Riley Parr: Less government equals more freedom
Looking to government to solve every ill should not be the first course of action.
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Jennifer Wagner: A hate crimes law should be a no-brainer
We must shake off our apathy and be part of the debate.
Deborah Daniels: Law must be crystal-clear about who’s protected
Isn’t it enough to say “bias” instead of listing specific protected classes? In a word, no.
Curt Smith: Judges already have better tool than hate crimes law
Actually, factually, Indiana has a model approach to fashioning justice to the crime, including hate, bias or discrimination.
Shariq Siddiqui: Senate action affront to death of Muslim-American
This was a chilling message to Indiana minorities who continue to suffer from bias crimes with little legal protection from their Legislature.
John Crane: A law without a list is inclusive; it covers everyone
Indiana already has in law, and practice, what proponents for a list-approach say they want.
Greg Porter: Law must have a victims list to be effective legal tool
Those who oppose a hate crimes law are on the wrong side of history.
Brad Rateike: Leaks undermine good governance
Imagine if every private conversation you had at work were made available to the press, to your customers, to your boss.
Adrianne Slash: Legislators need to get out of their echo chambers
The more representative voices in the elective process, the better.
Anne Hathaway: IndyGo has not made safety a priority in Red Line project
IndyGo officials have offered little in the way of solutions or partnership—replying with nothing more than verbal shrugs.
Karen Celestino-Horseman: Gun ownership should come at a price
The Constitution might promise the right to bear arms, but that right is not unlimited.
VW money available soon for air-quality projects
The primary goal is to produce sustainable, transformative projects.
Claire Fiddian-Green: Education is key to breaking the cycle of poverty
Poverty does not have to equate to destiny.
Ed DeLaney: The new attack on common schools
The transition from educating broadly to training for careers would call for a dramatic reconsideration of the purpose of public education.
Leah McGrath: More important than straight A’s
Somewhere in time, we separated morality and mindfulness from academics in schools.
John McDonald: Let’s expand the definition of ‘teacher’
We have to train data workers in skills like individual entrepreneurship, design thinking, software coding, blockchain, machine learning and the gig economy.
Deborah Hearn Smith: Here before the Mayflower ever arrived
It pains me to know a young person can graduate with honors from high school and not know the importance of anyone of non-European ancestry.
Dana Black: Black History Month education is for white folks, too
We have contributed at every level to make this nation what it is and you can’t ignore it because the ugly parts make you uncomfortable.
Una Osili: Misperceptions about inequality hamper debate
Many Americans hold overly optimistic beliefs concerning the current state of racial disparities.
Carey Hamilton: Why do we make it hard for working people to vote?
If voters demand sensible, responsible leadership, I’m optimistic we can overcome reflexive partisanship.