John Krulll commentary: Duck and cover won’t work in this case
Not long ago, the Indiana State Teachers Association issued a call for the stateâs lawmakers to address a pressing problem during the upcoming legislative session. If you missed it, youâre not alone. Chances are, the leaders of the Indiana General Assembly werenât paying at â...â
John Krull commentary: Chamber misses the point
A recent column I wrote about the Indiana Chamber of Commerce must have touched a nerve. In that piece, I took note of the brouhaha raised by the chamberâs recent report, âIndianaâs Leaking Talent Pipeline.â That report noted that the state doesnât perform well when it â...â
Kevin Brinegar commentary: Krull column misses the point
There are so many things wrong with John Krullâs recent column, âChamber misses the moment,â that itâs difficult to know where to begin. Letâs start with his premise that our recent Indiana Chamber report, âIndianaâs Leaking Talent Pipeline,â laid the blame for la â...â
John Krull commentary: Chamber misses the moment
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce missed a huge opportunity the other day. The chamber had a chance to transform Indianaâs bitter and unproductive battles over education into a discussion that might lead somewhere and help this state and its people. But the voice of Hoosier busin â...â
John Krull commentary: Indiana’s attorney general and other natural disasters
Itâs time to take Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita seriously. I donât mean that in a good way. I often have made fun of Rokitaâs constant grasping for power and political advancement, his increasingly pathetic attempts to win the favor of the rabid alt-right base that h â...â
Lee Hamilton commentary: Why do politicians run for office?
November 16, 2022 If you followed this yearâs elections, at some point the question probably occurred to you: Why do people do this? The endless campaign events, the constant scrutiny⌠and increasingly, the very real and alarming threat of political violence. What drives some â...â
John Krull commentary: Requiem for a political throwback
Rex Early gave me one of the greatest and, alas, most unprintable quotes of my career. It came on Election Day in 1996. In that race, Indiana Lt. Gov. Frank OâBannon, a Democrat, ran against Indianapolis Mayor Stephen Goldsmith, a Republican, to become governor. Early, also a R â...â
John Krull commentary: Diego Morales’ message to Democrats
Republican Diego Morales delivered a loud wake-up call for Hoosier Democrats in the 2022 election. Morales, the GOP candidate for Indiana secretary of state, trounced his Democratic opponent, Destiny Wells, by a double-digit margin. Morales did this even though he is perhaps the â...â
Sheila Kennedy commentary: Bloomington media fail
Last week, I got a message from Jim and Tomi Allison. Tomi is a past, long-serving Mayor  of Bloomington, Indiana (from 1983-1995) and she and Jim had  sent this letter to the editor of the Bloomington Herald-Times. After over a week with no acknowledgement of its receiptâle â...â
John Krull commentary: Hear them roar
Women want to be heard. Women need to be heard. Women deserve to be heard. Thatâs the message I hear as I moderate a panel discussion at Indianapolisâ Central Library held by Women on a Mission, a group that pulled together many non-profits to create this forum. On the stage â...â