EDITORIAL: Study water needs while there’s time
Ignoring the future won’t make it go away. And without legislative leadership, Indiana’s future looks dry.
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Asians help economies
Your [Oct. 14] editorial encouraging Asian immigration was spot-on. I have been saying for years that the United States, and Indianapolis in particular, should encourage Asians to migrate here.
EDITORIAL: Indy Chamber embraces arc of history
Few contemporary political skirmishes break down so cleanly into two sides: The right side of history, and the wrong.
EDITORIAL: Pitch Indianapolis to Asian immigrants
Eli Lilly and Co., Cummins and other Indianapolis-area companies could use a little help attracting some of the immigration streaming out of Asia.
EDITORIAL: Glick’s legacy is wisdom, generosity, optimism
Celebrated businessman, philanthropist and mentor Eugene Biccard Glick, who died Oct. 2 at 92, leaves behind a path of good work and generosity much longer and wider than the Indianapolis Cultural Trail, the acclaimed downtown recreational amenity to which he and his late wife, Marilyn, donated $17 million and their names in 2006.
EDITORIAL: Amtrak talks need to succeed
Better late than never. Less than a week before federal funding was set to end for the Hoosier State Amtrak route, which offers the only passenger train service four days a week from here to Chicago, state officials have finally begun discussing with Amtrak how to replace the annual $3 million subsidy.
EDITORIAL: State scores well on United flights
The state also should consider joining the U.S. Justice Department in its challenge to a merger between U.S. Airways and American Airlines.
EDITORIAL: Quality of life takes center stage
Few would argue with the assertion that the Indianapolis area is a good place to do business. Taxes are low, regulations are generally reasonable and the cost of living is low.
EDITORIAL: Corporations, flex your muscles
Indianapolis needs to stage a Super Bowl encore performance.
EDITORIAL: Find a long-term fix
Mayor Ballard’s support for the $6 million World Sports Park on the far-east side has become a rallying point for critics of his spending priorities. They say the money would be better spent chipping away at the city’s huge infrastructure needs. We think they’re missing the point on a couple of fronts.
EDITORIAL: Time for an upgrade
Though far from shabby, Circle Centre is looking a little long in the tooth two years shy of its 20th birthday.
EDITORIAL: Root out rogue attorneys
They’ve been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Yet next to the names Paul J. Page and David Wyser in the Indiana Roll of Attorneys appear the words: “Active in good standing.”
EDITORIAL: Don’t let politics thwart tax debate
Hoosiers love our low taxes. But there are times when that reality—which politicians play to the hilt—gets in the way of good public policy.
EDITORIAL: Better transit for better achievement
A landmark Harvard University study on income mobility released late last month brought uncomfortable news for those who have come to view Indianapolis as a diamond in the Rustbelt rough. Unigov, downtown revitalization, amateur and professional sports, a stable economy—none of it apparently has done enough to help the poor.
EDITORIAL: Marian’s bold act is inspirational
About a decade ago, when Marian University came up with the outlandish idea of starting a medical school, few imagined it would really happen.
EDITORIAL: Apartment deal is solid decision
There is much to praise in the proposal to redevelop the north half of the former Market Square Arena site, which was officially unveiled July 16.
EDITORIAL: Delegating mayor must lead on crime
Simply setting a vision won’t work on crime.
EDITORIAL: IPS’ new chief can’t dilly-dally
Ferebee must be bold, decisive in effort to reverse district’s decline.
Congress should fix harrassment court ruling
At issue was whether a white catering specialist at Ball State University who was accused of harassing a black banquet worker was the banquet worker’s supervisor.
EDITORIAL: Carmel quarrel: Too many incentives?
With its Arts & Design District, City Center and Center for the Performing Arts, Carmel has shed its suburban skin and morphed into a walkable, attractive city in its own right. But in the process, it has acquired some city-sized habits, including a penchant for handing out financial incentives to developers to get them to build exactly the kind of city Carmel leaders envision.