U.S. Senate confirms Hamilton for 7th Circuit
U.S. District Judge David F. Hamilton is the newest jurist on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. After a half hour of final debate starting at 2 p.m., the U.S. Senate voted within an hour to confirm Judge Hamilton, who was President Barack Obama's first judicial pick. He has served the Southern District of Indiana bench for 15 years and currently serves as chief judge. He succeeds Circuit Judge Kenneth Ripple, who took senior status in September 2008. "We're so very happy for our colleague that this long process has finally ended," said Judge Sarah Evans Barker in Indianapolis, "and of course, that it's culminated in his appointment. We have always had

The Indiana Republican Party should BAN the RLC!
By most people's accounts, I'm a pretty libertarian minded Republican. Heck, I fly my State Fair balloon around without a permit and without notifying the FAA. I also own two rifles. Why? Well, it's not because I hunt or am worried about a home invasion. (You get my drift.) I say this because what I'm about to

School Board Ducks Responsibility in Thug Bus Beatings; Charges Bus Driver!
This story is a prime example of the corruption and ineptitude of the the little fairy kingdon called Porter County Indiana; and is the major reason I left there seven years ago. They charged the BUS DRIVER with neglect: VALPARAISO | A jury deliberated about a half hour Friday before returning to find former Portage school bus driver Terry Burch

Creation to Obamacare and the links

Sand Creek and Coffee Creek - opportunities lost
Once again Sand Creek Country Club is in the news, with parent company NiSource looking to sell the club and parcels of land to yet another buyer. Didn't we just go through all this a couple years ago? The timeline (correct my memory, I'm driving while typing and will update)I believe that US Steel owned Sand Creek originally and sold the country club and surrounding land to NiSource 15 years agoNiSource formed Lake Eerie Land Company to hold these properties and buy additional in that same area for economic development. They invested heavily in