any other publisher or agent that is similar to this “error?”
I really don’t care where Obama was born. The continued degeneration of the press in passing on hilarious nonsense as fact is a lot more serious problem. Give Dystel & Goederich the Rose Mary Woods Memorial Award for the Most Absurd Lie to Protect a President of the Year.
Thomas Lipscomb
Senior Fellow
Annenberg Center for the Digital Future (USC)indiana politics civil rights law
You’ve heard the saying that in Florida you get paid in sunshine? Well as an employee at Conner Prairie, we get paid in grins…
and giggles.
One day when I was inside the pen trying to get pictures of the animals, I looked up and realized the cutest kids aren’t always goats.

Chris Henricks -Vlasics
When I was little, I went through a yo-yo phase, where I was completely fascinated by these spinning toys on strings. I tried to master every trick, like walking the dog. I wasn’t particularly successful, but I still think yo-yos are pretty cool.
On June 9, aspiring yo-yo players will compete in the Indiana State Yo-Yo Competition at the Indianapolis Artsgarden near Circle Centre Mall. The fun kicks off at 10 a.m. and runs until 5 p.m. If you’d like to participate, you can register online here. But I’m more interested in observing the competition, which starts with 1-minute freestyle performances. As competitors advance, the length of performance lasts longer and the tricks become much more difficult.
The competition will be judged by competitive yo-yo professionals, and is organized by the Yo-Yo Hero and one of the world’s best yo-yo artists, Takeshi Kamisato.
The Indianapolis Artsgarden is also home to a series of free lunchtime concerts. It’s a great way to break up the monotony of the workday. To check dates, times and performances, a calendar is available here.
Yo-Yo Competition Coming to the Indianapolis Artsgarden is a post from The Indiana Insider Blog. Check out more great content from the Indiana Insider.
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Indiana Gasification is one step closer toward the development of a $2.9 billion substitute natural gas plant in Rockport, as its emissions permit has been sent to the EPA for final approval, the Evansville Courier & Press recently reported.
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management signed off on the emissions permit and forwarded it on to the EPA last week.
The Indiana Gasification plant will emit just a fraction of what coal-burning plants put into the atmosphere. And a pipeline will carry the CO2, which is captured and turned into liquid, to the Gulf of Mexico, for use in oil production.
“This concept of treating carbon dioxide as a product rather than as an emission is important and one that we developed with great care,” says Bill Rosenberg, a partner in Indiana Gasification and former assistant administrator for EPA. “You can think about this as a prototype plant where this could be replicated in other environments.”
Indiana University Health in Indianapolis was a named Laureate by IDG’s Computerworld Honors Program by Accellion for innovative use of technology solutions. The annual award program honors visionary applications of information technology promoting positive social, economic and educational change.
In 2011, Indiana University Health used Accellion solutions to address its file-sharing and collaboration needs while proactively protecting personal health information and supporting regulatory compliance. Utilizing Accellion Secure Mobile File Sharing and Collaboration solutions, Indiana University Health was able to secure confidential patient data and transfer large files throughout the organization.
Accellion’s file sharing technology is enabling Indiana University Health to eliminate previous geographic barriers and bring physicians together to collaborate on routine, complex or even critical cases. The solutions are supportive of regulatory compliance and provide doctors with mobile file sharing and collaboration services that are both fast and secure, which can lead to increased patient care. Accellion Secure Mobile File Sharing and Collaboration solutions are also able to support the electronic transfer of very large files, properly secure patient information and provide tracking information in support of evolving Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations.
Computerworld received more than 500 nominations from around the globe for the 2012 Honors Program. The 200 Laureates were selected by a panel of leading information technology company chairmen and CEOs.

My son and I are busy packing and gearing up to participate as reenactors at Conner Prairie’s Civil War Days this weekend. If you are in the area stop by and look for me, I’ll be doing laundry somewhere in the Union camp.
“While you are here, if you visit the barn I might let you pet my baby, too,” said the goat.
Not many people like the idea of getting older, but let’s face it…it’s better than the alternative. In truth, there is much to be celebrated about aging. That’s the idea behind the original musical production “Forever Sung: A Celebration of Age in Song” at the Phoenix Theatre in Indianapolis.
Forever Sung ensemble cast. Photo credit: Zach Rosing
“Forever Sung” opens to the public on Friday, May 18 and runs May 18-20, 24-26 and June 1-3 at the downtown theatre. The show is a collaboration between the Phoenix Theatre and the University of Indianapolis Center for Aging & Community, which is sponsoring the event as a finale to its 10th anniversary year.
Audiences will delightfully recall songs from years past in this musical concert that celebrates every age of life. The music is borrowed from the songbooks of Bob Dylan, Nina Simone, The Grateful Dead, Toby Keith, Cat Stevens, Sting, John Mayer, Taylor Swift, Paul Simon and many others.
“Forever Sung” is presented in the Phoenix’s cozy caberet-style Frank and Katrina Basile Theatre. Showtimes are Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. and Sundays at 2:00 p.m. All seats are $25.
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The agreement allows Copeland to proceed with a transfer of the state-owned 1.25-mile span over the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal to a development group that will build, own and operate the new road.
In return for an estimated investment of between $150 million and $250 million to rebuild the bridge, United Bridge Partners stands to gain 10 years of tax abatement and 25 years of financial leverage through creation of a tax increment financing district beneath the overpass.
Though the toll has yet to determined, the city will collect 10 cents for every vehicle crossing between Hammond and Gary.
As a state highway, Cline Avenue currently generates no property taxes, said Karl Cender of Cender and Company, the council's financial adviser.
"After a private company rebuilds it, it will be assessed — but with a tax abatement for the first 10 years," Cender said.
A Subaru production facility in Lafayette is making a $75 million investment, as it looks to meet increased demand for the Subaru Outback and Legacy.
Construction on a 52,000 square-foot expansion to the body assembly section is expected to begin this summer. Incorporated in Indiana in 1987, the company has produced more than 3.6 million vehicles since it began production in 1989. During its 2012 fiscal year, the company produced 170,629 Subaru vehicles by using varying amounts of daily and Saturday overtime. The new capacity expansion will enable associates to build 180,000 vehicles on straight time, compared to the current limit of 156,000 units. The project completion is expected by the end of 2014.
Approximately 3,600 Hoosiers work at the company’s 832-acre Lafayette campus, with more than 600 workers added in the last three years. This project is expected to add another 100. In 2011, more than half of all Subarus sold in North America were built at SIA. Subaru expects to set its fourth consecutive year of record sales in the U.S. market in 2012.
The Indiana Economic Development Corporation offered Subaru of Indiana Automotive up to $950,000 in conditional tax credits and up to $50,000 in training grants based on the company’s job creation plans. These tax credits are performance-based, meaning until Hoosiers are hired, the company is not eligible to claim incentives. The city of Lafayette will consider additional property tax abatement at the request of the Greater Lafayette Commerce.
Shallo's Restaurant and bar has been a Southside institution for over thirty years. From the outside, it's unassuming facade hides the beery goodness inside. Mike and I have frequented this place for as long as we've lived in Indiana and we've enjoyed many of their craft beers.
