Kathy and David Hannum courtesy of the Tribune Star In a recent article published by the Tribune Star, David Hannum and his wife Kathy are praised for their donation of a $1 million dollar scholarship to Rose-Hulman University, David is also praised for his past presidency of the Chamber of Commerce, his role in the … Continue reading Follow the Money: Hannum, Wagle, and Cline Engineering
Category: Politics
Follow The Money: Mental Health Funding
We're in the middle of a mental health crisis in America, and one of the only mental health hospitals in Terre Haute available to residents on Medicaid is being run by individuals who are overpaid and drastically under qualified to be in their positions. Over the past twenty years suicide rates have increased by over … Continue reading Follow The Money: Mental Health Funding
An Awkward Meeting
If you had attended the most recent meeting of the Terre Haute Human Relations Commission you might have expected a rather uneventful hour, but you would have been wrong. It was an hour filled with misrepresentations, awkward moments of confrontation, and bold faced lies. Rumors had been spreading that our city's legal department sent out … Continue reading An Awkward Meeting
Can Terre Haute Change?
When people who have lived in Terre Haute all their lives see corruption, their first response is commonly, "that's just the way it's always been." Many have heard Terre Haute called "sin city" or "terrible haute" more times than they can count. If you pair that with what seems to be a nearly total gridlock … Continue reading Can Terre Haute Change?
Something Stinks: Hidden Costs of Crime and Poverty
First time offenders in our community often get arrested for misdemeanors, and many of them have no connections within the criminal justice system or the money to pay for a lawyer. In Terre Haute, our local public defenders office (PDO) gets reimbursed by the state for each felony case their attorneys handle, as long as … Continue reading Something Stinks: Hidden Costs of Crime and Poverty