HETRICK: Sitting at the polling place, wishing you were here
A dismal percentage of eligible voters showed up to vote in the May 3 municipal elections.
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A dismal percentage of eligible voters showed up to vote in the May 3 municipal elections.
One of the biggest drawbacks to the march of technology is how often it lets others dictate how you use your own devices.
The ultimate test of whether buybacks are good deals for shareholders hinges on whether the price paid for the stock proves over time to have been a bargain or inflated.
The Cornea Research Foundation of America is a not-for-profit clinical research organization dedicated to the preservation and restoration of vision.
On the face of it, the just-concluded session of the Indiana General Assembly was one to savor for business interests. Yet in other ways, we’re forlorn, even embarrassed, by what emanated from the Statehouse this year.
The Central Indiana Talent Alliance is on the front lines of improving education—without creating new educational programs.
Indiana's state government collected $87 million less than expected in tax revenue during April.
Dimon believes boards and regulators “are more attentive to risk” now—a duty that was sadly trumped by greed and indifference in the years leading up to the credit crisis.
The best estimates tell us that about 26 percent of all Americans are mothers, and that the past few decades have seen a big increase in the range of ages of motherhood.
Here’s an opportunity to enliven the city with al fresco dining in a spectacular yet casual party-like atmosphere amidst the architectural splendor of Monument Circle.
In response to the [May 2] editorial “Education bills rise above legislative noise,” I have to agree wholeheartedly that there is no question that the status quo is not working.
For the umpteenth time since the early 1970s, a president of the United States has issued a plan for solving all our energy ills.
Manufacturing alone accounted for 53 percent of the decline in what people earned at their private-sector jobs.
You shouldn’t have much trouble discerning the immediate winners from the 2011 session of the Indiana General Assembly.
Potential presidential candidate and reality-TV force Donald Trump said Thursday that he will not be driving the pace car at the May 29 race, after all. Four-time race winner A.J. Foyt is his likely replacement.
Claims he doesn’t have the time to fulfill his 500 duties. Anyone believe that?
A band of brothers was charged Wednesday with running a prostitution ring with illegal immigrants who were promised freedom for working at the brothels. Authorities said a unit at Stratford Apartments on the west side of Indianapolis was one of at least six houses of prostitution in the metro area. The ring was run by three brothers and worked by bringing women to Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and Michigan from Central America and South America. A total of 19 people were arrested. Federal authorities say more arrests in more states are possible.
An arrest has been made in the beating death of a homeless man downtown. Police say 20-year-old Jordan Strickland turned himself in. He's accused of killing Steven McGuire in the loading dock of the Sheraton Hotel near Monument Circle two weeks ago. Strickland was arrested on robbery and murder charges. Detectives are still looking for other suspects.
Two area school districts plan major cutbacks after they lost referendums on Tuesday. Voters in Franklin Township and in Avon rejected their districts' requests for more funding by raising property taxes. Franklin Township Superintendent Walter Bourke said the district will eliminate all general education transportation, which means no more bus rides for most of the district's nearly 9,000 students. About 80 jobs will be cut, including about 60 teachers. In Avon, Superintendent Tim Ogle said the district will cut teachers and look at adding usage fees for extracurricular activities.