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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Negotiating a Peaceful Settlement in the War on Drugs
I’ve based my campaign on the premise that you can do politics without selling yourself for money. There’s another area which I think could benefit from the removal of the profit motive, and that is the problem of illegal drugs. … Continue reading
Posted in Campaign, Indiana District 26, Issues, Marijuana, Positions, War on drugs
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An Interesting Idea
I heard just a brief interview with the Republican Governor of Michigan on NPR today, I think on Marketplace Morning Report. While clearly at one with the fringe element ruling his party – he couldn’t even manage to choke out … Continue reading
Posted in Campaign, Indiana District 26, Issues
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Dear Hoosiers for Economic Growth
Thank you for your letter and the enclosed survey. I’m glad that you are interested in improving education in the state of Indiana; I agree that this is needed for economic growth, which I take from your name to be … Continue reading
Posted in Campaign, Education, Indiana District 26, Issues, Positions
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Memories of Campaigns Past
A nice feature of running for public office is that it sometimes brings out old friends that you lost track of over the years. I got a blast-from-the-past email this week from Ken Stacy offering support in the race, and … Continue reading
Posted in Campaign, Indiana District 26
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Smile When You Say That, Pardner
Guns don’t kill people, people kill people. When Guns Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have Guns. You Can Have My Gun When You Pry It From My Cold Dead Fingers. Know what, folks? It’s time to chill out. Last time … Continue reading
Posted in Gun laws, Issues, Politics, Positions
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Valentine’s Day for Everyone
I plan to enter the Indiana Legislature with as few preconceived notions as possible; as I’ve said before, what I want to focus on is solutions to the problems the state faces, and I’m prepared to look at any idea … Continue reading
Immigration, legal and illegal
I attended a forum this morning about immigration; I hope to attend another next Sunday to get a better perspective on this issue. There’s a bill similar to Arizona’s in the statehouse now, although it may not see action this … Continue reading
Posted in Indiana District 26, Politics, Positions
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What I Have to offer
What can a former loading dock worker and current computer systems administrator, a rock and roll musician and college dropout, offer as a legislator in the state of Indiana? My strongest points arise from my experience as a computer technician/systems … Continue reading
Posted in Campaign, Indiana District 26
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Talk, talk, talk
What a half-week kicking off the campaign this has been. Took care of paperwork, set up a blog, a twitter account, a Facebook page and linked them all together. Sent out press releases and have had three interviews so far. … Continue reading
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More hats!
Read the paper this morning and found out I have an opponent for the primary, Rick Cornstuble, who I remember as being head of the teacher’s union around here for a while. He seems fairly decent. Apparently he’s the person … Continue reading
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A Diary of Interesting Times 