Curt Smith: Why we should raise ‘fees’ on tobacco use
Although there is no guarantee the projected $350 million it generates will all end up covering health care expenditures, hopefully the Legislature will dedicate it to public health spending.
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Glenda Ritz: Appointed state oversight of our schools coming soon
I predict that Indiana will experience a revolving door of appointed state superintendents.
Marshawn Wolley: NFL can teach not-for-profits about diversity
Don’t stop recruiting until there are viable candidates of color in the applicant pool worthy of an interview.
Shariq Siddiqui: Let not-for-profits be innovative, willing to fail
The challenge is that social value is hard to achieve when making a profit or worrying about the bottom line.
Jennifer Wagner: Vote for something, not against something else
What’s fascinating: The two men most recently elected to serve as presidents of the United States took a positive approach.
Michael Leppert: Hoosier Women Forward is a pretty big deal
In modern America, we shouldn’t have a need to address the shortage of women in leadership roles.
Mary Beth Schneider: A bad case of chicken pox
To so many women, the last couple weeks felt like another losing battle in a lifelong war to be believed and respected.
Riley Parr: Kavanaugh, hearings swayed too far into politics
Democrats have given Republicans the best possible motivation to turn out and vote.
Christina Hale: Creating a culture that supports victims
How we respond to Dr. Ford and discuss her case could discourage today’s victims of sexual assault from reporting.
Randall Shepard: Indiana does appellate nominations far better
Indiana has three appellate courts, and the chief judges of all three are presently women.
Jim Shella: News decisions shouldn’t be driven by clicks
Leadership sometimes requires turning a blind eye to analytics.
Tom LoBianco: Reporters need to stop letting Trump define them
This seemed to be a wakeup call for reporters. Maybe we need to do a better job letting the public know who we are.
Abdul-Hakim Shabazz: Consumers, farmers lose in Trump’s trade war
The only things to be gained from a trade war are higher prices, economic uncertainty and misery, much like real war.
Deborah Daniels: Higher tolls good trade for better roads, broadband
How can a small business thrive in the 21st century without internet access?
Karen Tallian: Superintendent should be elected by the people
By making this elected position an appointed one, the supermajority ignored the voices of the more than 1.3 million Hoosiers who voted to put Glenda Ritz in that office.
Betsy Wiley: Appointing the schools chief is common sense
If you look across the national landscape, more than three dozen states already appoint their superintendents.
School disciplinary policies must be local
The Trump administration is considering rescinding a Dear Colleague Letter, sent to public school administrators nationwide in 2014, which provided guidelines regarding school discipline policies consistent with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. According to Title VI, racial discrimination at institutions receiving federal funds is illegal. The letter was sent by the Obama administration […]
Leah McGrath: Nickel Plate Trail is plan to create our next destiny
Planning committee members want your input.
Adrianne Slash: #MeToo and its opportunity to evolve the workplace
What good does it do to remove all the scary men from the workplace if we’re still left with scary women?
Una Osili: Spread the message one person can make a difference
I want to live in a community where we invest in our most vulnerable residents.