GREG MORRIS: IBJ’s events offer something for everyone
From the first mayoral debate to a celebration of area CFOs, you have nine opportunities to join us to hear about tough issues and top achievers.
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MICKEY MAURER: Buttigieg appealing but is wrong on two issues
His positions on ‘right to work’ and reparations give me heartburn, but almost any Democrat is likely to get my vote in 2020.
GREG MORRIS: Newspapers struggle, but IBJ on solid ground
Local ownership, unique content have helped us overcome the headwinds that have damaged the daily newspaper industry.
NATE FELTMAN: Does capitalism need a good marketing plan?
The undeniable and abundant benefits of our free market system often get lost in politics and the discussion of socialism.
GREG MORRIS: Aspiring authors, IBJ will publish your book
If you walk into a bookstore like Barnes and Noble and look at books on a shelf, you would have no idea whether they were published by the largest publishing house in the world or IBJ Book Publishing.
MAURER: Give forgiveness a try; it’s a miracle medicine
Eva Kor not only forgave the despicable perpetrators of the Holocaust but touched hundreds of thousands of people with her lesson of forgiveness.
GREG MORRIS: Expo’s Summer Celebration gets into full swing
Black Expo includes business and networking events that aren’t to be missed.
NATE FELTMAN: Indy Chamber/IBJ HobNob to kick off mayor’s race
IBJ will moderate a debate between incumbent Joe Hogsett and challenger Jim Merritt about the city’s most pressing issues.
Mickey Maurer: Mayor Pete shines as Trump alternative
According to polling by Business Insider, 34% of registered Democrats who said they would vote in the 2020 primary believe that Buttigieg would beat President Donald Trump, a number greater than most of the established politicians jockeying for position in this race.
GREG MORRIS: Judges shooting details left to lots of speculation
Shroud of secrecy surrounds case in which shooter was quickly set free.
Nate Feltman: Business community embraces volunteerism
Business leaders recognize today that they and their companies have the ability to positively impact their community through volunteerism efforts. Many see it as a responsibility.
NATE FELTMAN: Holcomb’s first term is welcome surprise
The governor has accomplished a lot by working across the aisle and sometimes bucking Republican orthodoxy.
MARY BETH SCHNEIDER: Police escorts are nice—if you can get them
Google Indy 500 and police escorts and you will find tour promoters selling VIP packages for hundreds of dollars, even thousands, that include police escorts to the track. The city police, who work for all of us, shouldn’t be required to give escorts to a chosen few.
GREG MORRIS: Memorial Day weekend always special in Indy
The combination of patriotism, tourism and tradition has no equal on our city’s calendar.
MICKEY MAURER: Taxpayers foot bill for doomed abortion laws
Legal costs stack up as legislature and governor repeatedly drag state into unwinnable court fights.
GREG MORRIS: Gleaners leads fight against food insecurity
Your help is needed in the battle against hunger, a problem that observes no boundaries.
MARY BETH SCHNEIDER: The end of an era? It doesn’t have to be.
There’s no question we are in a political black hole. But if every politician praising the late Sens. Dick Lugar and Birch Bayh this week would pay more than lip service to their example, there would be light at the end of our tunnel.
NATE FELTMAN: Lugar’s legacy lives on in those he mentored
Civic engagement and good character are important values from which he never strayed.
MICKEY MAURER: Here’s a tale of two heroes
Sen. Richard Lugar comes face to face with with a grateful constituent who emigrated from Ukraine.
GREG MORRIS: Starfish helps needy teens prepare for success
College-educated mentors pitch in to put high-achieving kids on path to college and careers.