EDITORIAL: IndyCar board overreacted
The board’s dismissal of CEO Randy Bernard seemed to cut a change agent off at the knees, and that could come back to haunt them.
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EDITORIAL: Convention biz needs quick solution to flight woes
Last week’s IBJ reported on an entirely different consequence of the direct-flight problem that should—must—break us out of our stupor and get something done.
EDITORIAL: Council’s $15M CIB raid is shortsighted
Democrats on the Indianapolis City-County Council who voted to plug a hole in the city budget by charging the Capital Improvement Board $15 million risk creating more problems than they solved.
EDITORIAL: City waterways plan awash in promise
It’s invigorating to see the big potential of grass-roots economic development efforts. Take, for example, the Reconnecting to Our Waterways initiative, a mammoth plan to use six waterways in the city to attract investment and improve the neighborhoods that surround them.
EDITORIAL: Residents’ health a weighty issue
The projections released last month by Trust for America’s Health were sobering: By 2030, more than half of Hoosiers will be obese.
EDITORIAL: It’s time for Mayor Ballard to take the baton
A few weeks ago in this space, we called for someone—anyone—to step forward to take a leadership role in resolving the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra’s labor dispute. The silence has been deafening.
EDITORIAL: More Brainard scrutiny overdue
In a former life, Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard was a real estate attorney. So it shouldn’t surprise anyone that splashy development projects have been a hallmark of his four terms as mayor.
EDITORIAL: Stop obstructing TIF projects
We applaud the move by certain Democrats on the City-County Council last month to advance a proposal to expand the downtown tax increment financing district. Now we’re counting on the full council to pass it when it’s eligible for consideration at the council’s Sept. 17 meeting.
EDITORIAL: Rally to save the symphony
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra is in a mess that will be hard to recover from, but it’s not too late for the symphony’s depleted management, the musicians and the community to rally and save one of the city’s top cultural attractions before it’s permanently crippled.
EDITORIAL: Braly ouster overstates failures
Investors heaped criticism on former WellPoint Inc. CEO Angela Braly and called for her ouster in the weeks leading up to her resignation Aug. 28, but her leadership of the health-insurance giant might not be judged so harshly once the smoke clears.
EDITORIAL: Arts groups deserve support
New research from national advocacy group Americans for the Arts aims to prove that local arts organizations enrich us all, literally as well as figuratively.
EDITORIAL: Mayor must sign road, benefits measures
One measure provides health care benefits to the domestic partners of city employees. The other, known as Complete Streets, requires that projects be designed to accommodate pedestrians, bicyclists and public transportation, not just cars.
EDITORIAL: Time to break TIF logjam in Indianapolis
Republican Mayor Greg Ballard’s aides says delayed action on funding proposals could jeopardize pending economic development proposals.
EDITORIAL: Schoolteachers need more upside
Education reform in Indiana has come to a point where lawmakers need to find ways to attract more of the best and brightest into one of the most important of occupations, particularly as baby boomers retire.
EDITORIAL: City needs to raise bar for project design
It’s puzzling that Indianapolis doesn’t demand more of those who shape its built environment.
EDITORIAL: Indy Rezone initiative off to good start
The city unveiled the Indy Rezone plan July 5, and it’s clear from the top of the project flow chart that fresh perspectives are welcome.
EDITORIAL: Road construction carries high costs
Hamilton County motorists may be forgiven the occasional bout of road rage this summer.
EDITORIAL: BrightPoint sale opens new chapter for Laikin
It remains to be seen what will happen to BrightPoint’s 1,300 employees in the Indianapolis area.
EDITORIAL: Bird’s leadership provides lessons
For a guy with a legendary competitive streak, Bird was remarkably willing to suffer losses in the short term as part of his larger strategy of rebuilding the franchise.
EDITORIAL: Purdue launches grand experiment with Daniels pick
Purdue University, known for its outstanding academic programs, has long sought a higher national profile. Choosing Mitch Daniels as its president should go a long way toward achieving that goal.