When I take some time away from Fishers, it seems news breaks and I play catch-up. That is certainly true the past few days. However, it is good to see that Indiana’s largest newspaper, the Indianapolis Star, is taking more of a journalistic interest in our fair city and has posted stories on the two situations that emerged while I was away.
One note, the union representing journalists at the Star has been in negotiations with Gannett on a new contract for about 3 years. Due to a lack of any movement in those talks, Star reporters are withholding their by-lines. I believe the HSE Schools story was written by Rachel Fradette and the story about 96th Street came from John Tuohy. Just for the record, I support the Newspaper Guild at the Star in their quest for a decent contract with Gannett.
Wednesday night, the HSE School Board chose not to give what is normally a routine contract extension to some top District administrators. Those people and positions are:
- Jimmie Lake, chief operations officer
- Katy Dowling, chief financial officer
- Nataki Pettigrew, chief equity & inclusion officer
- Matt Kegley, assistant superintendent of teaching and learning
- Kim Lippe, assistant superintendent of staff and student services
Read the Star story at this link.
Another Star piece about Fishers came as a result of the Board of Public Works and Safety session this week. Steps were taken to move forward with plans to remove the “Michigan Left” at 96th Street and Allisonville Road and construct a roundabout.
For more on that story in the Star, use this link.
(NOTE: If you are not a Star subscriber, you may be limited in your access to these stories. I have said it before and I’ll say it again – subscribe to your local media!)