Greg Weaver: The promise of poetry to boost Indiana’s creativity
People who read poetry or experience other forms of art perform better when taking on tasks that call for creative solutions.
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Gary Varvel: Pence tells Liberty grads how to face fiery opposition
Suggesting that people of faith compromise their beliefs is nothing new.
John McDonald: 500 could be called the ‘Greatest Spectacle in Data’
The data gleaned from race cars and the drivers themselves is enabling teams to direct incremental improvements in a car’s performance.
Deborah Hearn Smith: It’s time for a green movement in Indianapolis
It is a terrible blemish on our city that environmental concerns take such a back seat in our ongoing growth and future.
Melissa Proffitt: International perspective crucial in today’s economy
Gov. Holcomb’s Next Level agenda seeks to diversify and expand Indiana’s 21st century economy, and his international strategy is working.
John Zody: Holcomb’s focus on glossy sales pitch is flawed
The economic development approach forged by a decade-plus of Republican control underinvests in human capital and fails to create quality jobs.
Charlotte Westerhaus-Renfrow: Why failing (successfully) is a good thing to do
Business leaders, managers and entrepreneurs should encourage intelligent failure to promote growth and innovation and to keep their organizations ahead of the curve.
BOHANON & CUROTT: Foolish anti-subsidies goal fuels trumped-up trade war
It seems foolish for the USA to risk a worldwide economic downturn via a trade war in an attempt to persuade China to retreat from a foolish policy that harms mainly the Chinese.
MIKE LOPRESTI: College baseball—it’s not just for Southern states
Indiana, Indiana State and Ball State are putting up impressive numbers as tournament time nears.
Addiction touches all
I seldom, if ever, write to newspapers. However, I feel the need to “step up to the plate” and support Claire Fiddian-Green’s recent column regarding mental health and substance abuse [Mental-health screening for children must be norm, Forefront, April 26]. It was well written and stated clearly two of the important issues facing society today. […]
Utility policy unvetted
I’m writing in response to Ed Feigenbaum’s recent column regarding the necessity of the General Assembly to engage in a detailed study of issues in an era of rapid change [Lawmakers plod along in era of rapid change, April 26]. Among the models he suggested is the standing, summer Regulatory Flexibility Committee—originally created to address […]
Terry Spradlin: State gets ed funding right but remains too prescriptive
The unique learning needs of children are best addressed through local control by educators and locally elected school boards working with parents, students and the broader community they represent.
Paul Knapp: Battle over inner loop must shift to new phase
We’re calling for two important studies: one comparing the cost of a recessed reconstructed inner loop to an elevated reconstructed inner loop, and a second comparing the impact of each approach on downtown traffic.
MICKEY MAURER: Taxpayers foot bill for doomed abortion laws
Legal costs stack up as legislature and governor repeatedly drag state into unwinnable court fights.
Editorial: Fresh thinking on ex-offenders will strengthen our economy
Businesses, confronting an unemployment rate around 4 percent, are struggling to hire. Meanwhile, the formerly incarcerated, who face an unemployment rate about five times higher than the general population, need work to help sustain themselves and their families.
Much at stake in the design of our downtown plazas
As the Indiana Pacers contemplate an outdoor space adjacent to Bankers Life Fieldhouse, it’s a good time to consider the design elements that make a successful plaza work.
KIM: Get off the ‘positional treadmill’ and you just might be happier
You know what’s worse than judging a book by its cover? Judging a book by its cover—then making financial decisions based on what you guess the book might tell you.
A hard-to-digest reality: Steak n Shake might not make it
The outlook is that bad for Steak n Shake, which in the first quarter racked up an $18.9 million operating loss. That’s on top of a $10.7 million loss for all of 2018.
BOHANON & CUROTT: Nation’s student-loan crisis was created by government
Over the last 15 years, total student loan debt exploded from $600 billion to more than $1.5 trillion and now exceeds credit card debt.
PETE THE PLANNER: These Rules of Peter will help you plan for retirement
If you diligently saved (invested) from age 22 all the way through age 57, the final decade of your work career should be a snap.