Category Archives: Issues
Tempest in a tea-cup: AZ SB1070 and our intent to boycott
Bloomington elected officials have used their offices to make the statement, but have not committed the City itself to any formal action. The distinction is significant. Continue reading
Results of last week’s meeting(s)
Normally on Wednesdays I’ll write a preview of the Council meeting that night. Since tonight is the night before Thanksgiving, instead I’ll preview/review highlights of last week’s combined regular-session and committee-of-the-whole meeting. Among other things… 1. We voted in favor … Continue reading
The chicken who came to Council to roost: FAQ
Yes, it’s true: I entered the Council Chambers after last week’s meeting began, and took my seat as an elected member of that august body…clad head-to-toe in a chicken suit, which I wore the entire meeting. The photo’s caption: “Chicken … Continue reading
Issue: Reopen 7th Street near Jordan Avenue
The portion of 7th Street just north of the Indiana University Auditorium (just west of Jordan Avenue) has been closed to all traffic for a couple of years now. It is being used as a staging area for construction trailers … Continue reading
Budget week 2006 (July 24-27)
Since the budget process went from five weeknights over two weeks to four straight weeknights over one week, the city budget hearings have coincided with the week of the Monroe County Fair. Monday and Tuesday nights were four hours each, … Continue reading
The new dawn of Hoosier Daylight Saving Time
Until early this morning, other states used to revolve around Indiana. The country changed its clocks twice a year; we didn’t because we were right on the time zone line geographically, and we’re a vertical state. After many years living … Continue reading
Is the council nit-picking…or is the newspaper cherry-picking?
It’s a little premature for me to post this, as I haven’t finished introducing the blog as a whole. But here’s my first article of any substance in the new year. It’s a guest column to Bloomington’s daily newspaper, the … Continue reading