Most of the offerings were served from bottles and cans, along with samples from four of their draft lines. Draft pours included Zombie Dust, a well loved pale ale from Three Floyds, House of Shandy Traveler, and two brews new to Indiana from St. Louis and the good folks at Urban Chestnut Brewing. The two beers we'll see around town and the two offered at the tasting were Winged Nut (literally nutty, as it is made with finely milled chestnuts), and Zwickel, an unfiltered German Lager.
With this being a beer tasting event, I did what I normally do, and took tasting notes:
If you’ve heard of the My Marsh Classic golf tournament that’s coming up at the end of May, you may have several questions about the event. Questions like: Will the bag boys be competing? Will I be hearing “Fore!” and need to duck while grocery shopping? Well there’s no need to worry about any of those things!
Marsh Supermarkets is sponsoring the My Marsh Classic - an all caddied, 54-hole stroke play professional tournament taking place May 28 – June 3 at the Hawthorns Golf and Country Club in Fishers, Indiana. It is also one of the newest tournaments on the Symetra Tour and features one of the largest
purses too. The My Marsh Classic is a chance for the young female golfers of the Symetra Tour to show off their skills- no bag boys allowed! The Symetra Tour is known as the Road to the LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association) because helps to prepare young lady golfers for spot on the LPGA Tour.
The My Marsh Classic is a great way for families to see golf up close and in action! In addition to the tournament itself, there are several other activities to partake in. On May 29, a free Junior Golf Clinic will be offered to 6-15 year-olds wanting to learn golf basics from Symetra Tour professional golfers. For the younger kids there will be a Craft Corner hosted by Conner Prairie Interactive History Park where crafts can be made and later signed by the players. Tickets for the My Marsh Classic can be purchased at all 70 central Indiana Marsh Supermarket locations, The Hawthorns Golf & Country Club, and Hamilton County Sports Authority. Daily tickets are $10, weekly passes are $25 and daily VIP tickets are $50. There are great discounts too: active military tickets are $2, $5 for students and kids 16 and under are FREE with the purchase of an adult ticket! So get ready, the My Marsh Classic is coming to Indiana- fore!
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Runners and bicyclists will be cheering this summer as they zip over Indianapolis Blvd. in northwest Indiana. The George Lake Pedestrian Bridge, which was paid for entirely with RDA grant money received by the Hammond Port Authority as part of the Hammond Lakes RDA project, will connect the Whiting trail system to Hammond’s. The official ribbon-cutting ceremony will begin at 10:00 Thursday, May 31, 2012 at the intersection of Indianapolis Blvd. and New York Ave.
Honored speakers will include Mayor Thomas M. McDermott, Jr., City of Whiting Mayor Joseph Stahura, Dennis Hardesty, Chairman of the Hammond Port Authority Board of Directors, Mark Kalwinski, Hammond City Council, 1st District, William Hanna, Executive Director of the RDA, Leigh Morris, Chairman of the RDA Board of Directors, Kerry Keith, President, SEH of Indiana and Bill Hasse, Hasse Construction.
Am I the only one getting tired of all the residency issues facing Indiana politicians? . . .
This isn't a new issue, and in the past it often hasn't exacted a price. Evan Bayh moved to the state in the 1980s to launch his political career, and Dan Coats moved here in 2010 to relaunch his. Both did so with spectacular success.
But some voters seem to have finally had enough and, last week, they rejected the candidacies of at least two politicians who struggled to explain their residential ties to the state.
As with every issue, though, this one is leading to political opportunism . . .
Those laws are conveniently liberal in their description of what it takes to run for office. They have allowed candidates with few current ties to the state to claim their spots on the ballot and, in some cases, win election. But winning doesn't make it right.
Personally, I'm most concerned about the trend of former Indiana politicians moving back to the state solely to run for office, as opposed to those who spend a lot of time out East while serving in Congress . . .
With that in mind, and after so many issues in recent years, perhaps we should adopt a new rule: If you want to be elected by Hoosiers, there should be no doubt that you are one.It's funny how Tully couldn't accept that there was anything "conveniently liberal" in the residency laws when applied to Charlie White. I don't know how any one with a conscience could think it was fair that White was criminally prosecuted, forced from office and stripped of his law license because of the great crime he supposedly committed in light of the circumstances of Lugar's and McIntosh's residency that came to light this year.indiana politics civil rights law
The local arrest of a highly-regarded, retired FBI agent in Carmel on child pornography charges seems a little too difficult to swallow. Donald Sachtleben was arrested by federal authorities last Friday after a search of his home computer earlier this month supposedly turned up evidence that he possessed and distributed child pornography. Something doesn't smell right about his arrest.Sachtleben's attorney Charles Hayes said that his client’s legacy stands alone from the allegations.
"We just want everyone to know that (Sachtleben) has served his country well with the FBI for 20 years. None of the allegations made by the government have anything to do with any of the things he's ever done for the FBI,” Hayes said . . .
"He certainly would know that one of the FBI's major projects is hunting down child pornography. So, I can’t imagine he did this while still working,” Hayes said.
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“I really need to up my babysitting rates,” thought the calf.
“I am deeply honored by the Commission's confidence in me and by my fellow justices' kind words and support urging my selection. I welcome the opportunity to serve the citizens of Indiana, our dedicated judicial officers, and the staffs of our various court agencies.”Dickson, who is 70, will reach the mandatory retirement age of 75 in July 2016 before the end of his five-year term. Dickson told reporters that he was not committing to serve until 2016, and that he initially was not interested in assuming the role until his fellow judges and other government officials convinced him he should do it. indiana politics civil rights law
Work is scheduled for a sewer-improvement project in unincorporated Schererville Heights of Lake County under a partnering agreement between the Corps’ Chicago District and Indiana Lake.
The project includes installing 900 feet of new box culvert, reconstructing an existing pond berm, and adding two overflow swales. About 7,400 feet of existing ditch along Rohrman Road will be stabilized and regraded to improve storm water flow and capacity.
Storm sewer improvements will mitigate risks of frequent and severe flooding currently experienced by Schererville residents. The $1.3 million project increase capacity for flood waters and benefit 30,000 residents, the Army Corps says.
On March 9, 2012, the Corps awarded a $1,022,499 construction contract to Gough of Merrillville.
Rep. Peter Visclosky said. “This shared investment will employ many local residents on the job site, earning a livable wage during the construction phase, and will provide relief to hundreds of residents who will no longer be subjected to flood-like conditions during normal rain events, says Rep. Peter Visclosky (D-Ind.). “The legacy of this project will be a long-lasting improvement in the quality of life for area residents.”
Construction will begin in June 2012 and is expected to be completed in winter 2012.
The Starke County Economic Development Foundation has announced that Selected Furniture will provide 25 new jobs when it moves into the former Rockwell Building in Knox. Charles Weaver, Executive Director of the Foundation, says the firm will invest over one million dollars when it purchases, renovates and equips the 201,000 square foot industrial facility that at one time produced windows and doors. The Federal Group was the most recent manufacturer in the facility.
“We are excited about the possibilities that locating in Knox provide for us, especially our goal to bring the manufacturing process that is currently done in China back to the United States,” says Tommy Shelef, managing director of selected. “The initial estimate is 25 jobs, but our long-term plan is to ultimately expand to 125 jobs. We were also pleased to find a labor force with a strong background of woodworking.”
