John Gregg

Opinion: A lesson in civics and life

Letter to the Editor from John Gregg, 2012 Democratic nominee for Indiana Governor.

The politics of the Aqua takeover

While campaigning through neighborhoods on Fort Wayne's southwest side in 2011, I heard one resounding sentiment from residents: "We need water relief!" The city can...
AroundFortWayne on facebook

Poll questions ask about winter weather forecasting

In a social media experiment, AroundFortWayne has posted two questions about winter weather forecasting to its facebook page.

Rant: why bother?

Just a bit of a rant. Saturday night, I headed over to Parkview Field to capture the fireworks.  The very first intersection I came to,...
Zach Bonahoom

Extreme zeal vs political savvy and why Republicans are losing

Extreme Zeal vs Political Savvy and why Republicans are losing

Opinion: Vince Robinson resigns

Dan Turkette, at Angry White Boy,  posted at 4:28 the following: Vince Robinson has resigned from the position of City of Fort Wayne Public Information...

Hmmmm…. TARP

        I have to wonder if that wasn't the Homer Simpson-like sounds coming from the countless board rooms of banks and financial...

Correction: ‘Talent Made Here’ funding source

I made a mistake in an earlier post this morning. The 'Talent Made Here' initiative is funded solely by an endowment from the Lily Foundation.  No...

Opinion: ‘Not in my backyard!’

'Not in my backyard' or NIMBY as some have dubbed it, is a phrase uttered whenever development or projects are opposed by a neighborhood...

Opinion: Back-doored?

The following quote caught my eye in Ben Lanka's Journal Gazette article in today's paper about union contracts. Jack Woodruff, president of the local Fraternal...