Mark Shoffner is thirty nine and married to a wonderful woman, Shannon. They have six children including one from a former marriage. Mark has been involved with politics since the age of thirteen. Email him at lowcountry46750@yahoo.com.
Last year the city of Huntington laid of 6 firefighters and closed a much needed fire station when a budget shortfall occurred. The department filed for and received a grant from FEMA to place the firefighters back on duty and...
Indiana Representative Mike Pence is already getting ideas about how to deal with taxes if he wins the Governor’s seat in 2012. He is looking at cutting the state’s income tax by reducing the corporate and...
The US Senate voted on the debt ceiling bill that was passed by the US House on Monday. The vote was passed with a 74-26 vote and then was signed by President Obama. The two Senators from Indiana...
The US House voted to raise the debt ceiling and have about $3 million in cuts. The vote ended at 269-161 with the Senate voting Today. Two of the local Representative voted against and one voted for. After...
There is a new face in the run for Indiana Governor, his name is Jim Wallace. Mr. Wallace, a Republican, has an extensive record in the Indiana political scene. He has worked in the administrations of Indianapolis Mayor Goldsmith, Indiana...
As we pause and remember the last 30 that changed the landscape of music, a moment of silence for the “radio star”. Thirty years ago, MTV (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5jwFOhlqRY) hit the cable...
Emergency Medical Personnel get very little in the way of recognition. But like other emergency services and soldiers, they place themselves in harm’s way to save lives. Over the last year, they have dealt with changes and proposed...
The U. S. Postal service relayed a message that multiple offices would be closing around the country. In Bippus Indiana, the news came that the local office there was one of the many in Indiana to be on the chopping...
Communities like Roanoke and Marion with GM along with Dana in Marion and Fort Wayne depend on the wages that these companies bring to the community in spending. The local unions (UAW and AIW) for these plants have controlled the...
Richard Lugar (Senate-Indiana) seems to be trailing in the 2012 GOP race for his current seat. The D.C. based Club for growth, a fiscally conservative study group, said that he trails the current Indiana State Treasurer; 34 percent...