The Indiana University Office of Sustainability has announced the recipients of the Sustainability Research Development Grants for the 2012-13 academic year. Two teams of IU Bloomington faculty and graduate students will engage in new collaborative research projects on topics related to environmental sustainability.
The grant program, jointly sponsored by the University Graduate School, the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, and the IU Office of Sustainability, provides opportunities for faculty members and students to develop externally funded research related to sustainability.
“These two research initiatives will enhance our knowledge of the critical interrelationships between human and natural systems while providing opportunities for our faculty and students to test their research ideas,” says Bill Brown, IU director of sustainability. “Past awards have proven to be fruitful seeds for much larger, externally funded research.”
Each project will receive $10,000 that can be used for graduate fellowships, data analysis, faculty research fund awards or summer faculty fellowships. Recipients are expected to develop new, collaborative lines of research that have the potential to grow into externally funded research projects.
WorkingWell, Franciscan Alliance’s Northern Indiana Region network of occupational health care providers, recently received a High Level Bronze-Indiana State Malcolm Baldrige Award, which is a step toward qualifying to achieve the highly coveted Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.
The Bronze award recently was announced by The Partnership for Excellence, the Baldrige-based awards program for Indiana, Ohio and West Virginia. The group partners with organizations using the internationally based Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence. Applicants are evaluated by an independent board of examiners in areas of workforce focus, operations focus, leadership, strategic planning, customer focus, measurement, analysis and knowledge management, and results.
“I was humbled by how Franciscan Alliance Northern Indiana Region leaders pulled together to support WorkingWell staff to achieve this prestige award,” says Regional Administrator Director, Tim Ross. “This was a team effort by all.” He credits Moulay Alaoui, regional business transformation specialist, for providing information that matched WorkingWell processes to Baldrige criteria.
Ross says the next step to achieving the Baldrige award will be earning the tri-state-level honor.
Eight sites in northeast Indiana earned the title “shovel ready” today, paving the way for businesses to quickly locate new operations on property ready for development.
The eight new sites located in Adams, DeKalb, Huntington, LaGrange, Noble and Whitley counties join the list of more than 80 other shovel-ready sites identified by the state since 2006 that have undergone extensive title work, proof of ownership, legal and environmental review and qualify for expedited permitting with state regulatory agencies.
“Our Shovel Ready program gives companies the flexibility to accelerate the process of locating or expanding their operations,” said Dan Hasler, Secretary of Commerce and chief executive officer of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation. “When time is of the essence, it is essential to provide these growing businesses with a variety of immediate and equipped choices.”
Passed in the 2005 legislative session as part of Governor Daniels’ jobs agenda, shovel-ready sites are certified by the state’s Fast Access Site Team that consists of representatives from IEDC, governor’s office, Indiana Office of Rural and Community Affairs, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Indiana Department of Transportation, Indiana State Department of Health, Indiana State Department of Agriculture, and the Indiana State Department of Homeland Security.
Certified sites have been eligible for matching grants to assist with eligible costs associated with applying for the shovel-ready program. These sites are listed on IEDC’s database at http://statein.zoomprospector.com. This online resource allows site selection consultants and businesses to research available commercial and industrial properties that are available for quick development and investment.
South Bend Farmer’s Market
One of my favorite Saturday morning traditions is visiting the Columbus Farmer’s Market. We love to wander around, pick up a few things to eat for the week ahead, savor some sausage breakfast sandwiches, and sip our coffee and tea. It’s one of those wonderful things that define weekends from weekdays and summer from winter in our family.
I’ve been to at least a dozen different markets around the state over the past few years. It’s an especially fun thing to do when exploring a new town or region of the state.
Seasonal farmer’s markets around Indiana started up again this month (or will next month) and offer a really great opportunity to dig in to Indiana’s bountiful agricultural offerings.
Here are a few tips if a trip to the farmer’s market is new to you:
I’m so excited to start buying fresh produce at the market again that I even started a farmer’s market recipe idea board on Pinterest. And I’m sharing some tips for visiting farmer’s markets with kids here.
Don’t forget to stop by a market while you’re traveling around the state this summer! What is your favorite farmer’s market?
Photo courtesy of the South Bend Farmer’s Market.
Tips for a Trip to the Farmer’s Market is a post from The Indiana Insider Blog. Check out more great content from the Indiana Insider.
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In an email, Klein said Whitaker had offered Wright $150,000 “if he would shut-up and not criticize Obama anymore.” When Wright refused Whitaker’s offer, Klein said Obama himself personally met with Wright, which supposedly took place after Obama’s March 18, 2008 “race speech,” confirmed by both Wright’s word and the U.S. Secret Service logs.
Whitaker, who attended Harvard Graduate School in the early 1990s with Obama, was known for having been a proponent of Obama’s health care legislation.
Klein also said Wright told him he “made it comfortable” for Obama to accept Christianity without having renounce his “Islamic background,” which Klein said he has on tape.Dr. Whitaker is no stranger to Illinois political corruption. Obama and convicted political fixer Tony Rezko teamed up to help Whitaker land the job as Illinois' Public Health Director under former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Obama and Rezko also played a key role in the appointment of individuals by Blagojevich to the Health Facilities Planning Board and the Illinois Teachers Retirement System Board, which were at the center of the former governor's public corruption trial. Businesses seeking to do business before the boards were shaken down for millions of dollars using board appointees like Stuart Levine backed by Obama and Rezko.
. . . But CIB and city tourism leaders said on Monday that the money was well spent considering the game could translate to $300 million in direct visitor spending over the next several years.
“There’s no question in my mind that the Super Bowl generated interest in Indianapolis,” said Leonard Hoops, CEO of the Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association.
The Super Bowl accounted for about $100 million in spending, with another $200 million expected from the additional interest in room-night bookings that could result from the game.
In the first quarter of 2012, the ICVA logged interest in 998,000 room nights for future conventions, a whopping 156-percent increase from the same time last year. If the city wins enough conventions over the next 10 years to fill a third of those room nights, it should capture the additional $300 million in visitor spending, Hoops said . . .The $100 million figure is grossly exaggerated. Actual revenues from the hotel tax, food and beverage tax and auto rental tax were up about $2.9 million over the same period last year. The city's hotel tax rate is 18%, its food & beverage tax rate is 10% and its auto rental tax rate is 6%. According to the CIB, the City collected about a half million dollars less in hotel tax revenues than it expected to collect as a result of the Super Bowl. If spending was anywhere close to $100 million, the additional tax revenues should have been higher than $2.9 million. The unseasonably mild winter weather alone probably contributed to the spending indicated by the tax collections. As to the $200 million figure, I'm not sure what that number is suppose to represent--additional interest in room-night bookings that could result from the game? Okay, I could spend $100,000 on advertising my legal services and say that I expect $1 million additional interest in anticipated legal fees. That doesn't mean I'll actually earn another $1 million in fees after spending all that money on advertising.


Indiana's only statewide LGBT advocacy organization, Indiana Equality, has filed for bankruptcy. The organization has been plagued for years with a poor reputation for financial mismanagement and inefficiency. Last year it was also discovered that longtime treasurer Dan Funk had stolen funds from the organization.
Robin Lange, Communications Chair for the organization, announced the decision last week on the same day North Carolina voted in favor of a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage and civil unions. Indiana will face a similar charge for an amendment in this year's legislative session; if approved the matter will head to voters for ratification.
