DANIELS: Female candidates face unnecessary challenges
It is a sad truth that when men are forceful, they are viewed as strong, just the sort of leader we want. But when women are forceful, they are seen as strident, lecturing, even “bitchy.”
Deborah Daniels
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DANIELS: Riggs, Hogsett have right approach to make Indy safer
By appointing Troy Riggs, a veteran of Republican Greg Ballard’s administration, as chief of police, Mayor Joe Hogsett has demonstrated he is fully committed to reducing crime in Indianapolis. He is living up to his post-partisan “One City” promise.
DANIELS: Attractive communities will attract talent, jobs
Young, talented people are looking for quality of life, and will choose a community with a rich lifestyle over a good job elsewhere. Indiana has seen stagnating population growth at least in part as a result of our failure to keep up with this trend.
DANIELS:Pass a pay increase but put off the implementation
It’s really not surprising that the City-County Council, in an 11th-hour, post-election/pre-inauguration move, is seeking to increase the salary of council members. An accompanying proposal to raise the mayor’s pay unfortunately has been withdrawn.
DANIELS: We can’t afford to keep locking up non-violent offenders
I fully agree that we need to be forceful in our response to violent criminals, incapacitating them through lengthy imprisonment.
DANIELS: Can’t we make the mayor’s race more competitive?
In the best of all worlds, elections would be about ideas—about specifically how each candidate would seek to improve the lives and opportunities of his or her constituents.
DANIELS: To compete, Indianapolis must be aggressive
Want more police officers? Want those winter-battered streets repaired? Want more sidewalks and street lights? Better parks and green spaces?
DANIELS: The children won big in this year’s General Assembly
Something extraordinary happened in this year’s legislative session. But it might not be what you think.
DANIELS: With jobs, it’s mobility, not just ‘equality,’ that matters
There is a lot of talk these days about income inequality—the growing gap between the incomes of the rich and poor. Arthur Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute, acknowledged in a recent speech to our Economic Club that the ”recovery” is working only for the rich: The poor are seeing no benefit from it, and income inequality is growing.
DANIELS: Fight over marriage amendment is foolish
Indiana has a habit of being a bit behind the curve. In recent years, we have departed from that tradition, moving boldly in education reform, telecommunications reform and economic development. We have been named the fifth-best state to do business, third best in job attraction, and best in the country for international investment.
DANIELS: Why can’t everyone be more like Joe?
My law partner and longtime friend Joe Russell died suddenly at age 63 in July. Such a stunning event unleashes introspection: How could this happen to someone so young? How likely is it that I’ll keel over in the next year? Time to start planning vacations NOW.
DANIELS: Simplistic solutions won’t fix crime
Pundits and public officials are trying to make sense of the level of crime in Indianapolis, the relative safety of our community, and the apparent “new breed” of young toughs—and everyone has an opinion on what we ought to be doing to make the community safer.
DANIELS: Abuses will recharge media shield law
It is commonly said in the practice of law that “bad facts make bad law.” Sometimes a far-reaching court decision, affecting a broad swath of cases for years to come, results from one bad set of circumstances.
DANIELS: Leading in health care innovation
Hoosiers are often thought of as resistant to change (daylight-saving time, anyone?).
DANIELS: Will we protect our kids, or won’t we?
As a society, we do everything we can to protect our children from harm and prepare them to live productive and successful lives.
VIEWPOINT: Helping ex-offenders helps all of us
In the June 4 IBJ, Mickey Maurer wrote an insightful commentary on some of the difficulties faced by ex-offenders returning to their communities. An editorial in the July 9 issue called for ex-offender re-entry into the work force as an important next step for the city of Indianapolis. IBJ has focused on a critical issue, and has correctly identified several obstacles faced by returning offenders seeking to reintegrate into society-from housing to willing employers to the need for mentors. But…