<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post4977021988670917451..comments</id><updated>2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Advance Indiana™: More Bid-Rigging In The Ballard Administration</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://advanceindiana.blogspot.com/feeds/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12703782/4977021988670917451/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2014/10/more-bid-rigging-in-ballard.html'/><link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/"/><author><name>Gary R. Welsh</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>10</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-5207448127161789289</id><published>2014-10-27T06:02:24.727-05:00</published><updated>2014-10-27T06:02:24.727-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Anon 4:29:  &#xa;&#xa;I believe the standards were approve...</title><content type='html'>Anon 4:29:  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I believe the standards were approved by Frank Straub.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12703782/4977021988670917451/comments/default/5207448127161789289'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12703782/4977021988670917451/comments/default/5207448127161789289'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2014/10/more-bid-rigging-in-ballard.html?showComment=1414407744727#c5207448127161789289' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2014/10/more-bid-rigging-in-ballard.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-4977021988670917451' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12703782/posts/default/4977021988670917451' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1114923450"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="6:02 AM GMT-5"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-2179756795080158241</id><published>2014-10-26T16:29:12.841-05:00</published><updated>2014-10-26T16:29:12.841-05:00</updated><title type='text'>RE: anon 6:27 legit?  By whose standards Huey Long...</title><content type='html'>RE: anon 6:27 legit?  By whose standards Huey Long?</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12703782/4977021988670917451/comments/default/2179756795080158241'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12703782/4977021988670917451/comments/default/2179756795080158241'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2014/10/more-bid-rigging-in-ballard.html?showComment=1414358952841#c2179756795080158241' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2014/10/more-bid-rigging-in-ballard.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-4977021988670917451' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12703782/posts/default/4977021988670917451' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1114923450"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="4:29 PM GMT-5"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-8673995767380256359</id><published>2014-10-26T06:27:06.596-05:00</published><updated>2014-10-26T06:27:06.596-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Quit crying. The contract was legit.</title><content type='html'>Quit crying. The contract was legit.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12703782/4977021988670917451/comments/default/8673995767380256359'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12703782/4977021988670917451/comments/default/8673995767380256359'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2014/10/more-bid-rigging-in-ballard.html?showComment=1414322826596#c8673995767380256359' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2014/10/more-bid-rigging-in-ballard.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-4977021988670917451' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12703782/posts/default/4977021988670917451' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1114923450"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="6:27 AM GMT-5"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-7486400911761079295</id><published>2014-10-25T15:49:31.864-05:00</published><updated>2014-10-25T15:49:31.864-05:00</updated><title type='text'>On another note, remember how Ballard&amp;#39;s incomp...</title><content type='html'>On another note, remember how Ballard&amp;#39;s incompetent snow removal cost the city millions, last year?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember how they didn&amp;#39;t buy enough of the good salt and ran out of it shortly into Winter?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Is anyone sticking a microphone into Ballard&amp;#39;s face, asking him how things have been fixed for this year?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Will the Democratic leadership at the Statehouse have to embarrass Ballard, again?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have we given all the City&amp;#39;s money to Ballard&amp;#39;s friends and not kept what&amp;#39;s needed for basic public safety?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you can&amp;#39;t drive to work, to the store, or if you slide into a ditch, the City is failing its most essential mission.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12703782/4977021988670917451/comments/default/7486400911761079295'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12703782/4977021988670917451/comments/default/7486400911761079295'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2014/10/more-bid-rigging-in-ballard.html?showComment=1414270171864#c7486400911761079295' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2014/10/more-bid-rigging-in-ballard.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-4977021988670917451' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12703782/posts/default/4977021988670917451' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1114923450"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="3:49 PM GMT-5"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1820411608603290287</id><published>2014-10-25T15:42:01.892-05:00</published><updated>2014-10-25T15:42:01.892-05:00</updated><title type='text'>&amp;quot;They know full well that a first year law st...</title><content type='html'>&amp;quot;They know full well that a first year law student could destroy the legal basis for their decisions.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In real law, in real courts, in real states, yes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;The city gambles, knowing the odds are with the &amp;quot;House&amp;quot;, that its opponents don&amp;#39;t have the money needed for the attorney fees to fight them.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;An Indiana attorney would suck in any other state, because other states practice law; Indiana courts practice power and politics.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Learning to practice in Indiana leaves you unfit for how law is supposed to be practiced.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you want to be a good lawyer in Indiana, take only the cases that are going to win.