"On April 14, 2012, the Boards of Indiana Equality and Indiana Equality Action met to consider options for grounding the organizations in the best possible financial position to win against HJR-6 and to create a more inclusive Indiana," Lange said. "Unanimously and as a result of thorough deliberation, the Boards voted to reorganize both IE and IEA under the terms of bankruptcy."
"The decision to reorganize under bankruptcy was not made lightly, as one can certainly imagine. Our all-volunteer organization has been operating under a very lean, shoestring budget to strengthen our grassroots efforts and collaboration across the state, which makes this decision additionally painful," Lange continued.
"But we must be honest, as our new leadership demands. IE/IEA have had a person in a position of trust in the near past who has not been faithful to what many would consider good fiduciary responsibilities. We have lost money, and are actively pursuing resolutions to the issues surrounding that situation."Bilerico's Bil Browning blamed much of the organization's current problems on its lobbyist, Mark St. John, who was also at the helm of Indiana Cares, a nonprofit that managed federal grant money for persons suffering from HIV/AIDS, when it went bankrupt several years ago. Browning said Funk repaid the money he stole from the organization, but he says St. John has been threatening legal action against the organization to recover money he claims it owes him for his lobbying services. Funk and St. John are no longer associated with the organization according to Browning. The report does not indicate whether Funk will be criminally prosecuted for stealing funds from the organization.
Airport board President Michael Wells, appointed to the position by Mayor Greg Ballard in January, said it has missed possible revenue by not having a gas station on airport property and by not taking more action to prepare the now-abandoned old passenger terminal site along Interstate 465 for reuse.
"Corporate America today is on a shorter time frame than ever before," Wells said. "We've been in a long period of extended planning, maybe a little more than I would have done." . . .
The airport staff is working with a developer on a contract for a gas station near its main interchange with I-70. The estimated price for the gas station and accompanying retail space is $4 million, airport spokesman Carlo Bertolini said.
The gas station is aimed at serving returning rental-car customers and airport visitors, but the airport has also sought ideas for additional tenants, such as a health care clinic, a restaurant, fitness center, commercial office space and even a pet kennel.
"We are going to have a service station. That's a very high priority of mine," Wells said. "It should have been done three years ago."This helps explain why the airport authority has filed suit to block a private developer's plan to build a 3700-spaced covered parking facility near the airport in Decatur Township, which desperately needs additional tax-producing properties to finance the cost of its schools and local governments. The IBJ report notes that Mike Wells is not interested in pursuing the previous plan to build a hotel attached to the new airport terminal's parking garage. Wells is president of REI Real Estate Services, which developed the JW Marriott Hotel in downtown Indianapolis with the help of $60 million in public financing. By the way, didn't anyone in the local news media notice that none of the dozens of politicians who received a free weekend stay at the JW Marriott as part of its grand opening reported the value of the gift received on their financial disclosure forms?indiana politics civil rights law
Like a lot of other child stars, Mr. Duck missed out on crucial learning opportunities when he was a duckling. He was too busy working to enjoy many of the pleasures of ducklinghood. This may be part of what caused his recent behavioral issues, which spurred HR to write him up and send him to therapy.
For the first episode of Celebrity Duck Rehab, I decided we would teach Mr. Duck how to swim. Previous attempts in the big pond at Conner Prairie had failed so I decided this time to start small with a duck-size wading pool, otherwise known as a dog food bowl.
Seems Mr. Duck is more of a dip-your-toe-in kind of duck versus a diving-in-head-first guy. He eventually warmed up to it and, I think, even liked it. It wasn’t long before he was standing in it, jumping in and out, and having a great time taking a much needed shower.
The next challenge was introduced the following day, a larger pool complete with a diving board. Before I knew it I heard shouts of “Cannonball!”, followed by splashing sounds. You could say he took to it like a duck to water. (groan)
In fact, he’s had such a grand time he’s asked for a larger in-ground pool. “Why do you need a bigger pool,” I asked?
“So I can invite all my peers over for a pool party. I want to show off my mad swimming skills.”
“Um, okay, but who exactly are your peers?”
“Duh! Daffy from Warner Brothers, Donald and Scrooge from Disney…”
As for Crundwell's visible riches, she was a nationally prominent horse breeder on the side. Townspeople say that's why no one questioned how an $80,000-a-year civic worker could afford the massive horse breeding farm at the edge of town, the second farm in Wisconsin, the multiple cars, trailers, boats and jewelry. They thought they had an explanation.
"There's a lot of money in quarter horses," noted local resident Rick Munson over a beer at the Shamrock Pub, down the highway from Crundwell's palatial, gated ranch-style home just outside of town. "I think everyone assumed that's where the money came from."So how did Dixon officials finally figure out after all these years what Crundwell was doing? The same way vritually every embezzlement scheme is uncovered. Crundwell was out of town on vacation last year when a city clerk took a closer look at an unusual transaction she couldn't quite grasp and took it to the city's mayor.
While Crundwell was on vacation last October, City Clerk Kathe Swanson conducted a routine review of the city's accounts. She found one she didn't recognize, through which more than $770,000 had moved in that month alone. She took it to Burke, the mayor. He didn't recognize it either.
"I couldn't connect it with anything," Burke recalled last week. "I said, 'Kathe, don't say a word to anybody. I'm going to have a meeting with the FBI.'"
FBI officials in Rockford told Burke and Swanson to stay quiet while they tracked Crundwell's financial movements. Six months later, on April 17, the FBI arrived at her second-floor office in City Hall and took her out in handcuffs. She was released the next day on a recognizance bond.
She remains free, on unpaid leave from her job. Her next court appearance is June 15. Federal officials have taken control of her empire of property and horses — 311 of them, allegedly bought with embezzled money. If she's convicted, they will all be sold to return funds to the city, prosecutors say.
The day after her arrest, angry residents packed into City Hall demanding answers. Burke laid out the situation and vowed reforms: an independent investigation, a new outside auditor, the appointment of two fiscal experts to hire a new comptroller, a revamped fiscal system with modern separation controls.
"There is no good answer for it. Five City Councils ... three mayors and 21 annual audits. We didn't know," Burke said last week.
"She's a smart woman," he added. "She knew enough to keep the bills paid. I ask myself, how was she able to walk in here and see people every day? … I don't know how she did it."The newspaper article wonders if this sort of thing happens with other governmental entities. He finds that most governments divide functions between a treasurer who manages incoming revenues and a controller who manages expenditures. It looks like Crundwell was diverting the money the city received from the state from sales taxes and other taxes collected into bank accounts she controlled without the funds ever being deposited into a city account.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics is predicting an addition of 1.8 million construction jobs in all areas of construction, contributing to a 33 percent employment increase. However, the industry will not recover its pre-recession peak of 7.7 million achieved in 2006. Predictions are detailed in the bureau’s Occupational Outlook Handbook.
Current construction employment (including residential and commercial) is 5.55 million. More than one-fourth of the projected 30 fastest-growing occupations are related to construction including stonemasons, pile-driver operators, brick and block masons, glaziers, reinforcing iron and rebar workers, as well as helpers in a variety of construction trades. No construction occupation made the list of occupations with the largest projected declines.
