For a boat to cross a pond, both oars need to paddle the same direction, or you’ll go in circles. A boat that is the magaGOP [FN1] ticket for Gov/Lt Gov has been cutting circles since the party’s mid-June convention; 891 delegates nominated Micah Beckwith for Lt Gov. [FN2] 1/10

The lead on the ticket is the nominee for Gov, Mike Braun, who won May’s primary. [FN3] On the one hand, Braun “isn’t buying” IN Dems’ optimism that McCormick/Goodin, their ticket for Gov/Lt Gov is “‘situated…

Yesterday’s mass shooting [FN1] made me think about values.

First: the value of “an assault-style rifle.” [FN2] One vendor says “prices can vary widely, w/budget-friendly options starting around $500.” [FN3] Money is THE value for corporate gun manufacturers. But... 1/9

Guns are so well-made and durable that they can last 100 years or more, w/attrition rates in the U.S. of about one percent. [FN4] U.S. civilians hold an average of 120.5 guns/100 ppl, the highest rate in the…

Guns: another reason Beckwith is unfit for office. Four people are dead in a mass shooting at a school in Georgia. Initial thought: four’s not bad. That’s a sick thing to say, but in context of so many other mass shootings, it seems tragic only to the dead & their loved ones. 1/9

We know where Beckwith stands: “I am proud to announce that I have earned 100% rating from Gun Owners of America. I will protect our 2nd Amendment Rights.” [FN1] “Gun Owners of America” touts itself as…

Yesterday I posed a question to Micah Beckwith [FN1]: “Did you have a library card for HEPL prior to resigning from its board?” The answer is either “yes” or “no.” I’ve yet to receive an answer. That board position is the only public office Beckwith’s held. 1/9

HEPL is a public library.(“APRA”) [FN2] is Indiana’s counterpart of the Fed’s FOIA. [FN3] As I drafted the APRA request, I was impressed by the many resources that a library card makes available in our State’s libraries. A…