Tim Lanane: Let’s take redistricting out of the political process
An independent commission is a common sense approach to ensuring Hoosiers are properly and fairly represented.
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Brandt Hershman: Blame the candidates, not the lines on a map
Election outcomes are driven by various factors that matter far more than district boundary lines.
Adrianne Slash: Hogsett’s Hudnut ads are misleading
The ad featuring current Mayor Joe Hogsett and Bill Hudnut confuses voters with the idea that the two men shared the same level of vision.
MIKE LOPRESTI: IU coach embraces uphill battle
Tom Allen fearlessly tries to succeed in leading a program whose first coach, an economist, presided over a winless season. It was a sign of things to come.
GREG MORRIS: Aspiring authors, IBJ will publish your book
If you walk into a bookstore like Barnes and Noble and look at books on a shelf, you would have no idea whether they were published by the largest publishing house in the world or IBJ Book Publishing.
DAVIS: Rail, trail allies find commonality that eludes officials
Recently, 12,000 people signed a petition requesting that the Nickel Plate Railroad in Hamilton County and Indianapolis be kept intact for future transit use. Many are also fans of bike/hike trails. Until now, their signatures have been ignored by some local political leaders.
HOWELL: Let’s keep Indiana on top of advanced manufacturing
Cummins, Allison Transmission and General Motors are part of an expanding list of advanced manufacturers operating in Indiana that are embracing the new industrial revolution, also known as Industry 4.0.
MAURER: Give forgiveness a try; it’s a miracle medicine
Eva Kor not only forgave the despicable perpetrators of the Holocaust but touched hundreds of thousands of people with her lesson of forgiveness.
BOHANON & CUROTT: June unemployment report helps explain crisis at border
Among the foreign-born residing in the United States, the labor-force participation rate is 65.8%. For the native-born population, the labor-force participation rate is lower: 62.9%.
Santiago Jaramillo: Here’s how you can be a great manager
Peter Drucker had it right when he said, “Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.” The struggle for many employers, however, is identifying and replicating what those things are that make managers successful.
MIKE LOPRESTI: Remembering Indiana’s tennis giant
Todd Witsken took down Connors, McEnroe and the record for Wimbledon’s longest match
GREG MORRIS: Expo’s Summer Celebration gets into full swing
Black Expo includes business and networking events that aren’t to be missed.
Editorial: Fiasco over virtual charter schools raises big oversight questions
With freedom and choice comes responsibility. And so as Indiana has expanded the types of schools that students and their families can attend on the state’s dime—from traditional public schools to specialty schools called charters to even private and religious schools—so too has it created new obligations for those involved in the system.
PETE THE PLANNER: Opting for a 30-year mortgage often a mistake
The 30-year mortgage is the default. It shouldn’t be. A 15-year mortgage should be the default. You should choose a 30-year only if you have an incredibly compelling reason not to go with a 15.
Letter: Quality education isn’t about politics
Washington’s partisan posturing and reluctance to collaborate and cooperate, exhausts many Hoosiers. I, too, have become disenchanted and find this type of representation less than desirable. However, I am newly optimistic and encouraged.
Morton Marcus: Fixing problems requires finding common ground
What does it take to make progress? Unclench the jaws and remove the fangs of the contesting opponents; play the harp and silence the trumpets.
Mark Maddox: State must begin to combat financial illiteracy
Thanks to a timely study conducted by the FINRA Investor Education Foundation titled “The State of U.S Financial Capability,” we are reminded that about half of our citizens are benefiting greatly from this robust economy, while the other half are still struggling.
Shariq Siddiqui: Lawmakers must act now to encourage giving
Pluralism has long been one of the important purposes of the charitable deduction.
Marshawn Wolley: Mayoral candidates must make schools a priority
Both candidates have to have the courage to say the status quo isn’t good enough.
Christina Hale: New project helps build Latino leaders
At the heart of this program is an opportunity to learn and be paired with a mentor of community significance.