While jobs requiring only a high-school diploma will experience the slowest growth rate, occupations that typically require apprenticeships, such as those in construction, are projected to grow the fastest of all educational categories—by 22.2 percent.
It is projected that nearly two-thirds of the 54.8 million job openings over the decade will come as a result of retirements as the Baby Boom generation moves entirely into the 55-and-older category by 2020. Replacement needs are expected in every occupation, even those with projected declines in employment.
Indianapolis has announced plans to begin construction on the “keystone project, which should prevent raw sewage from leaking into nearby waterways, after years of debate with environmental officials, the Indy Star reports.
City leaders and Citizens Water on Wednesday announced that crews have started prep work for the boring of a nearly $180 million eight-mile tunnel on the city’s south side. The 13-year project will include four shorter tunnels stretching 25 miles beneath the city. These tunnels will store the combined sewage that escapes during heavy rainfall, which will benefit White River, Fall Creek, Pogues Run and Pleasant Run. The first tunnel—Deep Rock Tunnel Connector—ranks as the city’s largest public works construction project ever, officials say.
The cost of construction materials took a breather in April, while contractors begin to include price increases into their bids, according to an analysis of producer price index figures released by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials noted that despite the temporary reprieve from materials price hikes, market conditions for construction remain difficult.
“Contractors caught a bit of a break on major input costs in April, enabling some firms to make up for recent price spikes,” says Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist. “However, workloads remain uneven by segment and geographical region, leaving many firms very vulnerable to unexpected price hikes for key materials.”
Simonson noted that there was a rise of 0.1 percent in April and 2.5 percent over 12 months in the producer price index for inputs to construction—a weighted average of the cost of materials used in all types of projects, plus items consumed by contractors such as diesel fuel. That was the smallest year-over-year increase since early 2009, he observed.
There have been slightly larger increases in the indexes for new nonresidential buildings, which are a measure of what contractors estimate they would charge to put up a new building, Simonson adds. He pointed to increases of 0.5 percent for the month and 4.3 percent over 12 months for new school construction; 0.5 percent and 4.0 percent, respectively, for new warehouse construction; 0.6 percent and 3.2 percent for industrial buildings; and 0.1 percent and 3.2 percent for offices.
Prices moderated in April for a variety of materials, some of which had experienced large jumps earlier in the year, Simonson noted. For instance, the price index for diesel fuel dropped 0.9 percent for the month and 0.1 percent year-over-year. The price index for gypsum products such as wallboard, which leaped 14 percent in the first quarter of the year, fell 1.9 percent in April, although it remained 11.5 percent higher than in April 2011. The biggest monthly and year-over-year decreases among key materials occurred in the price index for copper and brass mill shapes, which tumbled 2.7 percent and 11.4 percent, respectively.
Association officials say improvement in the price indexes for finished buildings are a positive sign, it will do little to help construction firms working in the public sector, where the volume of projects have declined. They added that because most firms have to guarantee their bids months before knowing what they will have to pay for materials, the industry remains particularly vulnerable to future price spikes.
“Until Washington finalizes a number of long-delayed infrastructure measures, public sector demand for construction is likely to continue to decline,” says Stephen E. Sandherr, the association’s CEO. “With less work available, firms working on public projects will be particularly susceptible to price spikes.”
The story was written by Scott Reeder of Statehouse News Online and a writer for the Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity, I have enjoyed Reeder’s columns and excellent writing for years.
GTECH, a leader in the gambling industry, formed a consortium with its arch-rival, Scientific Games, just before proposals to privatize the lottery were to be submitted in 2010, Reeder said. The consortium was named Northstar. GTECH and Scientific Games control 90 per cent of the instant ticket market in the U.S., Reeder wrote.
Richard McGowan, a finance professor at Boston College who specializes in lottery issues, told Reeder it was “unprecedented” for “enemy” companies to work together like this. State Sen. Bill Brady (R-Bloomington) is requesting the state auditor look into this, saying he was “perplexed” by Quinn’s decision to let two competitors to submit a bid together.
Byron Boothe of Intralot, an unsuccessful bidder for the contract, told Reeder that GTECH included Scientific Games in its proposal so it would not submit a competitive bid.
Illinois Auditor General Bill Holland told Reeder that he wrote a scathing report on the deal, and said Quinn’s panel that recommended Northstar could not have read and analyzed the proposals before a contract was awarded. Holland added that some people on the panel did not write reports until after the contract was given to Northstar.
In fact, Reeder said that one of the men on Quinn’s panel, Victor Golden, was named deputy lottery director at a salary of $109,248. Golden is paid by the state, but he is working for Northstar — the company he recommended.
Boothe told Reeder it was “clear from the beginning” that state officials had their minds made up about Northstar. McGowan likened Quinn’s deal to Blagojevich’s attempt to sell a senate seat.indiana politics civil rights law
the banality of BEAUTY
Remember how Bill Clinton and his African-American supporters used to entertain us with the claim that he was the first black president because he supposedly did more for blacks than any other president, including President Abraham Lincoln, who was assassinated because he freed the slaves, and President Lyndon Johnson, who pushed and signed into law the Civil Rights Act of 1964? Well, now a gay reporter for Newsweek magazine, Andrew Sullivan, has dubbed Obama the first gay president. The claim actually contains a lot of truth. Obama is a closeted homosexual who frequented Chicago gay bathhouses before gaining notoriety and likely had one of his gay lovers, Donald Young, rubbed out shortly before the kick-off of the 2008 presidential race to keep him silent about their relationship. Young was the former choir director at Obama's southside Chicago church where the controversial Rev. Jeremiah Wright preached who was gunned down in his apartment in December, 2007 after another gay man with ties to Obama, Larry Sinclair, claimed to have spoken to Young about his relationship with Obama. The NY Post is reporting that Wright claims a member of Obama's campaign team offered him a $150,000 bribe to stay silent until the 2008 presidential election was over. Wright is also claiming that Obama held a private meeting with him at which he also asked him to keep silent. Wright probably knew about Obama's relationship with Young, and he was more concerned about him keeping quiet about that relationship as opposed to Wright's controversial political views. Obama doesn't have to worry about a criminal prosecution like the one his 2008 Democratic presidential foe, John Edwards, is now facing in a North Carolina federal courtroom for allegedly using campaign money to keep his affair with Rielle Hunter under wraps. Obama and U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald cut a deal that allowed Fitzgerald to keep his job in exchange for not prosecuting Obama, who committed crimes equally as bad, if not worse, than the crimes for which Fitzgerald prosecuted former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.indiana politics civil rights law
Specter told Harris-Perry that the current climate in Washington, D.C. isn’t lending itself to electoral success for moderate incumbents, which he said has been the focus of a crusade outlined in his book.
“No, that is what is happening in Washington today. … [It] happened again in the last few days when Sen. Dick Lugar was cannibalized,” Specter said. “Cannibals are devouring senators. If you don’t follow orthodoxy, vote the party line right down the line, if you have a 93 percent conservative voting record like Bob Bennett in Utah — that is not conservative enough.”
Specter pointed to other elections which a GOP “establishment” candidate lost — or almost lost — to a tea party candidate. He asked Utah voters to keep Hatch in the U.S. Senate and avoid repeating that pattern.
