Speedway Matters

It's that time of year. I get to share two of my favorite things about formerly  being an English teacher (there's no such thing as ...

From today's Washington Post : “Do we have any historical evidence that lowering tax rates, particularly among the richest strata, ge...

I understand why I would get a tax deduction if I donated, say, $500 to the Speedway Drama Dept. Like all drama/arts/music programs, it is a...

Here is a story about a contracted ref for a North Central H.S. volleyball game walking out on his contract after becoming so upset by a te...

So, Robert Mathis got picked up for a DUI in Carmel this past weekend. What a shame, particularly since he only blew a 0.05 BAC. Robert M...

There are so many things, it's hard for me to keep up on what I have mentioned and what I haven't. I recognize that I've spent a...

Here it is : The stakes in delivering big tax cuts to corporations and investors could be equally plain if, ultimately, Republicans decide...

I've stated before how frustrating it is when I hear people say something to the effect of "Who could have predicted that X  would ...

Lawrence County, Indiana, used to have a needle exchange program. This program was, so far as I can tell, part of the greater effort in Sou...

There are a lot of congressional critters who like to claim that they are budget "hawks" and want to reduce the budget. Similarly,...

What with the holiday season coming up, I know that we are in for some more bed wetting about the "War on Christmas." I can hardly...

Speedway is a very small town. So small, in fact, that it seems perfectly reasonable to me that one would get a golf cart to drive around th...

Speedway has an ordinance that prohibits the keeping of farm animals.  Specifically,  Section 7.05.140 states, " It shall be unlawful...

I have taken a small hiatus from writing about taxes, but I'm back for the next installment in this series. I have simply been respondin...