Una Osili: Rallying for Notre Dame and other great causes
To unleash more resources to worthy causes, we need leaders and policy environments that will facilitate rather than limit philanthropic capital.
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Adrianne Slash: Moving the needle on racism in Indianapolis
We have neighbors who are doing really well living beside neighbors who haven’t had the same access to or benefits from the same opportunities.
Jennifer Ping: Braun’s workforce-training bill is worthy of passage
Without a dedicated focus to filling this gap, it is estimated the skilled-worker shortage could reach 11 million nationwide by 2020.
Brandt Hershman: When is a tax cut a bad idea?
My view is that, if people don’t like paying high state and local taxes, they need to change their state and local legislators.
John McDonald: Connected tech in aisle 6
Imagine if we could help eliminate food deserts altogether by using autonomous vehicles to deliver groceries to underserved neighborhoods.
Dana Black: GOP-led Legislature focuses in all the wrong places
The Republican supermajority and the governor are failing to prepare Indiana for an ever-changing and uncertain future.
Ed DeLaney: The charm of statistics and the allure of central planning
I am confronted with two efforts to impose plans from above and to drown us under statistics designed to ensure that the plans are executed.
Gary Varvel: Taylor students have bought into Pence caricature
It’s possible for people of faith to serve in government and have a godly impact.
Riley Parr: Don’t sacrifice free enterprise for ‘complete’ equality
These adherents’ focus is to use the law in an attempt to manufacture equality across all spheres of life.
Brad Rateike: A ‘bad’ movie with good lessons for politics, business
Demonstrating grace in defeat is probably the most difficult thing any political candidate is ever asked to do—and some are never able to do it.
Karen Celestino-Horseman: Why 37-year-old Pete Buttigieg is rising fast
Buttigieg speaks of inclusion, not division. He envisions an America that serves all.
Letter: Hygiene tax break is humorous at best
Why favor gender when today’s world demands “equality”? All genders and ages need items that are “simply necessary to personal hygiene.” Soap, deodorant, shampoo, water I would argue are necessary to personal hygiene.
Letter: Have compassion for former inmates
It is time to end the war on crime and drugs. As a first step, we need to change how we think of those coming home from prison and jail. Few of our citizens returning to the community from prison are immoral, malicious and unredeemable.
Gloria Sachdev: Hoosier hospitals owe us greater price transparency
Indiana hospital prices are not sustainable. They are compromising the ability of businesses to compete in a global economy, harming the ability of municipalities to adequately provide services for their citizens, and preventing employees from having funds to spend on other aspects of their lives.
Michael Leppert: Welcome to Indy, NRA! I will keep my remarks brief.
Without a villain, someone who scares members into believing their guns are about to be confiscated, membership drops.
Anne Hathaway: NRA members defend freedom. Let’s welcome them.
Gun ownership among women is on the rise, with many women viewing gun ownership as an empowering tool for defending themselves or their families.
Tim Day: Crossroads of tech, behind Indiana’s innovation boom
At the U.S. Chamber, we’re increasingly looking to host forums in some of the most forward-leaning and innovative cities in the nation. Partnering with Indiana IT Councils, local chambers and tech companies, our event explored the opportunities and challenges innovators in Indiana and across America are facing.
GREG MORRIS: Starfish helps needy teens prepare for success
College-educated mentors pitch in to put high-achieving kids on path to college and careers.
Editorial: Lawmakers made right call in fully funding 21 Fund
The 21 Fund’s purpose has meandered a bit since it was created in 1999, but it always has been dedicated in some way to encouraging research, technology and innovation. And that investment is key to maintaining the state’s efforts to create a vibrant tech community.
Mandy Haskett: Data alone won’t solve hiring, retention challenges
All business problems lead back to people problems. And while people data can be a catalyst for individual and organizational change, data alone is not enough. Lead with data, then let that be the springboard that clarifies where you ought to focus. People data is the starting line, not the silver bullet.