Maggie Phelps: Let’s become better-quality volunteers
People who volunteer consistently over time and commit long term are far more valuable to an organization than those who engage one time or on a short-term basis.
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MICKEY MAURER: Identify these Hoosiers and crack the code
An end-of-year puzzle to keep you sharp as the calendar turns to 2019.
MIKE LOPRESTI: A December full of gifts for local sports fans
Colts, Pacers, Hoosiers, Boilermakers and Irish all find something under the tree this year.
Letter: Pacers should pay for fieldhouse fix-up
When the Pacers can pay their players an average salary approaching 10 figures (that’s $10 million yearly, folks!), I think they should be able to fund any improvements to the facility where they play their home games.
Andy Crask: Smart city technology is answer to city’s population boom
Increasing the rate at which we adopt “smart city” technology that enhances connectivity, improves quality of life, and better supports urban population growth is paramount for urban planners in Indianapolis.
Ann Murtlow & Michael Huber: Pass a bias-crimes law with no exceptions
If we go to the Statehouse ready to exclude some of our fellow citizens— trading equality for expediency—any victory would be a hollow one that surrenders any claim to real leadership.
Editorial: Our 2019 agenda includes Circle Centre, commuter tax and more
While we are glad to see the current efforts to spruce up the 23-year-old mall, it will continue to decline without a new master plan that shifts much of the space to alternative uses, such as office and residential.
URBAN DESIGN: Placemaking and retail go hand in hand
Far from dead, bricks-and-mortar stores have the power to boost city in quest for workforce talent.
BOHANON & CUROTT: For not-for-profits, fundraisers are more than money makers
Are church bazaars, veteran-organization chili suppers or light displays at art institutes fair game? Or do they corrupt the mission of the organization?
INVESTING: Buffett believes market volatility a gift to savvy investors
Focus on what you can control and try not to fret about what you can’t. Extreme short-term volatility can be a gift to long-term investors, if you let it.
Bob Wilson: Why gender balance isn’t working (and what to do about it)
Things need to change. Women need to be where decisions are made. Why? They think differently than men.
Brad Rateike: Bush taught us to live with grace, humility
We were able to be ‘for’ something without feeling like we had to be ‘against’ something or someone.
Anne Hathaway: Feeling joyful for the lives of President and Mrs. Bush
Thank you for giving me a start and inspiring so many of us to pursue our dreams.
Dana Black: Let’s do more to make teaching an appealing career
Why do we have to be in crisis mode before we do what we know is right?
Claire Fiddian-Green: Teacher salary increases require creative solutions
The most important factor in student academic achievement is quality teaching in the classroom.
Baron Hill: Donnelly served all Hoosiers with empathy, character
I know Joe Donnelly. Joe Donnelly is a friend of mine. That wasn’t the Joe Donnelly I know on those negative television ads.
Adrienne Slash: Watch for a new generation of candidates
The city of Indianapolis will be better for the infusion of talent it is poised to see in the upcoming political season.
Jennifer Ping: Ivy Tech, state programs can help skill-up workers
This can be a game changer for employers facing hiring challenges to help skill-up their workforce.
Una Osili: Expand private, public support for higher education
Widening educational opportunities can dramatically increase the number of residents with postsecondary training and build a future talent base.
Deborah Hearn Smith: We must do better by our children in 2019
A focus at both the local and state level should be to encourage business development that will provide full time jobs with a living wage.