“The cannibals function to cost the Republicans the senate seat in Colorado and Delaware and Nevada, almost in Alaska, and now Orrin Hatch is in jeopardy in Utah,” he continued. “I hope that people in Utah — and I know you have a big listening audience, viewing audience there, Melissa — will read this book and come out and vote to make sure that Orrin Hatch is not cannibalized.”

To my knowledge no other kneelo shaper offers their models in this way, with the exception of Neil Luke's "Freak", which is in name only. So with this in mind it will be interesting to see if and whether at all the other reputable kneelo shapers out there decide to pull their socks up and inject a bit of life into their jaded products.The alpaca boys hit the lottery and found the very best home they could ever hope for so they packed their bags, got their pedicures and shots, and headed out this morning.
They moved to a farm 35 miles west of here where there is basically a whole swat team of super nice people who want to take great care of them. Even better, the multi-generation family knew that Willa would be lost without them and asked if they could take her with them! I cried. I’ve been so worried about Willa and where she might end up. I couldn’t be happier for all of them. Knowing they will all stay together and receive the best possible care makes me very happy.
I will miss each and every one of them, but I absolutely know it is the right thing. The timing of it all and the way it came about through my veterinarian makes me believe it was meant to be.
So the barn might be less crowded, but the coop is filling up again. Guess who followed me home this week?
Mr. Duck has taken up residence in Old One-Eyed Calico Jack’s former bachelor pad. I’m getting him set up with an online dating service. Hopefully we can find him a girlfriend soon.


Bid to win a night out ghost hunting with CRIPP or SIPI this will be a lot of fun as we investigate the paranormal.

The Indiana Economic Development Corporation has launched a new marketing campaign—100 Reasons Indiana—designed to draw attention to the incredible number of reasons Indiana is a great place to do business while encouraging others to submit even more reasons of their own.
“Every state touts their top five or ten reasons they are great for business,” says Dan Hasler, secretary of commerce and Indiana Economic Development Corporation CEO. “IEDC challenged our business leaders and economic development partners to send us their top reasonsIndianaworks for them. And they answered in force.”
Those reasons can be found at 100ReasonsIndiana.com. The compilation was selected by an external judging committee and put into a fun, interactive and dynamic Web site. The reasons highlight nearly every geographical part of the state,Indiana industries and quality of life. They include pro-business facts and figures as well as focusing on the state’s leadership in life sciences, agriculture, high-tech, manufacturing and logistics. Reasons also includeIndiana’s art and cultural sectors, sports industry and top tier academic institutions.
“I learn something new every time I look at the list,” adds Hasler. “For example, we lead the nation in duck production, have a legacy of NASA astronauts and Indiana is home to two Golf Digest top-100 public courses. And this list barely scratches the surface of whatIndianahas to offer. We have a lot to be proud of.”
Advanced Metal Technologies of Indiana Inc., a member of Whitesell Group, has plans to locate operations inIndiana, creating up to 350 new jobs by 2015.
The announcement comes after AMT acquired the assets of MKM Machine Tool Company in December 2011. MKM previously operated inJeffersonvillesince 1953. AMT, which manufactures complex metal and plastic parts for industrial markets, will invest $19 million to lease, renovate and equip the 310,000-square-foot former plant at100 Technology Way. The facility already is up and running and employs more than 130 associates, including 106 former MKM employees.

Illiana Mayfest is Coming!!
From Skip at Fountain Square Brewing Co. in Fountain Square:Friday, May 11th: Carmel-Clay Public Library with Ted Allen
Saturday, May 12th: Pre-Race Party with IndyCar #27 James Hinchcliffe Special tapping.
Saturday, May 12th: Arts & Crafts #4 at Elbow Room
Wednesday, May 16th: Indianapolis Monthly Tasting at Tom Tap
Wednesday, May 16th: Block Party for Riley Area Development Corp.
Thursday, May 17th: Tapping, Moustache Ride Red (Bourbon Barrel Vanilla Amber)
Friday, May 18th: Flat 12 Night at Cerulean, Winona Lake IN
Sunday, May 20th: Black Sunday at Flat 12 Bierwerks
Next week for American Craft Beer week we will be releasing our first Double IPA. It is a version of our "Big Nuggets" IPA called of course "Bigger Nuggets". Light in color but bold in hops, this American IPA starts with a big floral nose and ends with a slightly bitter finish. Hopped generously with Nugget and Columbus hops, but balanced nicely with the addition of Honey Malt. 8.35% ABV 54 IBU. It will be on tap when we open on Thursday the 17th at 4pm.
Heaven and Hell Party!
Rumblings have begun down below and sounds of choirs can be heard coming from the sky. It must be getting close. The armies of Heaven and Hell are on the move but not for battle. This will be a more joyous occasion. Heaven-sent, Hell-bound, and Apocalypto Barleywine are ready to serve, customary costumes are being adorned, and feasts are being prepared. This Saturday at 7 p.m. is the time and the RAM in Downtown Indianapolis is the place. Be here for the Heaven and Hell Party, or you might regret it for eternity.
Events Calendar
Join us for our upcoming events.
5/10 - RAM Every Day IPA Homebrew Competition Registration Deadline
5/11 - Great Fermentations Homebrew Club Meeting with tasting of Hop Anonymous
5/12 - Heaven and Hell Party with costume prizes
5/16 - Indianapolis Monthly Beer Tasting at Tomlinson Taproom
5/23 - Tappings and Tastings at Tomlinson Taproom
6/2 - RAM Every Day IPA Awards Ceremony
6/9 - WTTS Tapping Tour in Fishers featuring the Spring Music Sampler and Barefoot Wit
6/14 - WTTS Tapping Tour in Indianapolis featuring the Spring Music Sampler and our Russian Imperial Stout
On Tap NowFrom Jerry at Rock Bottom Brewery in Downtown Indianapolis:
Big Horn Maibock
Hop Anonymous IPA
May 17 - $25 for 5 courses - RSVP required (call the Downtown location)
1st - fresh ricotta, local honeycomb, black pepper
2nd - smokey blue cheese, apple and fennel baklava, rosemary honey, toasted almonds
3rd - white Irish cheddar with porter, toasted hazelnuts, chili compote, romesco
4th - Capriole Farms goat cheese trio
Mont St Francis, vanilla, sweet blackberry compote
Juliana, roasted walnuts, smoked salt, truffle honey
Obannon, bourbon, peaches, balsamic reduction
5th - red dragon yellow cheddar, andouille sausage, whole grain mustard, brown ale reduction
Each course paired with beer
The Sun King / Oskar Blues CANlaboration hit the streets this week and will be available for sampling in the Tasting Room this weekend. It is only available in the new bottle/can, which we spent months working with Oskar Blues, Ball Corporation and Cask Brewing Systems develop a small scale filling machine to allow craft brewers access to this packaging option. Until now, only large beverage manufacturers had access to this, so it's a pretty exciting project all around.
Indiana Landmark Wit and Naptown Brown IBA will both be available in the Tasting Room this week. We have several new beers coming your way: Sky Cake (it's an Aleger) will be released at MacNivens on Thursday, May 17th and this year's version of Firefly Wheat gets tapped at Chef JJ's EGGfest on Saturday, May 19th.
American Craft Beer Week is May 14th through May 20th! Get out and celebrate the best way you know how... By enjoying some Delicious American Craft Beer!