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12703782/4977021988670917451/comments/default/1820411608603290287'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12703782/4977021988670917451/comments/default/1820411608603290287'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2014/10/more-bid-rigging-in-ballard.html?showComment=1414269721892#c1820411608603290287' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2014/10/more-bid-rigging-in-ballard.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-4977021988670917451' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12703782/posts/default/4977021988670917451' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1114923450"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="3:42 PM GMT-5"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1947823840347620208</id><published>2014-10-25T09:14:35.018-05:00</published><updated>2014-10-25T09:14:35.018-05:00</updated><title type='text'>they also have the contract for the fire dept.and ...</title><content type='html'>they also have the contract for the fire dept.and he is retired IFD</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12703782/4977021988670917451/comments/default/1947823840347620208'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12703782/4977021988670917451/comments/default/1947823840347620208'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2014/10/more-bid-rigging-in-ballard.html?showComment=1414246475018#c1947823840347620208' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2014/10/more-bid-rigging-in-ballard.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-4977021988670917451' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12703782/posts/default/4977021988670917451' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1114923450"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="9:14 AM GMT-5"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-8565598704604375248</id><published>2014-10-25T08:33:00.912-05:00</published><updated>2014-10-25T08:33:00.912-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Wow, this is actually a pretty nice piece from the...</title><content type='html'>Wow, this is actually a pretty nice piece from the Star.  Did anyone check to see if any campaign contributions came from Mr. Simeone?  We all know Pay-to-Play Greg&amp;#39;s tendency to award contractors to folks that just happen to give him a couple thousand bucks.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12703782/4977021988670917451/comments/default/8565598704604375248'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12703782/4977021988670917451/comments/default/8565598704604375248'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2014/10/more-bid-rigging-in-ballard.html?showComment=1414243980912#c8565598704604375248' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2014/10/more-bid-rigging-in-ballard.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-4977021988670917451' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12703782/posts/default/4977021988670917451' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1114923450"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="8:33 AM GMT-5"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-1517518015402291452</id><published>2014-10-25T06:26:49.533-05:00</published><updated>2014-10-25T06:26:49.533-05:00</updated><title type='text'>The article also displays the brazen, consistent p...</title><content type='html'>The article also displays the brazen, consistent posture of the city&amp;#39;s attorneys. Always render an opinion or decision on a matter involving the city that blatantly flaunts the law. They know full well that a first year law student could destroy the legal basis for their decisions. The city gambles, knowing the odds are with the &amp;quot;House&amp;quot;, that its opponents don&amp;#39;t have the money needed for the attorney fees to fight them.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12703782/4977021988670917451/comments/default/1517518015402291452'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12703782/4977021988670917451/comments/default/1517518015402291452'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2014/10/more-bid-rigging-in-ballard.html?showComment=1414236409533#c1517518015402291452' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2014/10/more-bid-rigging-in-ballard.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-4977021988670917451' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12703782/posts/default/4977021988670917451' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1114923450"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="6:26 AM GMT-5"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-6882831650753625372</id><published>2014-10-24T23:06:25.265-05:00</published><updated>2014-10-24T23:06:25.265-05:00</updated><title type='text'>If anyone in Indy takes off their rose colored gla...</title><content type='html'>If anyone in Indy takes off their rose colored glasses and finally sees the corrupt sinkhole this city has become I&amp;#39;d be surprised.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12703782/4977021988670917451/comments/default/6882831650753625372'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12703782/4977021988670917451/comments/default/6882831650753625372'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2014/10/more-bid-rigging-in-ballard.html?showComment=1414209985265#c6882831650753625372' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2014/10/more-bid-rigging-in-ballard.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-4977021988670917451' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12703782/posts/default/4977021988670917451' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1114923450"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="11:06 PM GMT-5"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-2484673883229555095</id><published>2014-10-24T19:35:00.287-05:00</published><updated>2014-10-24T19:35:00.287-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I’d like to say that ex-soldier Greg Ballard runs ...</title><content type='html'>I’d like to say that ex-soldier Greg Ballard runs a clean, transparent, open, fair, impartial, and totally law-abiding administration that benefits the Marion County taxpayers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I’d like to say that.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But I can’t.  &lt;br /&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12703782/4977021988670917451/comments/default/2484673883229555095'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12703782/4977021988670917451/comments/default/2484673883229555095'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2014/10/more-bid-rigging-in-ballard.html?showComment=1414197300287#c2484673883229555095' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2014/10/more-bid-rigging-in-ballard.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-4977021988670917451' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/12703782/posts/default/4977021988670917451' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1114923450"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="7:35 PM GMT-5"/></entry></feed>