http://www.kokomotribune.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:42:00 +0000 http://www.kokomotribune.com/columns/local_story_321214401.html http://www.kokomotribune.com/columns/local_story_321214401.html I was thrilled in 1999 when the Kokomo Tribune allowed me to spread my wings as a local columnist! It was in November of that year when my first articles were published. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:01:00 +0000 http://www.kokomotribune.com/columns/local_story_320180229.html http://www.kokomotribune.com/columns/local_story_320180229.html The fact that there are more than 750 lobbyists in Indianapolis and many thousands more in Washington is hardly a secret. Sure, lobbying is an integral part of our democratic process – people seeking out elected officials to argue in favor or against specific policy measures. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:02:00 +0000 http://www.kokomotribune.com/columns/local_story_311010400.html http://www.kokomotribune.com/columns/local_story_311010400.html It seems to me that the older I get, the shorter the day is. And the nights are for the birds, as I have to fight my way to sleep. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:26:00 +0000 http://www.kokomotribune.com/columns/local_story_307222721.html http://www.kokomotribune.com/columns/local_story_307222721.html I have been reluctant to engage in the squabbling over the accuracy of the stimulus figures because I believe it is more important to focus attention on the underlying “rob Peter to pay Paul” reality of Washington’s endeavor. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:24:00 +0000 http://www.kokomotribune.com/columns/local_story_307222548.html http://www.kokomotribune.com/columns/local_story_307222548.html I’m picturing holiday weather outside frosty windows, and a party inside. Friends grab handfuls of trail mix. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:07:00 +0000 http://www.kokomotribune.com/columns/local_story_306180843.html http://www.kokomotribune.com/columns/local_story_306180843.html Back in February, Eric Holder – the country’s first black attorney general – announced that we were a nation of cowards because, “we, as average Americans, simply do not talk enough to each other about race.” Holder is right. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:26:00 +0000 http://www.kokomotribune.com/columns/local_story_304222544.html http://www.kokomotribune.com/columns/local_story_304222544.html Kokomo Firefighters Local 396 president Rick Daily and two city department heads gave state legislators their collective opinion of the property tax caps during a forum this week. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:45:00 +0000 http://www.kokomotribune.com/columns/local_story_303114829.html http://www.kokomotribune.com/columns/local_story_303114829.html When I was 13, I started baby-sitting for the children who lived next to door to me back in New York. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:13:00 +0000 http://www.kokomotribune.com/columns/local_story_299161553.html http://www.kokomotribune.com/columns/local_story_299161553.html I turn 28 soon but for a few days this week, it felt a lot more like 108. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:04:00 +0000 http://www.kokomotribune.com/columns/local_story_289220514.html http://www.kokomotribune.com/columns/local_story_289220514.html I want to talk about the place where my dad and I both worked. It was called Continental Steel, and it truly was the backbone of this city of Kokomo. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:23:00 +0000 http://www.kokomotribune.com/columns/local_story_273222419.html http://www.kokomotribune.com/columns/local_story_273222419.html When the going gets tough, the tough get going — that seems to describe Jimmie Johnson’s Sprint Cup team.Since NASCAR changed the method by which a champion is crowned, the California-born driver and the Lowe’s Chevrolet racing team out of the Hendrick Motorsports stable has excelled in the 10-race Chase. Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:54:00 +0000 http://www.kokomotribune.com/columns/local_story_258155447.html http://www.kokomotribune.com/columns/local_story_258155447.html There’s about one half-inch on my entire body that doesn’t hurt.It’s just behind my right ear. Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:52:00 +0000 http://www.kokomotribune.com/columns/local_story_258155328.html http://www.kokomotribune.com/columns/local_story_258155328.html Is paying your sister’s entry fee for the 500 Festival Mini Marathon for her birthday like a husband buying his wife an iron for Christmas? Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:55:00 +0000 http://www.kokomotribune.com/columns/local_story_255165831.html http://www.kokomotribune.com/columns/local_story_255165831.html Remember these headlines, “Letterman Regrets Telling Jokes About Palin's Daughter,” “Governor Regrets Remarks on Race,” and, more recently, “Van Jones Steps Down.” Jones had to resign because he suggested “… a government role in the Sept. 11 attacks and [made] derogatory comments about Republicans.” Jones said, “If I have offended anyone with statements I made in the past, I apologize.” Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:15:00 +0000 http://www.kokomotribune.com/columns/local_story_247171504.html http://www.kokomotribune.com/columns/local_story_247171504.html Have you given thought to what you have stored in your book of memories?