Letter: Ferebee will be missed
Superintendent Lewis Ferebee will be remembered for his commitment to innovation, improvement, and taking the necessary steps to ensure IPS is viable and effective for all young people.
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Letter: Renewable energy has public support
There are huge other benefits that come with the cleaner air and reduced greenhouse gas emissions from renewable energy.
Morton Marcus: Indiana’s forests are well worth protecting
Woodlands still account for 22 percent of Indiana’s land area, an asset of unmeasured value.
Ed Feigenbaum: New lawmakers find roles diminished as session plods on
The big issues will be worked out in conference committees without the help of less experienced lawmakers, and their input won’t be critical in caucus.
Paul Ashley: Hospital pricing rule is step in right direction
The best solutions will come from collaborations between health care providers and payers. With the technology at their disposal, they could create systems that allow consumers to check prices based on a wide range of factors and variables.
Nate Feltman: Rudderless Congress is failing America
As a business owner, you have many responsibilities to meet to ensure your business continues to operate. Among the most basic is paying your employees on a timely basis. Fail to meet the basics and you will be out of business. Seems like common sense, right? Well, common sense goes out the window when it […]
Editorial: Support for cigarette-tax hike should be too strong to ignore
Too many legislators are afraid of being attacked in the next election for raising taxes. Fear of being “primaried” over a tax hike—even one most people support—is one of the sad byproducts of a system where gerrymandered “safe” districts in too many instances make general-election results a foregone conclusion.
Mike Lopresti: Tales from the greatest Final Four ever played
Four teams. One loss among them. One. A combined record of 110-1. They came together on March 22, 1969, in a glorious intersection of basketball might.
Sam Julka: Five mistakes that can stifle creativity in the workplace
For people to innovate, they have to first be comfortable believing they can be and are creative. It’s a frame of mind.
BOHANON & CUROTT: All ideologies should heed Venezuela’s lesson
The country has melted down because of a price system made dysfunctional by policies socialist regimes are prone to adopt, but also detrimental if adopted by non-socialist governments.
KIM: Shutdown highlights urgent need for ‘uncertainty fund’
We all need to realize nobody is immune to a sudden job loss or other income interruption.
Shariq Siddiqui: Let’s embrace real solutions for immigration woes
Most studies suggest that increased legal immigration will result in a positive impact on our economy.
Randall Shepard: Where will Indiana find news?
Our most promising institutions are locally based entities that are print-and-digital or broadcast-and-digital operations.
Andrew Ireland: Big Tech needs a public editor
To save these companies from themselves and earn back consumers’ trust, executives must look outside of Silicon Valley.
Abdul-Hakim Shabazz: Let’s talk about teacher pay
Before we have any discussion about more state funding for teacher pay, we should discuss what schools are doing with the cash they’re currently getting.
Glenda Ritz: Get serious about funding public schools
The small-schools grant should be reinstated in the budget to provide student equity in programming for our children who live in rural communities.
Marshawn Wolley: Township schools must receive reform, too
Improving township districts doesn’t mean importing IPS solutions, but lessons can be learned from the reform work that has happened in that district.
Riley Parr: Small-government advocates need better sales pitch
The paradox of the left is that, in reality, its adherents are the proponents of trickle-down ideology.
Deborah Daniels: Striking the balance on campus sexual misconduct
Schools can—and should—vigorously protect the rights of victimized students while preserving due process for both accuser and accused.
Curt Smith: 10 ways to keep DCS from draining the state budget
Our problems are real, but our children are worth everything, including humble, fervent prayer.