by Michael Leppert | Sep 25, 2016 | Politics/Government, Pop/Life
It was a maddening week on the racial harmony front here in America. And in my quest to find a quick and easy solution to it all, I came across some great reading. My confidence is low that any of you have read what I read, but since a couple of these columns made me...
by Michael Leppert | Sep 18, 2016 | Politics/Government
As a younger, less sophisticated man, I was employed as a counselor at the Indiana Boys School. I left that job twenty years ago, but the lessons I learned trying to help my young criminals in that juvenile prison continue to help me in the world of politics today. Go...
by Michael Leppert | Sep 11, 2016 | Health/Fitness, Politics/Government
I was introduced to the legacy of the late Warren Bennis this week. The innovative scholar on leadership has written that leaders are people who do the right thing, and managers are people who do things right. Mayors, governors and presidents need to be good at both....
by Michael Leppert | Sep 4, 2016 | Politics/Government
Sadly, I am old enough to have seen the tone and intensity of patriotism ebb and flow wildly over the years. Of course, nothing causes it to shoot up like national security threats, Olympic Games, and political campaigns using different versions of it to curry favor...
by Michael Leppert | Jul 26, 2016 | Politics/Government
Gov. Mike Pence and the Indiana Republican Party just can’t seem to quit making the big mistake. And this time in his surprising promotion to the national ticket, he left his state party and his hand-picked successor a parting gift worse than the proverbial...
