LETTER: Hudnut had important impact on neighborhoods
Mayor William Hudnut’s passing leaves a special legacy for Indy’s neighborhoods.
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LETTER: For-sale housing needed for downtown growth
Many current downtown renters would like to buy downtown—but the limited inventory hinders that move.
LETTER: Butler’s teacher school leads in ed reform
For 21 years, Butler’s College of Education has had a one-year student-teacher experience and were the first in the state to do so.
LETTER: Hudnut was about small moments, too
When I was 12 years old, I wrote Mayor Hudnut and asked for a job to buy a bike.
LETTER: Lawmakers must act to fund infrastructure
According to Conexus Indiana, the state of Indiana needs approximately $1.4 billion in additional state revenue per year for 20 years in order to address all of the infrastructure network improvements needed by 2035.
LETTER: Don Brown cements legacy with donation
The Brown Center for Immunotherapy will be Don Brown’s lasting legacy.
LETTER: Some Chatham Arch residents like proposal
This project is the perfect boundary edge, transitional development. It’s sometimes called “the missing middle.”
LETTER: Vaping is a viable way to quit smoking cigarettes
Smokers deserve access to reduced-harm alternatives, and they deserve the truth about the safety of vaping.
LETTER: Leaders must pay attention to poverty throughout city
This report should make us think that we are living in a state and a city that values the balance sheet more than the welfare of its citizens.
LETTER: Unions would force pay up
If the hospitality and convention industry workforce were allowed to unionize and negotiate for a decent standard of living, then we would most certainly see poverty rates decrease.
LETTER: Protect auto dealers
Without a reliable network spread out across the state and around the country, auto manufacturers can’t adequately serve customers.
LETTER: Columnist pulls ‘woe is me’ trick
Columnist Mary Dieter should not blame being a woman for not being able to get ahead.
LETTER: State can’t ignore its obligations to pensions
There is little risk for retired teachers and public employees not receiving benefits as the Indiana General Assembly would be under mandate to provide funds for retirement benefits.
LETTER: Fishers smart to limit growth around new Ikea
If the mayor and council are forward thinking, they’ll mix this into a balanced approach that allows people to be able to walk to this area, enjoy it on foot while there and then return home.
LETTER: Story ignored problems with Clinton candidacy
Simply put, people do not like Hillary Clinton and her campaign was uninspiring.
LETTER: Grand Park has been success
As one of the many supporters of Grand Park, I was disappointed with the negative tone and the inaccurate presentation of the numbers in the story.
LETTER: Carriage-house rentals offer moderate-priced options
Accessory dwelling units like the carriage houses in the IBJ story are becoming more common across the country in areas where they didn’t previously exist.
LETTER: Feds aren’t to blame for ITT failures
Most “private” educational facilities provide less than stellar graduates.
LETTER: Students are ones to suffer in ITT closure
I can assure you that the CEO and CFO of ITT were not saints in this whole situation, but the good people I worked with and the students didn’t deserve to pay the price for the C-suite’s foolishness.
LETTER: For better voting, require civic education
The claim that civic education is “important but insufficient” minimizes the crisis in civic and historical education across K–12 and especially higher education.