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This is a message I just emailed to one of the Indiana state representatives that I know personally. From: Bill Starr To: Represen...

In recent discussions, the questions has been raised as to the best actions a person living in the United States can take to improve our so...

I read an Associated Press article in the paper today that says police found multiple prescription drugs in the vehicle of Indianapolis Colt...

A shorten version of the following was published in today's Sunday Indianapolis Star newspaper. Two Hours Before the Sun What are ...

From: Bill Starr To: Tom Jekel <tjekel at therepublic.com> Cc: Susannah H. Dillon <shdillon at indy.rr.com>; Dr. John B. Quick ...

Wow. A year since my last blog post, and this one is the same subject as the last one. Indiana's quirky time zone

I just submitted the following letter to the editor to my local newspaper in Columbus, Indiana. The sunrise time this Saturday (March 10...

The local newspaper ran an article about the recent spate of scam telephone calls who tell you your computer is infected with a virus and of...

I just finished reading " Freedom and Federalism " today. This book was written by Felix Morley and published in 1959. I have had ...

My father's artillery unit shipped to Europe and engaged Hitler's armies in the Battle of the Bulge. Fortunately for my family, my f...

These abnormally dark March mornings are depressing. Natural sunrise time here today is 6:01 am (Local Apparent Time). Actual sunrise is 7:5...

I'm a big fan of the Greencards. I'm really looking forward to hearing them live. You can check out some samples of their music at...

I am enjoying my read of Frank Schaeffer's memoirs, "Crazy for God: How I Grew Up as One of the Elect, Helped Found the Religious R...

I just sent the following message to my U.S. Representative, Mike Pence. I urge you to join with Representatives Joe Barton, Dan Burton, Ron...

Great post from Tom Mullen. Tom Mullen's Blog: Jesus Christ, Libertarian Following are some of the passages I particularly like. The fre...

Some days it feels as if I am living two lives. In one life, I'm William G. Starr, program writer for a _respectable_ company... The o...

I just submitted the following idea to Republican Whip Eric Cantor, to assist Congress in identifying which program and spending cuts will h...

I just sent the following message to my Indiana legislators and encourage others who would like to see Indiana restored to its natural time ...

Mark Ambrogi has a nice article at IndyStar.com on the statewide meeting of the Central Time Coalition (CTC) at Monon Center in Carmel on Sa...

Wow. Way too long since I've been here. Twitter and Facebook seem to capture most of my online writing efforts recently. I was just ma...

The following parallel came to mind today while listening to the President's press conference on the Gulf oil spill. Princess Bride ex...

Following is a letter to the editor I just submitted. For additional background, the following Google search links to a handful of current...

The Indiana Republican Party is soliciting input from Hoosiers on the content of their 2010 platform, at the following web page (up to 10,00...

Perhaps some might find it of interest to know which 244 free e-books I have found it worthwhile so far to load onto my Sony PRS-300 digital...

If you have any thoughts on the Common Core State [educational] Standards initiative, they are open for public comment until Friday, 2 April...

I just submitted the following message to Wal-Mart via their corporate website ( Walmartstores.com: Feedback ). Hello. My family and I are v...

I just submitted the following letter to the editor of "The Republic" in Columbus, Indiana. Exclusive extra online example at the ...