Indianapolis’ blitz of self-improvement initiatives
We aren’t just planning for the upside of Indy; there are plans to address the disparities inherent in being two different cities in one place—the “two cities gap.”
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DANIELS: What should change in wake of massacre in Orlando?
There is a natural tension between our desire to keep people safe and to secure the rights guaranteed by the Constitution. In the aftermath of a terrorist act, we need to be particularly careful about how we balance these two important goals.
MASSON: It’s time to think big about our plans for 2116
There is really no reason to lack ambition when we consider the possibilities.
ROOB: City’s transit vision built upon fanciful thinking
How would a train-like bus benefit more than a very small portion of the community? Is it equitable to charge someone for a service they likely never will use or for that matter even see? I just do not get it.
HUBER and SULLIVAN: Transit tax increase a worthy investment in city’s future
A yes vote for mass transit is a vote for growth and for giving local workers and families a better opportunity to reach the middle class through education and employment. It’s a vote to bring new investment to struggling neighborhoods, and to make our city even more appealing to new talent and business.
Socialism for the uninformed
Socialism sounds great. It has always sounded great. And it will probably always continue to sound great. It is only when you go beyond rhetoric, and start looking at hard facts, that socialism turns out to be a big disappointment. While throngs of young people are cheering loudly for avowed socialist Bernie Sanders, socialism has […]
The id that ate the planet
On the last day of May, the political arm of the Natural Resources Defense Council, one of America’s most influential environmentalist groups, made its first presidential endorsement ever, giving the nod to Hillary Clinton. And it’s not hard to see why: At this point Donald Trump’s personality endangers the whole planet. We’re at a peculiar […]
Preschool: building children’s brains
First, a quiz: What’s the most common “vegetable” eaten by American toddlers? Answer: The french fry. The same study that unearthed that nutritional tragedy also found that on any given day, almost half of American toddlers drink soda or similar drinks. But for many kids, the problems start even earlier. In West Virginia, one study […]
Exploring the ghosts of old sex scandals
We are now being forced to relive the decades-old sex scandals of Bill Clinton, as Donald Trump tries desperately to shield and inoculate himself from well-earned charges of misogyny. I say, if we must go there, let’s go all the way. Let’s do this dirty laundry, as Kelly Rowland, former Destiny’s Child member, once crooned. […]
ROOB: Needed: A moral reason to fight the war on terror
Perhaps Americans have grown weary of being the world’s policeman and of nation-building.
MEREDITH: ISTEP panel should keep focus on kids
Teachers are looking for real-time results that can influence their instruction to target student needs.
DANIELS: Heroin abuse is a true public health crisis
When I was a prosecutor, I thought the spread of addictive drugs was primarily a law enforcement problem. I now recognize this is in fact a major public health problem.
BOEHM: Voters all bear the responsibility to stop Trump
It is the responsibility of all of us as citizens, and particularly those in respected leadership positions in every aspect of American society, to speak out publicly and, importantly, enlist public media to point out the consequences of electing a buffoon as our president.
DIETER: What does Pence’s full support for Trump really mean?
Pence’s disagreements with Trump aren’t really disagreements.
SHABAZZ: John Gregg and the Mitch Daniels Republicans
There is a certain amount of irony in the fact that the person Indiana Democrats have hated the most in the last 12 years might be their only salvation to recapture the office he took from them back in 2004.
SEAT: I really should read my own columns
The need to campaign differently, the public’s desire for authenticity and the evolving definition of presidential—again, how did I not see Trump coming?
‘Tennessee Trey’ doesn’t represent Hoosiers
There is no record Trey Hollingsworth has ever voted in a Republican primary before, in any state. He had to sign a loyalty pledge to the party to be eligible to run in the 9th District, just like Donald Trump. Yet, his heavy spending allowed him to come out on top against several longtime Hoosiers.
WAGNER: Hogsett’s ethics reforms should be just first step
Revamped ethics rules approved by the City-County Council build on an ordinance signed by former Mayor Greg Ballard in his first term. Ironically, one of the most glaring omissions in the ordinance is that it doesn’t apply to those who approved it.
MASSON: Rokita’s school lunch plan appeals to middle class fear
Policy ideas with superficial appeal are pernicious when their real effect is useless or counterproductive.
SHEPARD: The party conventions and Indiana higher education
Tuition-free attendance could draw thousands of new students to Indiana’s colleges, surely a good thing for our state’s future. But the universities’ ability to expand faculty and facilities would depend almost entirely on funding decisions by Congress.