LETTER: Time for city to tackle poverty
Concentrated poverty in Indianapolis is holding back hundreds of thousands of families from accessing opportunities for upward mobility and will hold us back from continued growth for all.
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LETTER: Take broader look at interstate fix
We need a thorough, independent study of how to transform this crumbling, 50-year-old urban highway system into an economic driver for the entire region.
LETTER: Opioid epidemic hurts manufacturers
One in four job applicants are failing drug tests, which means a large population of people are unable to work.
LETTER: Debate commission puts neutrality first
There is no way other TV stations would broadcast a debate in which a competitor would appear on their air as the moderator, even worse on a competitor’s set. And the commission wants each debate to reach as many Hoosiers as possible via many radio and TV stations and web streams.
LETTER: Don’t hurt those helping vulnerable
A new ordinance is intended to reduce crime by cracking down on the owners of the hotels and motels that have higher numbers of 911 calls.
LETTER: Municipal financing inappropriate for Duke
What could possibly justify $2.9 million in municipal financing for this project, developer-backed bonds notwithstanding?
LETTER: Tax cuts spur hiring
Tax reform is accelerating the pace of business in Indiana. Business owners are hiring. They are investing in their businesses. They are making major capital expenditures.
LETTER: Consider consequences of arming teachers
Let’s stand together and draw a “red line” that adding more guns in schools and on school property is not in society’s best interest.
LETTER: Corrie Meyer must renounce Mickey Maurer attack on Mike Delph
What seems to aggravate Maurer more than anything is Delph’s traditional Christian orthodoxy on issues involving the institution of marriage and family.
LETTER: Trust administrators to hire best teachers
I can cite other examples during my 23 years as a principal when an unlicensed candidate was the best fit for our school and our needs.
LETTER: Facts point to need for stricter gun laws
It’s well documented that among developed countries there is a positive relationship between gun ownership and gun deaths.
LETTER: IEDC shouldn’t play favorites
Take the Indiana Economic Development Corp. out of the business of deciding who will get favorable financial treatment.
LETTER: Tax law doesn’t help small businesses
I might see a nominal cut in my taxes this year, but it won’t be enough to hire an employee, give raises or grow my business.
LETTER: Construction wage repeal delivers
No one is calling for a return of the old prevailing wage system on public construction projects except the union groups the wasteful system supported.
LETTER: Lock up criminals, not guns
The left cannot admit the obvious that criminals willing to slaughter innocents will not obey laws to keep these weapons out of the their hands.
LETTER: Judges have the power
If you’d read Indiana law, you’d know judges already have the power to increase sentences for any reason if they feel there are mitigating circumstances such as “hate.”
LETTER: Legislative action hurts Indy’s Amazon chances
Perhaps most detrimental to our area’s bid for HQ2 is the backward image created for our state by the actions and lack of actions by our state government.
LETTER: Column explains tax bill logic
Star Parker’s column clearly explained how the new tax laws will help all working Americans.
LETTER: We’re disappointed in smoking bill’s death
The longer we can delay tobacco initiation, the healthier our kids will be.
LETTER: Raise women’s pay
Rep. Linda Lawson and Sen. Jean Breaux filed legislation that strengthens an Indiana law that has not been updated since 1965.