by Michael Leppert | May 29, 2025 | Politics/Government
In the 1983 classic film, “Trading Places,” Louis Winthorpe III and Billy Ray Valentine are victims of a scientific experiment that is thrust upon them by the elite bosses of a Philadelphia commodities brokerage. Winthorpe is a young, snobby broker at the firm, with...
by Michael Leppert | Mar 20, 2016 | Politics/Government, Sports
Throughout the country, but particularly in Indiana, March Madness is a serious celebration of both love and hate. For example, my most important bracket had plenty of eggs in the basket of Michigan State. So I temporarily had affection for the Spartans, a team I...