Upcoming Events:
MacNiven's Tap Takeover
Thursday, May 17 - 11am - Close 12 Sun King Beers PLUS The release of Sky Cake
National Bike to Work Day Friday, May 18th
Bike to Work Day Happy Hour Friday, May 18th - After Work Tomlinson Tap Room in City Market INDYCOG and Fresh•Local•Beer
Fast Friday Track Cycling Races Friday, May 18 - 7 PM Major Taylor Velodrome - 3649 Cold Spring Road. Chef JJ's Eggfest Saturday, May 19 - 11am - 4pm Chef JJ's Backyard - 1040 Broad Ripple Ave. $25 per person for unlimited sampling from 50 chef teams all cooking on the Big Green Egg. The Sun King Truck will be on had serving Fresh•Local•Beer Tickets available online at: [tinyurl.com]
Beer Dinner at Indigo Duck Monday, May 21 - 6 PM Indigo Duck - 39 East Court St., Franklin, IN For Reservations Call: [317-560-5805]
IIIF Presents: Bellflower Thursday, May 24 - 7 PM Indianapolis International Film Festival 2012 Spring Film At the Earth House Collective - 237 N. East St. Enjoy Fresh•Local•Beer while you watch
Thr3e Wise Men will be participating at the Indianapolis Monthly's Beerfest which is Wednesday May 16th at the Tomlinson Tap Room inside City Market. Come enjoy our lineup: Golden Zoe IPA, Centennial Martyr Double IPA, Saint Slater's Irish Stout and our Special Tapping of our Double Pagoda Pit Road Red. The event kicks off at 6pm and goes to 8:30pm. You can get tickets to the event through IndianapolisMontly.com. We look forward to seeing you all there!
American Craft Beer Week (ACBW)-Clustertruck Wednesday, May 16
In honor of ACBW Triton Brewing Company is hosting a Clustertruck event bringing together some of our favorite food trucks: Scratchtruck, Der Pretzel Wagon, Mac Genie and Spice Box to name a few! Fresh craft beer and local food truck fare at Triton Brewing Company!
Trivia Night at Sahm's Place Tuesday, May 22
At 8:30 pm, test your trivia knowledge and enjoy Triton while you do! 2411 E. 65th Street, Indy.
Beer Club Tasting at Fox and Hound June 7
4-6 pm, 14490 Lowes Way, Carmel. For more information about these, or other upcoming events, follow us on facebook.com/tritonbrewing or on twitter at @tritonbrewing or check us out at tritonbrewing.com.
This is what we've got going on this week and next! [uplandbeer.com] [uplandbeer.com] [uplandbeer.com]
Mark your calendars - 7th Annual Fest of Ale on June 2nd.
Great Divide - Chocolate Oak Aged Yeti (Colorado)
Dark Horse - Plead the Fifth Stout (Michigan)
Schlafly - American IPA (Missouri)
Wandering Aengus - Wanderlust Cider (Oregon)
BBC - Saison (Kentucky)
Rogue - Dads Little Helper Black IPA (Oregon)
Two Brothers - Dark Mild Ale (Illinois)
Two Brothers - Pillar of Salt (Illinois)
Sixpoint - Apollo (New York)
Founders - Curmudgeon Old Ale (Michigan)
Two Brothers - Bonfire Dunkel Weiss (Illinois)
Abita - Strawberry Harvest Lager (Louisiana)
Tyranena - Scurvy IPA (Wisconsin)
Mendocino - Imperial Barleywine (California)
Victory - Headwaters Pale Ale (Pennsylvania)
Hoppin Frog - Barrel Aged Naked Evil (Ohio)
Gulden Draak - 9000 Quad (Belgium)
Hoppin Frog - Hop Heathen (Ohio)
Breckenridge - 72 Imperial Chocolate Cream Stout (Colorado)
Sprecher - Shakparo Ale (Wisconsin)
Haandbryggeriet - Sweet & Sour (Denmark)
Victory Stone Dogfish Head - Saison du Buff (Pennsylvania)
Viven - Smoked Porter (Belgium)
Makana - Dry Mead (South Africa)
Finchs Beer Company - Altus Gravitus (Illinois)
Stone - Imperial Russian Stout (California)
Rogue - Chipotle Ale (Oregon)
Haandbryggeriet - Haandbakk (Norway)
Hochland Imker - Lime-Tree Blossom Mead (Austria)
Dieu du Ciel! - Equinoxe du Printemps (Canada)
Dieu du Ciel! - Rigor Mortis Abt (Canada)
Kulmbacher - EKU 28 (Germany)
Dieu du Ciel - Rosee d'Hisbiscus (Canada)
Dieu du Ciel - Route des Epices (Canada)
Mikkeller - Black Buffalo ()
Pretty Things - Jack D'or (Massachusetts)
Pretty Things - 1838 X Ale (Massachusetts)
Pretty Things - 1945 X Ale (Massachusetts)
Struise - Elliot Brew (Belgium)
New drafts as of 5/8/12
New Albanian Elsa Von Horizon Sixpoint Spice of Life Nugget Sixpoint Resin Victory Headwaters Mikkler Invasion Victory Mad Kings New Belgium Cocca Mole Tyrannena Dirty Old Man
Petrus Aged Pale
Three Floyds Pride
On Deck: Pretty Things Jack D' Or New Day Johnny Chapman North Coast Scrimshaw Sierra Nevada Hoptimum Brooklyn Summer Ale
Events: May 14th Craft Beer Week: Look for special tappings from Great Divide Chocolate Yeti, 18th Anniversary Stone IRS Founders Double Trouble, Breakfast Stout Goose Island Pere Jacques Dark Horse Scotty Karate Three Floyds/Struise Shark Pants Brooklyn Sorrachi Ace Rogue Orgasmic Ale Bell's Smoked Lager North Coast Scrimshaw Pilsner Sam Adams Norse Legend New Belgium Tart Lychee Pretty Things Jack D'Or More to come!
June 2nd Beer Sellar Goes Local 2
June 15th 7pm Hatter Day 2012 Mad Hatter Imperial Hatter Black Hatter Rye Hatter Farmhouse Hatter Oaked Aged Hatter All on draft.From Stuart at MacNiven's on Mass Ave, Indianapolis:
American Craft Beer Week starts Monday May 14th!!From Eddie at Sahm's Place in Broad Ripple, Indianapolis:
All Draughts Go USA begining Monday!
Tuesday Night is Bell's Brewery Night! Two Hearted Firkin Tapping & More...
Wednesday Night Is Three Floyds Brewery Night....12 Three Floyds on Tap!
Thursday Night is Sun King Brewery Night....12 Sun King's on Tap, plus Grapefruit Jungle on The Hand-Pull and a Firkin of Timmie on the bartop!
Friday Night Fountain Square Brewery Firkin Tapping!
We finally did it. It was the most chaotic implementation of equipment this side of the Nile, but it has been accomplished. We have added 6 beer lines and 10 bottles (with a brand spankin' new glass reach in cooler) to our craft / local selections.From Doug at Shallo's Restaurant in Indianapolis:
We now feature 20+ craft bottles & cans and 14 craft beer lines that will rotate local brewers, seasonal selections, and some tasty hard to find lines! We will be incorporating beer tastings, tap takeovers, and as always, our Tuesday Night Trivia sponsored brewers each week.
