Stories tagged with "Matthew Tully"

A message to Manual: People care by indystar

After I spoke at a career fair at Manual High School last week, one student walked past me and said, “Nobody cares about us.” It wasn’t the first time a Manual... – Nov 22, 2009 at 12:51 AM in Matthew Tully

Back so soon: ethics, taxes, lobbying by indystar

It seems like they just left. In fact, they weren’t gone long enough for most of us to even miss them. Nonetheless, lawmakers returned Tuesday to the Statehouse and announced... – Nov 18, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Matthew Tully

Shameful score: Budget 1, football 0 by indystar

Deep in the back of Manual High School, in a room just beyond the main auditorium, you can find the school’s history. It can be discovered in yearbooks dating back a century;... – Nov 15, 2009 at 1:02 AM in Matthew Tully

Bayh was close 2nd for VP by indystar

Hoosier political junkies who read the new book by President Barack Obama’s former campaign manager are likely to be most interested in Chapter 13. There, David Plouffe... – Nov 13, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Matthew Tully

HUD must hold Phoenix owners accountable by indystar

Of all the troubles at the Phoenix Apartments, the most perplexing has been the federal government’s lackadaisical attitude toward a problem it helped create. The Phoenix... – Nov 11, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Matthew Tully

Manual High School's tough math by indystar

490 Original size of Class of ’10; 151 Students still in school; 9 Who will have taken calculus A small group of determined Manual High School students starts each day by... – Nov 08, 2009 at 1:13 AM in Matthew Tully

For Mind Trust, star power by indystar

Jane Pauley first heard about The Mind Trust this spring during a dinner party focused on education issues in Washington. By the end of the dinner, she wanted to know more. The... – Nov 06, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Matthew Tully

Tully: Wishard rewarded for solid, sensible campaign by indystar

A few thoughts about an Election Day many Indianapolis residents chose to skip. It’s hard to imagine how supporters of the Wishard Memorial Hospital project —... – Nov 04, 2009 at 12:33 AM in Matthew Tully

2 brothers, 15 days: Can they change their lives? by indystar

Two brothers, 16-year-old Tyler and 17-year-old Chris, walked into Manual High School 10 days ago with plans to add their names to the school’s long list of dropouts. Neither... – Nov 01, 2009 at 1:34 AM in Matthew Tully

Ballard's veto threat helped kill smoking ban by indystar

Why did the city’s proposed workplace smoking ban fail? A particularly crushing blow fell a couple of hours before the City-County Council’s vote Monday night.... – Oct 28, 2009 at 1:17 PM in Matthew Tully

IPS, city can't give up on Manual students by indystar

Ten weeks ago, in search of a close look at the complex problems facing many Indianapolis high schools, I walked into Manual High School for the first time. I’ve been there... – Oct 25, 2009 at 12:44 AM in Matthew Tully

GOP needs to settle on a challenger to Burton in 5th District race by indystar

For a few months, the crowded field in the 5th District Republican primary didn’t seem to hurt the four men taking on incumbent U.S. Rep. Dan Burton. If anything, the roster... – Oct 23, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Matthew Tully

Councilman whose dad represents tobacco industry says he won't vote on smoking ban by indystar

Tobacco-lobbyist dad will host fundraiser just before smoke ban vote I called Indianapolis City-County Councilman Dane Mahern on Monday afternoon to ask about the interesting... – Oct 21, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Matthew Tully

Thoughtful politics are overdue, ex-Rep. Lee Hamilton says in latest book by indystar

I was standing in the Downtown Dunkin’ Donuts the other day, paying the clerk for a cup of afternoon coffee and holding a copy of former U.S. Rep. Lee Hamilton’s latest... – Oct 18, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Matthew Tully

Victory is elusive, but players' spirit deserves a cheer by indystar

The pep rally had just ended when I stopped in Cedric Lloyd’s office at Manual High School last Friday. Lloyd, the school’s 40-year-old head football coach, wore a... – Oct 16, 2009 at 10:31 AM in Matthew Tully

Daniels' 'no' has the ring of 'not yet' by indystar

Gov. Mitch Daniels is not running for president. Nope. Not gonna happen. No way, no how, no chance. Not this guy. That’s what he says, anyway. But today, let’s talk... – Oct 14, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Matthew Tully

Violence in verbal form? Manual lets it pass by indystar

A nasty, F-bomb-laden scene unfolded on the first floor of Manual High School on a recent Friday afternoon. It was one of many examples in the past several weeks of how some... – Oct 11, 2009 at 1:40 AM in Matthew Tully

Ballard must emerge from haze of smoking debate by indystar

As far as I can tell, most people have an opinion — a strong one, at that — about Marion County’s new smoking ban proposal. Whether it’s cheering or... – Oct 09, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Matthew Tully

Manual senior is 'something special' by indystar

It’s impossible to spend a day at Manual High School without meeting Jammyra Weekley. Which is a good thing. This 17-year-old senior is definitely worth meeting.... – Oct 04, 2009 at 12:46 AM in Matthew Tully

Passing a no-exemptions smoking ban is the right thing to do by indystar

In coming weeks, as the City-County Council debates and, I hope, passes a strengthened smoking ban — one that would finish what the city started in 2005 — you’re... – Oct 02, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Matthew Tully