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In case you don’t subscribe to my personal blog in addition to the Richmond Matters blog, I want to share...

Stepping down as party Chair

Earlier this week I announced that I will be stepping down as the Chair of the Wayne County Democratic Party....

Announcing WayneCounty.info, free newspaper subscriptions

At the end of 2021 I quietly launched WayneCounty.info, which was actually a re-launch of the site 47374.info that I’ve...

What’s Wayne County’s value proposition for remote workers?

Wayne County has been exploring a strategic initiative to attract remote workers to live and work in our community (Commissioners...

Thanking the Wayne County Health Department

Earlier this year I had a chance to volunteer at a few of the Wayne County Health Department’s immunization clinics,...

“I can do something to make it better.” Acacia St. John and Alex Painter on community needs and stra...

Chris Hardie talks with Acacia St. John of Forward Wayne County and Alex Painter of the Wayne County Foundation about...

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A new role in local politics

Today I was elected as Chair of the Wayne County, Indiana Democratic Party. I’m honored by the confidence placed in...

Mary Walker and Ashley Sieb on the power of story-telling to help us navigate COVID-19 together

When we talk about COVID-19 and its impact on all of us, it’s tempting to focus on the numbers: deaths,...

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Randy Baker of RP&L on the past, present and future of local electricity

Randy Baker is retiring soon as the General Manager of Richmond Power & Light. In this podcast episode, he reflects...

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Get up to $50,000 to fund local community improvement

I’ve shared about this before on Twitter, but the folks at the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority continue to...