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The pandemic’s sins of omission and commission

The pandemic’s sins of omission and commission

by Michael Leppert | May 14, 2021 | Politics/Government, Pop/Life

America had a good day Thursday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidance that freed vaccinated Americans from most mask-wearing. The small light at the end of the pandemic tunnel has been steadily growing since the vaccination rollout...
Trump is running on a ‘don’t trust the government’ platform

Trump is running on a ‘don’t trust the government’ platform

by Michael Leppert | Sep 4, 2020 | Politics/Government

“Vote early and often” is an old-school politico’s gibe one might hear during election season when I was younger man. It was good for laugh, and not much else. Like so many things effective in the year 2020, it’s just not funny anymore....
The shame that awaits us when the pandemic is through

The shame that awaits us when the pandemic is through

by Michael Leppert | May 29, 2020 | Health/Fitness, Politics/Government, Pop/Life

What do you really know about the 1918 pandemic? Recent events have led me to learn a little about it, and based on my conversations, the little I have learned is measurably more than most. It is bizarre how little we know about what happened only a century ago, in...
The pandemic would be toast if we could kill it with hate

The pandemic would be toast if we could kill it with hate

by Michael Leppert | Apr 24, 2020 | Politics/Government, Pop/Life

Imagine for this four-minute read that the “Invisible Enemy” was human. And in that imagined scenario “infected” translated into “wounded.” Of course, “death” needs no translation. Long before 50,000 Americans had died,...
“Do Something” is a chant growing difficult to ignore

“Do Something” is a chant growing difficult to ignore

by Michael Leppert | Aug 9, 2019 | Politics/Government

Do something. Do anything that might appear to be something. Congress, show the steep majority of Americans that you have the courage to simply do your jobs. Firm up your jaws and prepare to take a punch or two from a loud minority of people who think any...
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Keeping the Big Ten Network on the Air

One of Mr. Leppert’s successful projects was his media campaign on behalf of the Big Ten Network in its dispute with cable formats for broad distribution of the network during its start-up years. He wrote and distributed press releases, organized supporters to attend press conferences and traveled the state for media events with both Mark Silverman, the original president of the network and Jim Delany, the long-time commissioner of the Big Ten Conference. Silverman has since moved into an executive position at Fox Sports, and Delany has announced his retirement in June of this year. The media output and related responses to it were vital in moving the stalled discussions to a mutually beneficial resolution between the network and cable formats. The Big Ten Network is distributed widely today and is a model for college sports networks. The three of us were only flagged for speeding one time during the campaign, fittingly on State Road 37, while racing between press conferences at IU and downtown Indianapolis.
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Moving Indiana Forward with Bias Crimes Legislation

Mr. Leppert was engaged by the United Way of Central Indiana to design and implement the campaign in 2018-19 for the passage of new hate/bias crime legislation in Indiana. The foundation of this coalition was built by joining two organizations, the Indiana Alliance Against Hate, and Indiana Competes. After several years of resistance in the Indiana General Assembly, specifically since the RFRA session of 2015, this campaign was the catalyst to passage of the new law and removing Indiana from the list of only five states without hate crimes legislation. More than 800 members of the smaller merged entities were mobilized. Press events were held throughout the state. Editorial boards were visited. Letter writing and phone banking strategies were implemented. The management of this large group, and the short timeframe available to make our impact was an experience. While the law enacted by the legislature did not include all of the protected classes our coalition sought for inclusion, the establishment of hate or bias as statutory consideration in sentencing was established for many classes. Our campaign proved successful.
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