John McDonald: Indiana’s real March madness
The lack of an inclusive hate crimes law sends the wrong message for a state already in a death match for recruiting and retaining talent.
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Una Osili: Payday loans won’t boost Hoosiers’ financial security
Financial literacy in the workplace can help employees cope with emergencies and prepare for retirement.
Jennifer Hallowell: Abandoning Electoral College is bad for Indiana, U.S.
Our political process is far from perfect, but proposals like this will only further divide our country and silence voters.
Deborah Hearn Smith: Do the small things—and big ones—to boost women
Let’s use words like smart, confident, courageous and strong as admirable traits in women and girls.
Anne Hathaway: How a New York Republican is helping elect women
At a time of gridlock and government shutdown, the ability to reach across the aisle and be bipartisan is necessary.
Adrianne Slash: Let the new women of Congress be themselves
Having a voice in a conversation rather than being the topic of the conversation leads to more equitable outcomes.
Barato Britt: IPS must stay the reform course
It is the urgency for positive change that I believe has led IPS’ transformative strategies for the past several years.
Marshawn Wolley: Slow down and assess what’s working
Innovation network schools are a solution—not the solution for improving education outcomes.
MIKE LOPRESTI: Led by a Trojan, IU swims back to top of sport
Ray Looze made Indiana a powerhouse again. Even Marge Counsilman would approve.
Ed Feigenbaum: Here’s why the budget negotiations are unpredictable
The inter-chamber dynamics are fascinating, but there’s no time for petty politics in shaping this budget.
BOHANON & CUROTT: Use incentives, not mandates to improve the climate
From an economist’s perspective, the simplest and most straightforward way to speed the evolution from fossil fuels to clean energy—if that is what we want—is by directly taxing the attribute of fossil fuel that is offending: its carbon emissions.
KIM: Kraft Heinz debacle proves not even Buffett immune to mistakes
While Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett has achieved well-deserved mythical stature among investors, even the “Oracle of Omaha” makes huge mistakes. Exhibit A is the recent debacle involving his investment in Kraft Heinz. I recently highlighted Buffett’s call in his 2018 annual letter to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway for investors to focus on Berkshire’s “forest,” […]
RON PELLETIER: Take these steps to reduce your risk of a security breach
According to data-threat researcher the Ponemon Institute, you are more likely to have experienced a data breach of at least 10,000 records than you are to have caught the flu this winter—and, mind you, it has been a bad flu season.
Letter: Will indifference save Brainard?
Fred Glynn’s challenge in Carmel is not the incumbent mayor but the epidemic indifference of the city’s voters.
City should have one school system
Regarding numerous recent Forefront columns about school funding and teacher pay, there’s so much talk. Where does it end? I want to suggest that it is time for Indianapolis to grow up. Many expenses are duplicated in nine township school systems. Is there “top heavy” administration? Are there schools being built when there is an […]
Federal child care support is good for business
In my career, from telecommunications to publishing to baseball, any success I’ve had has been due in large measure to having a great, focused team that works together on shared goals. Unfortunately, that kind of focus doesn’t come easily when employees are parents whose attention is divided between their careers and concerns over child care. […]
Brian Schutt: Next Level Jobs is critical to state economy
Through a Next Level Jobs grant, Homesense recently facilitated testing and training on the popular assessment tool Gallup StrengthsFinder, which provided a unique lens for our team to see themselves and others and has deepened our internal relationships and teamwork. This investment wouldn’t have taken place without Next Level Jobs.
GREG MORRIS: How an office move can help reignite a company
An efficient, modern space is already paying off for IBJ Media and its employees.
Editorial: Hoteliers’ objections up pressure on city to be more transparent
It’s time for the Hogsett administration to put all the numbers on the table. They may be justifiable. But keeping the public in the dark isn’t.
Charlotte Westerhaus-Renfow: Why millennials say they avoid negotiating
It may be argued that the importance of negotiating for consumer goods, even big-ticket items, is not as important as big business deals. However, most big deals are built on a series of smaller deals that use effective negotiation strategies and techniques.