The recent revelation that Carmel’s incumbent mayor Jim Brainard attempted to lure Carmel’s incumbent Clerk-Treasurer Christine Pauley to accompany him on an overseas trip raises some disturbing questions and shows a decided lack of morality where the mayor of Indiana’s fifth-largest city is concerned. At the time of Brainard’s unwanted and unwelcome advances, he was […]
Category: Integrity
Mayor Brainard’s Roman Holiday; was it sexual harassment? You decide…
In 2015 Christine Pauley ran on Mayor Brainard’s slate of candidates. On his 2015 Campaign Finance Reports he claimed he spent $28,067.95 to assist in her election. It seems that Mayor Brainard had more in mind for Clerk-Treasurer Pauley than simply serving the citizens of Carmel. In 2016 with his intentions being both clear and […]
Brainard’s European jaunt Summer of 2016; Booty Call or Saving the World?
So what happened to Mayor Romeo Brainard after he was kept from roamin’ in Rome? He took a 5-day sidetrip to Stuttgart to run up the frequent flyer miles? Ostensibly in Stuttgart to attend the GIZ and ICLEI workshop as you can see here of the approximately 40 attendees, including the Mayor, he did not […]
Jim Brainard: deceptionis consilium
Six-term incumbent Carmel mayor Jim Brainard faced off against his primary challenger, Hamilton County Councilor Fred Glynn in a mayoral debate held at the Ritz Charles on Tuesday evening, April 15th. Both candidates are to be commended for agreeing to this debate and giving Carmel’s voters a glimpse into their respective visions for the city, […]
Looking past the carefully-crafted talking points of incumbents
As the clock counts down the final three weeks until the municipal primary election on Tuesday, May 7th, there is a lot being said by candidates in order to convince you to vote for them. While this is certainly not new, some of those things being said lately make for popular talking points but also […]
Mayor Jim Brainard either lied to Ann Marie Shambaugh or he has Carmel Police conducting off the record investigations.
On Friday April 5, I spoke with Ann Marie Shambaugh. She has a copy of the Police report in hand that proves there is no record of an investiation until I, Rick Smith, contacted the Carmel City Police via their non-emergency phone number at 8:01:00PM, AFTER I read Ann Marie’s story that evening. Things get […]
Mayoral Deb(t)ate: your turn to ask the candidates about proper fiscal management and restraint
A very simple thought for the day. Would you ever allow someone to take your checkbook and write checks from your account, without regard for how much money is in your account? When all of the checks in your checkbook are used up and they come asking to use your credit card, […]
Boosters and Haters: when loving your community is not enough
“I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.” – Abraham Lincoln Pride is an inherent emotion in all humans and extends to the things each of us says, does and experiences. It also […]
How to build a hotel without financing, public support or proven demand — and create a fiscal crisis at the Carmel Redevelopment Commission
Imagine that you reach a point in your life where you decide you want to build your own house. Not a modest single-story reach-style, split-level or neo-Craftsman, mind you. But the largest, fanciest and most noticeable house in town. Your new house is going to be so famous that townsfolk are talking about it even […]
When full transparency is worth more than a cup of coffee
Have you ever noticed? Carmel’s mayor and council incumbents are quick to trot out their cut-and-paste proclamations to convince us how great Carmel is — as if they somehow cannot trust us to believe in our own senses and experiences. “Carmel is ranked at the best place in America to raise a family.” “Carmel has […]