SHEILA KENNEDY: Why are we blind to shades of gray?
The issue isn’t regulation or no regulation—it’s the necessity and appropriateness of particular regulatory efforts.
Opinion
Articles
Santiago Jaramillo: How Crew Carwash excels at customer service
Employees at Crew are not only encouraged to use their best judgment; they’re praised for it. Recognition is a crucial part of the company culture, and managers frequently recognize team members via meeting shout-outs, mobile push notifications and personal interactions.
BOHANON & CUROTT: Indiana used good-government basics for ‘economic freedom’
Indiana combined lower taxes with frugality to revive a tired economy and nearly bankrupt government.
MIKE LOPRESTI: At kickoff time, let’s review some interesting anniversaries
From a rare Hoosier victory to Knute Rockne’s hiring, these are football events worth remembering.
MICKEY MAURER: Put these Hoosier authors on your ‘to read’ list
Here are three books you should take on a fall or winter getaway.
EDITORIAL: Lilly acted inappropriately when it pulled logo off Daly’s car
We understand that companies face difficult decisions when it comes to protecting their brands. But IBJ posits that Lilly’s decision to punish a race car driver for something his father said before he was born is the kind of decision that can set back progress made on racial tolerance and equality.
Mike Smith: If we can put a man on the moon, we can beat poverty
Of course, poverty is everywhere, but it is worse in Indianapolis than in most major metro areas. Our general poverty rate of 20.8 percent and our child poverty rate of 31.9 percent are both well above national averages, and we are one of the 10 worst cities in America when it comes to economic mobility.
Chris Watts: John McCain, Bob Dole and the soul of Indiana’s GOP
John McCain and Bob Dole both put national interest over political expediency: country first, to crib McCain’s 2008 slogan. If we defined a “Dole/McCain Republican,” he or she would be a traditional conservative with a streak of pragmatism, a willingness to compromise and an appreciation for bipartisanship.
KIM: Purdue revolutionizing college finance with Back a Boiler
If the Purdue degree is valuable and leads to a well-paying job, Purdue and the student both benefit. If not, Purdue absorbs some or even all the financial pain.
BOHANON & STYRING: Our robust growth isn’t sustainable without fundamental change
Is the current GDP growth the beginning of a new period of robust 20th-century-like growth? Or simply a one-time growth spurt that will revert to the anemic growth of recent decades?
HAHN: Closed-end fund might warrant a place in your portfolio
Closed-end funds are often actively managed, tend to have a narrow investment focus, use illiquid or thinly traded investments, and are structured to provide income.
Sheri Fella: Embrace your infinite power to choose
I decided I needed to reframe the language I was using in my decision-making: “get to” versus “have to,” “want to” instead of “should.”
Letter: Help foreign students help our state economy
Paying more attention to, and providing incentives to, those talented foreign students who attend universities in the U.S. seems clearly a good idea
Mark Janis & Norman Hedges: We’re your patent lawyers—so fire us, please
When we lose clients, it means they have become successful enough to pay for legal services on their own.
Greg Morris: Car emissions battle gets airing in Forefront
I’ll support whatever vehicle you would like to drive. And if I want to drive my 3.5L V6 EcoBoost engine Ford Explorer SUV, then I expect the same support.
Editorial: ‘Music Cities’ initiative fits with broader economic strategy
Thousands of firms across the state struggle to find employees, in part because workers increasingly are deciding where to live based on quality of life, rather than where the jobs are.
Beverly Gard: We must better balance waterways, economy
The saying that lawmaking “is like making sausage” doesn’t begin to describe the ridiculousness of this process.
Una Osili: Because no one is born hating another human being
One important policy tool we can use to address racially motivated crimes is to enact anti-hate-crime legislation.
Ed DeLaney: Let’s call the hate-crime legislation Larry’s Law
I have been reluctant to name bills after people. That can seem coy. But I will make an exception here.
Deborah Hearn Smith: It’s time to return character to classrooms
It is great that Johnny can read, but does Johnny care for and respect himself and others?