Muda69

Not sure anymore. I believe his parents sold the farmhouse and moved several years ago.

There is lots of wealth in the farm fields and livestock barns of Western Boone county. Plus a good percentage of federal "bailout" money flowing to area farmers, including the 46071 area code: https://farm.ewg.org/addrsearch.php?search_input_text=46071

Correct. Sorry for the mistake. Mike Otto grew up in a farmhouse just down the road from my M-I-L in southern Miami county.

Yeah, I wonder what young Mr. Otto is up to these days, after his NFL career was over.

More football mediocrity for my alma mater. Basketball has always ruled the roost at Maconaquah and will continue to do so.

https://www.kokomotribune.com/sports/football-austin-colby-is-kats-new-coach/article_0cb8671a-1563-11ea-a1ba-cff440d20681.html FTA: *sigh* Huge loss for my alma mater. They will forever be mired in football mediocrity. Good luck on the wing-t in a phone booth.

https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/12/on-giving-tuesday-consider-the-ways-our-tax-code-discourages-charity/ Agreed. Many more would donate to private charities if the fruits of their labors wasn't being stolen by the government for redistribution.

Only a 30% free/reduced lunch rate in such a rural, depressed area? Please. Here is a real depressed area: https://compass.doe.in.gov/dashboard/overview.aspx?type=school&id=0997 And frankly you are fool if you don't think a high free/reduced lunch rate has some correlation to the number of students participating in extracurricular activities.

I believe an additional data point would be Marion county/Indianapolis and the surrounding urban sprawl/doughnut counties. 50% of this year's state finalists came from this demographic. Lots of rich farmers around there.

Just Madison. Because it is a pretty little town, nearby Clifty Falls SP has some dynamite hiking trails, and you can hit the outlet mall off of I-65 near Columbus on the way down or on the way back.

A true system of promotion & relegation throws the enrollment numbers out of the window. It is the success or the failure of the program that matters.

Kamala Harris ends Democratic presidential campaign: https://apnews.com/9f15f9bae46c54de8d88ad3e8388e4be Who is the next to thrown in the towel? Cory Booker? Mayor Pete?

Washington College Cancels Anti-Racist Play Because It Could 'Potentially Upset' Some People: https://reason.com/2019/12/03/washington-college-the-foreigner-censorship-students-kkk-racism/ Yet another example of the complete pussification of most college campuses these days. Students are nothing but snowflakes who will run for the hills or sit down and sob uncontrollably when faced with something the least bit "traumatizing". Pitiful. I fear for the future of America.

https://reason.com/2019/12/03/betsy-devos-wants-to-overhaul-the-broken-federal-student-aid-system/ Agreed. Some potentially welcome reforms to the system, but doesn't go far enough in getting government out of the education business entirely.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_Daniels#Controversy_over_selection So do believe Mr. Daniel's tenure as Purdue's president has been a successful one or a failure, regardless of the allegations of political patronage that led to his election?

I don't understand you statement. I have followed the money. Do you support the government propping up the dairy industry on the backs of taxpayers?

I understand the consolidation in the dairy industry, it has happened just like the farming industry. My spouses uncle ran a small dairy farm for decades before he gave up. What I disagree with again is federal taxpayer dollars going to prop up and promote the dairy industry. Shouldn't they be allowed to succeed or fail wholly on their on merits?

Do you celebrate Festivus?

As the article states, overall milk consumption in the United States has been dropping for decades yet the federal government keeps spending millions of taxpayer dollars propping up and promoting the dairy industry.

Can you please provide documented examples of this track record you speak of, during Mr. Daniel's tenure as president of Purdue University?

Purdue prof: 'Misunderstood' Mitch Daniels' track record should buy him grace: https://www.jconline.com/story/news/opinion/letters/2019/12/01/purdue-prof-misunderstood-mitch-daniels-track-record-should-buy-him-grace/4349334002/

https://reason.com/2019/11/30/the-nations-biggest-dairy-is-failing-despite-relentless-government-intervention/ Yep, yet another government "solution" that only ended in failure. Let the free market decide. Always.

? Do you frequently use a dog whistle, Night Hawk?

https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/hamilton-county/carmel/2019/12/01/roundabouts-carmel-indiana-traffic-safety-crashes-increase/2312652001/ Looks like Mr. Brainard and the Carmel City Council jumped on the "new hotness" and it is still costing drivers and taxpayers.

Yet Sheridan fled the Hoosier for the Hoosier Heartland Conference several years ago. Perhaps the Blackhawk faithful thought slumming in the HHC like LCC did would increase their chances at a ring. Doesn't appear to have worked. What is better, playing the likes of West Lafayette, Rensselaer, Tipton. Twin Lakes, etc. during the regular season or the likes of Clinton Central, Clinton Prairie, Carroll, and Taylor?