by Michael Leppert | Aug 28, 2024 | Politics/Government, Pop/Life
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! The fall semester starts this week, and I might be a little too excited. I need to remember to have a little sympathy for my new students, particularly those in my 8:00 am class on Tuesdays and Thursdays. For the rest of their...
by Michael Leppert | Aug 30, 2023 | Politics/Government
Over the weekend, a racially motivated mass shooting occurred, this time in Jacksonville, Florida. Three Black people were murdered before the white gunman turned one of his guns on himself. The 21-year-old legally purchased both the handgun and AR-15 style rifle he...
by Michael Leppert | Mar 29, 2023 | Politics/Government
I have a sister named Peggy. But because “Peggy” is not a saint’s name, my grandmother objected to my parents naming her that. So, the name they gave her was “Margaret,” and only to satisfy grandma and an outdated, dumb, Catholic rule. Peggy legally changed her name...
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 | Apr 3, 2016 | Politics/Government, Pop/Life
This morning I read a column in the Indianapolis Business Journal written by Marshawn Wolley. He is an impressive young man who I was lucky enough to meet and work with on an issue this winter. His column serves as a precursor to April 4, a famous date in American...
