Photo courtesy of Dustin Milligan at Terre Haute Vice News If you’ve been following the events in Terre Haute over the past 48 hours, like I have, you probably still have more questions than answers. I was on vacation with my family in Michigan when I first heard the reports that there had been a … Continue reading A Possible Case of Local Extremism
Category: Politics
A Thoroughly Despotic Freedom
Believe it or not I usually shy away from writing about topics that I think will result in being labeled a crackpot, conspiracy theorist, or Chicken Little who claims the sky is always about to fall. But when Special Forces units conduct night time operations in your community, operations that local law enforcement asks local … Continue reading A Thoroughly Despotic Freedom
Something Stinks: A Second Look
Appearances can be deceiving. After publishing the first article in this series several people reached out to me about issues they saw in the community that look “shady.” One of the shadiest looking examples was the city’s recent purchase of the old Tribune Star building Garmong Construction. The beacon public access website shows that Garmong … Continue reading Something Stinks: A Second Look
Something Stinks: Terre Haute’s Ongoing Struggle With Corruption
In the church we have a saying, “there can be no reconciliation, where there is no repentance.” You can forgive someone and move on with your life without them ever repenting, but you should never attempt a reconciliation with someone who refuses to acknowledge the harm they’ve caused. If local politicians want to move forward … Continue reading Something Stinks: Terre Haute’s Ongoing Struggle With Corruption
A Simple Harmony
A type of simple harmony develops in a group as long as the members tolerate a certain level of deception. Like the princess and the pea, however, humanity as a whole cannot rest in the peace of this simple harmony because the falsity of its comfort will always be felt, no matter how many mattresses … Continue reading A Simple Harmony
