“Citizen” Doug Haney wrote the following Letter to the Editor: This question is asked because he is making accusations about something that occurred 3 years ago. Why did Haney wait to report it? Certainly, any competent counsel would have at the very least counseled the Mayor that there was a tremendous risk to the City […]
Category: Character
Who is the harasser? Pauley, Brainard or is it all of us?
From: Eric Morris Date: April 26, 2019 at 1:50:43 PM EDT To: Ann Marie Shambaugh <annmarie@youarecurrent.com> Subject: Letter to the Editor Dear Editor: Based on the many cruel and victim-shaming responses in the comment section of the articles posted on your Facebook page against Ms. Pauley regarding her serious allegations, I have a hard time […]
Jim Brainard: deflecting (but not denying) claims of inappropriate behavior toward another elected official
In what was already a spirited primary campaign season, recent allegations from Carmel Clerk-Treasurer Christine Pauley of sexual harassment and retaliation by incumbent mayor Jim Brainard have now begun to dominate local media and community conversations in the final days of the primary campaigns, eclipsing conversations about redevelopment, debt and fiscal issues, transparency and other […]
Jim Brainard: spurned advances lead to harassment
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 […]
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, […]