Adrianne Slash: Let’s subject candidates to a job interview
Nothing is more motivating to cast your vote than having a candidate you believe in, or one you’re terrified of, on the ballot. But how do you know if a candidate is one or the other?
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Gerry Lanosga: Debates must be about candidates, issues and voters
Some ongoing criticism of the debate commission, including here in Forefront, reflected a fundamental lack of understanding about how we work and why we exist.
Ed DeLaney: Two slips offer insight into GOP motivation
Public concern about favoritism is increased when there has been no public testimony, no amendments allowed for the minority, no witnesses, and no public lobbying.
Dana Black: Gaining hope from seven women
Democrats have five women and Republicans have two women running for congress.
Bill Oesterle: Senate campaign piece was anti-Semitic, gay-baiting
I have never seen anything like it in Indiana.
Jennifer Ping: Why I’ve become a Girl Scout again
As a society, we have not placed a high enough value on what Girl Scouts provides for girls the way we have for Boy Scouts for boys.
Deborah Hearn Smith: Boy Scouts’ decision to add girls is all business
It is my belief after more than five decades at all levels, from Brownie to CEO, that a girl’s best interest is served in a single-gender, research-based, outcome-driven organization that values the total girl.
Baron Hill: Fake news or real news: What to believe?
Democracy is sustained by a free and open press. For the president to disparage this institution is to attack the very core of who we are.
Karen Celestino-Horseman: Immigration is not about politics, it’s about people
The current administration needs to address it with the precision of an experienced seamstress, reinforcing weaknesses and reworking the threads to make the fabric of all lives beneficially joined.
Una Osili: Immigrants contribute to public good
With the rising visibility of new immigrants, the public debate surrounding immigration policy has grown more divisive and controversial.
John McDonald: What is privacy in an internet-connected world?
Our responsibility is not only to author innovation, but to earn and maintain the trust of our users through secure, honest data collection.
Mike Karickhoff: Balancing where we live and where we work
While these cities definitely benefit from hosting all this regional economic activity, they must handle heavy rush-hour traffic and wear-and-tear on their streets, as well as provide public-safety services to accommodate the increased workday population.
Jim Merritt: Region needs cooperation, not higher taxes
Public officials value regional collaboration—but there’s no support for a new tax on commuters.
Shariq Siddiqui: Not-for-profits need to maintain innovation
Innovators and entrepreneurs (business and philanthropic) sometimes have to go beyond that which we know is achievable.
Megan Robertson: The good, the bad and the ugly of this primary season
It is one thing to attack someone’s record in office, but you can do it in a way that has at least a little dignity.
Riley Parr: The Republicans’ 11th commandment revisited
Over-the-top hit pieces might win a candidate the battle, but lose the war.
Jennifer Wagner: The formula for leading a successful campaign
If you have strong leadership with a clear focus and minimal palace intrigue, you can stick around for a good, long while.
Marshawn Wolley: Candidates for county offices owe voters more
I want to see our county elected officials be intentional about swinging for the fences when pursuing policy on behalf of constituents.
Deborah Daniels: Too many key federal positions remain unfilled
The country is suffering from inefficiency on the right and intransigence on the left.
Christina Hale: Group aims to move Democratic women into leadership
We do have two women in Congress and four women serving in elected statewide offices—all Republicans.