This week we will be hosting Fountain Square Brewing and New Day Meadery as they showcase there beer during Craft Beer Week! Some of the finest east side beverages will be available including FSQ porter, Double IPA, Hop for Teacher, New Day Meadery South Cider, Johnny Chapman, and if we are lucky a mead or two!
Beers on Tap this week:
Bells Oberon
Bells Two Hearted
Bells Lager
Bells Double Cream Stout
Bells Oarsmen
Rogue Hazlenut Brown Nectar
Bier Brew Belgian Wit
Bier Brew Cascadian Light
Fountain Square Cosmic Wheat
New Albanian Elector Red
New Day Meadery South Cider
Flat12 Super Bravo 46
Schlafly Hefeweizen
Triton 4 Barrel Brown
Brugge Pooka
New Holland Dragon's Milk
Founders Double Trouble
Sun King Landmark Wit
Bloomington Brew Co. Ruby Bloom
Upland Wheat
Shallos Beer tasting this Monday the 14th. 7-9:30 $25. Come and get some of this Zombie Dust I've been hiding for you. Fountain Square brewery will be there as well as New Day Meadery. This will be a drinking opportunity you don't want to miss. Bring your liver.From Ryan at Scotty's Brewhouse in various locations:
Scotty's Brewhouse Muncie is now pouring Three Floyds Gumballhead! We have a limited supply have so come get it while you can! Enjoy a 48oz Pitcher on Tuesday for $5.00!Distributor info
Scotty's Brewhouse West Lafayette has just tapped Three Floyds Alpha King! Come by on Thursday and enjoy a pint of this amazing beer for only $3.50!
Scotty's Burger Joint in Columbus is now pouring Sun King Landmark Wit! You can come by and get a 48oz pitcher for only $9.00 every Wednesday!
NEW TO THE CAVALIER WAREHOUSE Hebrew Coney Island Mixed Packs - A mixed pack of lagers and Mermaid Pilsner; limited seasonal release; 12 packs only Mad River Double Dread Red - Imperial Red Ale; limited seasonal release; 4 packs only Sixpoint Apollo - Bavarian Style Summer Wheat; limited seasonal release; 4 pack 16oz cans only Hinterland Cherry Wheat - made from Door County cherries; limited seasonal release; 4 packs and draft New Albanian Black and Blue Grass - Saison; limited release; 22oz bottles and draft Great Divide Oak Aged Chocolate Yeti - limited seasonal release; 22oz bottles and draft Shipyard Summer - Summer Wheat Ale; limited seasonal release; 6 packs only Southern Star Le Mort Vivant - Biere de Garde; limited seasonal release; 4 pack cans only Two Brothers Dog Days of Summer - Dortmunder Lager; limited seasonal release; 6 packs and draft Two Brothers Pillar of Salt - Rye Wit; limited release; 22oz bottles and draft Two Brothers Mild Dark - English Style; limited release; 22oz bottles and draft Founders Old Curmudgeon - Old Ale; limited release; 4 packs and draft Breckenridge 72 Imperial Chocolate Stout - limited release; 4 packs only Tyranena Scurvy - IPA brewed with orange peel; limited seasonal release; 6 packs and draft UPCOMING EVENTS 5/16- Founders Tap Takeover at Max's Place; Bloomington; 6:30pm 5/17 - Peoples Brewing Tasting at Chalet Liquors #1; Middlebury 5/18 - Craft Tasting at Liquid Assets; North Manchester 5/18 - Craft Tasting at Party Time Liquors; Greenville; 5pm-7pm 5/18 - Craft Beer Tasting Outdoor Event at Cap N Cork Dupont; Ft. Wayne; 5pm-7pm 5/19 - Craft Tasting at Moggers; Terre Haute; 4pm-7pm 5/19 - Maria Mitrioni's Italian Fest; Richmond, TBA 5/25 - Craft Tasting at Cap N Cork on Coldwater; Ft Wayne; 5pm-7pm 5/26 - Illiana Mayfest; Lake County Fairgrounds, Crown Point; 2pm-6pm; $30 general and $45 VIP (entrance at 1pm) 6/1 - Founders Tap Takeover at Buckhead; Jeffersonville; TBA 6/2 - Keg Liquors Fest of Ales; St. Anthony's of Padu Lot; Clarksville; 3pm-7pm; $25 general admission 6/23 - Brew HaHa; Downtown Indy; 3pm-7pm; $35 general admission 8/4 - Brew Haven Craft Beer Festival; Downtown New Haven; 2pm-6pm; $35 general admission 10/13 - Porter Beerfest 12pm-4pm 11/16 - Celebrate Election Day with Elector at Yogi's; Bloomington; all day eventUpcoming Events
Thursday, June 14th at FORUM Conference and Event Center.Tickets
When a man walked into Mourdock’s election night party dressed in a colonial outfit, his grass-roots organizing director asked him to change into a campaign T-shirt.
“This is not about the tea party tonight,” Mourdock aide Diane Hubbard firmly told the man. “This is about Richard.”
Hubbard, a co-founder of the Indianapolis Tea Party, said the tea party drifted toward Mourdock, not the other way around.
“I am actually from the tea party, and I don’t consider him [tea party],” she said. “I define a tea party candidate as someone who came through the tea party. In that way, no, he’s a Republican.”

In response to the Post story, the Romney campaign today released statements of two other students who attended Cranbrook with Romney.
“Mitt was a thoughtful guy with a great sense of humor who cared about his classmates. He had a good perspective on how to balance all the pressures high school students face. He would never go out and do anything mean spirited. Clownish, yes. Never mean,” said Richard Moon, a classmate of Romney’s.
“Mitt never had a malicious bone in his body – trying to imply or characterize him as a bully is absurd.” said John French, another Cranbrook classmate.
The original Washington Post piece stated the following:“I always enjoyed his pranks,” said Stu White, a popular friend of Romney’s who went on to a career as a public school teacher and has long been bothered by the Lauber incident. [emphasis added]
Yet in an interview with ABC News today, White disowned that characterization:While the Post reports White as having “long been bothered” by the haircutting incident,” he told ABC News he was not present for the prank, in which Romney is said to have forcefully cut a student’s long hair and was not aware of it until this year when he was contacted by the Washington Post.
White didn’t know about the incident until this year, but the Post reported that he had “long been bothered” by it. We demanded a correction.
So the Washington Post did what no reputable newspaper should ever do when caught falsifying testimony: it made a stealth correction to its own article. The article now reads:“I always enjoyed his pranks,” said Stu White, a popular friend of Romney’s who went on to a career as a public school teacher and said he has been “disturbed” by the Lauber incident since hearing about it several weeks ago, before being contacted by The Washington Post. “But I was not the brunt of any of his pranks.” [emphasis added]
The Post did not note that it had made any correction to the article.Even worse for the Post's credibility, the sister of John Lauber, who hails from our own South Bend, Indiana, says she had no knowledge of the bullying incident. “The family of John Lauber is releasing a statement saying the portrayal of John is factually incorrect and we are aggrieved that he would be used to further a political agenda. There will be no more comments from the family,” she said. Ouch. Horowitz should be canned, but he'll probably be awarded a Pulitzer Prize instead.indiana politics civil rights law
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