Jim and Nancy Cotterill visit with Bryan Hudson of the Vision Stream Network to talk about the background, mission, and efforts underway at Unite Indy.
NEWS: Former journalists adding some heart to the Crossroads of America
Their long-term goal is expand the state motto, from the Crossroads of America to Heart of America. Russ Pulliam Jim Cotterill could retire to a Florida beach or a golf course lake. Instead he is tackling one of the city’s hardest challenges — race relations. He and his wife Nancy already have served; they helped…Continue reading NEWS: Former journalists adding some heart to the Crossroads of America
Quote of the Month: September 2019
I’d be half a man if I didn’t help my neighbors” -Kenny Vaughan As forty-one inches of hurricane Irma’s rain poured over the east coast of Texas and water filled the same homes that had only recently been rebuilt from hurricane Harvey, Kenny Vaughan was once again in his boat doggedly searching from house to…Continue reading Quote of the Month: September 2019
NEWS: Business leaders must help heal city’s ugly underbelly
Letter to the Editor I commend Nate Feltman for his commentary, “Who has a bold vision for the future of Indy?” in the Aug. 30 IBJ. I agree wholeheartedly with Feltman’s statement, “The next mayor should set a vision that includes novel ideas for ensuring Indy’s growth, relevancy and livability.” Everything starts with a vision….Continue reading NEWS: Business leaders must help heal city’s ugly underbelly
Quote of the Month: August 2019
Wish I didn’t know now what I didn’t know then” -Bob Seger Naïveté is a precious thing. Most of us can look back on times when life was great. We were loved, we were happy—maybe we were five, or maybe it was high school. But something happened and we learned that life is not golden…Continue reading Quote of the Month: August 2019
Quote of the Month: July 2019
Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.” -Henry Ford My wife, Nancy, and I took our youngest grandchildren to the Henry Ford museum in Dearborn Michigan recently. It was a great trip and we learned a lot about history and one of the men that made it happen….Continue reading Quote of the Month: July 2019
Quote of the Month: June 2019
You cannot fight a battle you don’t think exists.” -John Eldridge Most of us live in peaceful neighborhoods, where gunshots don’t awaken us in the night, but just because we don’t hear the gunshots, doesn’t mean they are not being fired. As I was driving north on College Avenue on Saturday, I was stopped by…Continue reading Quote of the Month: June 2019
Quote of the Month: May 2019
I never let my schooling get in the way of getting an education.” -Mark Twain Graduation day is looming for many of our children—a time when we take a nostalgic look back wondering what they’ve learned, hoping they’ve learned enough. But in fact most of what they learn is not taught in the classroom, it…Continue reading Quote of the Month: May 2019
NEWS: Unite Indy Featured on WISH TV’s Community Link
Co-hosts of WISH TV Channel 8’s “Community Link” Carolene Mays-Medley and Marco Dominguez interviewed the co-founders of UNITE INDY, Jim and Nancy Cotterill. During the interview, the Cotterill’s explain why they started UNITE INDY, now in its third year, and more. Watch the interview now!
Quote of the Month: April 2019
If you’re only going to look for your keys under the street light, you’re never going to find your keys.” -Anonymous Scientists and others refer to this as the “Streetlight effect” which represents a form of bias in searching for answers. It comes from a joke that was published in a Massachusetts newspaper in 1924…Continue reading Quote of the Month: April 2019