I ran into Rex Early last winter just as the buzz about Richard Mourdock’s challenge to U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar was reaching a crescendo. “Could Lugar get beat?” I asked him. Yes, was the answer from the former state Republican chairman. Early knows the ins and outs of Republican politics about as well as anyone. […]
From the very beginning, we knew there was no silver bullet to creating world-class schools.
Traditional adversarial relationships between school district and teachers’ union leadership are evolving toward more collaborative relationships.
With so much evidence showing we are losing control of our health, why can we not collectively grab hold of this issue? I believe one reason is that Indiana is not an easy place to be healthy.
This certainly isn’t about health care. Approximately 97 percent of abortions are done on healthy women with healthy babies.
Both sides, of course, claim the public supports their position.
Much more worrying to me is the fact that many of the poorest women (and men) in the state will be denied basic health services at least temporarily.
Even without direct control over school systems, there is much the mayor can do to influence education policy and have an impact on our public schools.
Some thoughtful and concerned leaders believe the mayor should take over all of Indianapolis Public Schools.
It is vital that Indiana legislators begin to address the growing need for quality pre-kindergarten experiences.
To continue our educational transformation, legislators should consider four important issues in future sessions.
We do not generally praise doctors who help dispatch their terminally ill patients, as Kevorkian repeatedly and unashamedly did.
To be sure, things could be worse—and there’s a strong chance that they will, indeed, get worse.
Now I understand that government poverty programs encourage people to stay dependent. There’s money in it.
Whether as a radical student, a community organizer or a far-left politician, Obama’s ideology has been based on a vision of Haves versus Have Nots.
National and local awareness of Indy’s cultural riches adds real value to this community.
Opportunities abound for Hoosiers to get in the game. One notable industry is agriculture.
The new 6th District will be a real Chinese fire drill. With Mike Pence running for governor, the battle for his seat will be on.
When schools have well over half of their students not even passing end-of-course assessments for core subjects, how can they prepare students for life in the real world?
I’m told that in the 2004 race, Joe Kernan, the Democratic nominee, personally vetoed any use of the Daniels divorce in his campaign.
