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If it isn’t huge methane bubbles in manure pits, its drug suspects actually hiding in the stuff.
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After the Super Bowl in Indy
What to do for an encore? Civic leaders are already asking the question.
Ready for subsidized vacation?
Vacations are evolving into a “human right” in the European Union. So, you guessed it, subsidies are next. But
an IU prof who’s a native of France isn’t sure it’s a good idea.
Indiana’s place in a globalized economy
How will the state stand up against booming—and highly innovative—emerging nations?
Showdown for ethanol
Powerful new lobbies are fighting over the future of the controversial industry. Who are they appealing to? You.
Are teachers unions the new UAW?
The Indiana State Teachers Association might shoot itself in the foot in its standoff with the state’s school chief.
Rainmakers chief fingers Indy’s greatest need
Scelzo says the problem isn’t financing or other problems commonly lamented by the small-business crowd.
Assessing George W. Bush’s presidency
Bush will be among friends when he speaks in Indianapolis on Thursday. But how will history treat his term in office?
Trouble in life-sciences paradise
Bloomington is struggling to keep its edge, a report says. And Bill Cook isn’t happy about it.
Will Tony Bennett’s school reforms hurt struggling students?
A plan to get more parents interested in their children’s performance in school and reward good teachers might inadvertently strip resources from students who most need the help most.
Chief Justice Roberts as cultural weathervane
A law school dean says people bring their ideologies to the law, not the other way around.
Is Indiana northern or southern?
Many Hoosiers would recoil at the Confederate History Month declaration by Virginia’s new governor. Others, though,
might not, and the reaction would likely depend on where in Indiana the reaction came from.
Carbon Motors, the anti carmaker
The upstart cop car manufacturer is doing lots of things differently, including the way they track your car.
Where Fong should take Butler next
Butler president should pounce on the outpouring of basketball publicity, former IUPUI chancellor urges.
Are branch-campus degrees as good?
Debating whether stigmas should be attached to sheepskins from university outposts.
A tip for getting into vet school
Like cattle, hogs and other big farm animals? You’re now considered a diversity candidate.
City Securities chief likes Tea Party
You know times have changed when the head of Indianapolis’ main investment bank can identify with the Tea Party movement.
Raw milk controversy foams again
Want to start a fight? Don’t say “health care reform.” Try “raw milk."
Weighing Google’s China decision
Ethical conundrums rarely present themselves in black-and-white. But Google gets high marks from a couple of Hoosier academics
who say the company made the right choice to leave China.