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Commentary: NRA ‘win’ may be costly
By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Nearly 300 years before Christ was born, the Greek King Pyrrhus won an important battle against the Romans, but at a heavy cost. When someone tried to congratulate him on the win, Pyrrhus replied, “Another such victory and I am undone.” Pyrrhus was right. His victory made it impossible [...]
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Commentary: Pence starts to reveal himself
By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Now that the 2013 session of the Indiana General Assembly has wrapped up, a few things about the state’s new governor, Republican Mike Pence, have become clear. That’s a good thing, because many Hoosiers didn’t know much about him or what he would do as governor when he took [...]
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Commentary: The iron man behind Doc Bowen’s gentle eyes
By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Years ago, when I was working on a feature story about Otis Bowen, one of his former staffers told me that there was a secret to understanding the former Indiana governor and U.S. secretary of Health and Human Services. “What you have to understand about Doc,” the staffer said, [...]
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Commentary: Reaction to athlete’s announcement he’s gay is relief, reminder
By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – When pro basketball player Jason Collins became the first player in a major American sport to announce that he was gay, the reaction ranged from loud applause to yawns. Presidents called Collins to offer him support and activists lauded his courage. Most other Americans took note – and then [...]
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Commentary: Presidents – current and former – all deserve our thanks, respect
By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – They shared the same stage, the only five men alive who know what it is like to be the most powerful human being on earth. And the most scrutinized. When America’s five living presidents – Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama – [...]
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Commentary: Lawmakers use session to take care of folks who don’t need taken care of
By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – So, the 2013 session of the Indiana General Assembly drifts to a quiet close. As the lawmakers pack up to leave the Statehouse, they can take with them the knowledge that they served their clients – er, constituencies – well. The question that provided what little drama this session [...]
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Commentary: At least one step to help our veterans
By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Sometimes the best ideas get the least attention. The Indiana General Assembly just approved a measure that would allow veterans and active members of the Indiana National Guard to pay in-state tuition regardless of where they’ve been stationed. This simple fix could save veterans and service people thousands of [...]
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Commentary: Conservatives need to deliver on promises of growth
By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – As the Indiana General Assembly winds down its 2013 session, lawmakers stand ready to deliver a grab bag of tax cuts to the state’s citizens and businesses. It appears that the legislators will give Gov. Mike Pence a small piece of the 10 percent personal income tax cut he [...]
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Commentary: The hardest race they’ll ever run
By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – When I ran marathons and other distance races, the finish was always special. Covering the distance and crossing that line meant something. People stood near the final stretch holding up banners and signs of encouragement and congratulations for friends and family members. They whistled and hollered as loved ones [...]
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Commentary: Partisanship leads to less government accountability
By John Krull TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS – Sometimes people ask me what I’ve got against partisanship. What I dislike about unremitting partisanship is that it first makes people blind. Then it makes them stupid. And, finally, it gives them immature views of the way government and humanity work. Consider this latest flap over the Obama administration’s [...]