EDITORIAL: Finishing touches for Ballard legacy
Mayor Greg Ballard may have begun his tenure as Indy’s top elected official with the label “accidental mayor.” But Ballard’s legacy will go well beyond the circumstances of his upset victory in 2007.
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EDITORIAL: Autonomy crucial for IPS turnaround
With the election of three reform-minded candidates to the board of Indianapolis Public Schools, hope is renewed—once again—that the long-struggling district will become a city asset.
EDITORIAL: Westfield officials didn’t play it straight
The public deserved better disclosure over indoor soccer facility.
EDITORIAL: Library did its homework
Capital projects plan makes sense, and should be approved by the City-County Council.
Transportation takes many forms
Perhaps the Indiana Department of Transportation should be renamed the Indiana Department of Highways and Bridges.
EDITORIAL: Digital billboards could fill coffers
The city should put another bargaining chip on the table: revenue.
EDITORIAL: Simon isn’t the problem
Recent criticism of Washington Square decision is misdirected.
EDITORIAL: Public deserves full disclosure
The city might be negotiating a sweet deal for Indianapolis taxpayers over the proposed $500 million justice center to be built across from the Indianapolis Zoo on the former site of General Motors’ stamping plant. Or, taxpayers might be getting a bad deal.
EDITORIAL: Covanta deal raises red flags
It doesn’t take an expert in recycling technology to raise at least a few concerns with the city’s newly approved contract with New Jersey-based Covanta.
EDITORIAL: Time to rethink work/life balance
The constant connectivity is getting so intense that some are taking radical steps when planning vacations or getaways, to allow for digital detox.
EDITORIAL: Hogsett could spark debate
Joe Hogsett’s July 14 announcement that he’ll step down as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Indiana at the end of the month renewed speculation that he will run for mayor of Indianapolis next year. And to that prospect we can only say, bring it on
EDITORIAL:Don’t be careless with prime site
The Indiana Finance Authority is wise to take its time deciding what might happen to the full square block of surface parking immediately north of the Statehouse.
EDITORIAL: Choose roadwork based on need, not politics
The City-County Council has turned infrastructure repair into a political battleground, with Democrats and Republicans touting competing proposals for how to finance and assign a vital round of major public infrastructure needs.
EDITORIAL: Legislate some common sense on cold beer
Twenty minutes for a can. Forty minutes for a bottle. That’s how long a semi-scientific study by the website Gizmodo determined it takes to turn a warm beer into a cold one—by using a freezer or putting the beer on ice.
EDITORIAL: Indianapolis Public Schools must rebuild trust
If any local organization needs the public’s trust, it’s Indianapolis Public Schools, considering the challenges the district faces educating often-disadvantaged students.
EDITORIAL: Students need more advice
If you’re not certain whether a school counselor’s primary duty is to review college-application letters, work with troubled students, or proctor AP testing, you’re not alone.
EDITORIAL: Party conventions not an easy call
Count us among those who are skeptical the attendance and media exposure the big political parties draw are worth the cost.
EDITORIAL: Another Indy building block
There’s little glamour in the tedious work of streamlining and rewriting a grossly outdated zoning code.
EDITORIAL: Fadness agenda should advance
Fishers voters made their second forward-thinking choice in as many years on May 6 when they picked Town Manager Scott Fadness in the primary election to run as the Republican nominee for mayor.