MICKEY MAURER: Puzzle, OneAmerica signboard celebrate joys of wordplay
The quips at the insurance company’s downtown headquarters are a tradition worthy of a crossword.
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EDITORIAL: Allow ailing IPS to cash in on Broad Ripple property
Developers are salivating over the 16-acre property and gearing up to offer millions of dollars to buy it.
LETTER: Income gap will always be with us
How do we change things? That’s the question NO ONE can answer.
LETTER: When silence is deafening, speak up
Mickey Maurer does an excellent job highlighting the indifferent response from various anti-hate organizations and individuals who provide Louis Farrakhan a free pass to espouse anti-Semitism in their name.
Wolfla & Kelley: Businesses should revolt against M&A lawsuit extortion
Most merger announcements are followed by shareholder legal action meant to hold deals hostage.
JONATHAN COFFIN: What Indiana companies can learn from Starbucks
An incident of this magnitude can expose an acute conflict between who you say you are and who you appear to be.
KIM: NHL coaches and investors often focus on wrong ‘risk’
Both hockey coaches and investors need to accept higher volatility in trying to turn probable losses into possible wins.
RILEY PARR: Where are today’s conservative intellectuals?
If nobody takes over the difficult and sometimes thankless task of making the case for how conservatism’s core principles apply to new situations, how can the philosophy continue to be a force that fights for individual liberty and opportunity regardless of one’s starting place in life?
MEGAN ROBERTSON: Pride, progress but more work to do
Society is moving forward but it will never fully accept any minority group.
ANDREW IRELAND: Leave data privacy to market forces
As with so many cases, even if politically and practically feasible, well-intended regulations will do more harm than good.
JENNIFER WAGNER: IPL rate-hike critics show power of banding together
I assumed it was a done deal because, well, the monopoly always wins.
ABDUL-HAKIM SHABAZZ: ‘Roseanne’ the show was better than its namesake
I thought "Roseanne" showed “Trump supporters” in a manner that was fair. Contrary to popular belief, not all people who support Donald Trump are racists.
MARY BETH SCHNEIDER: Tweeting can be hazardous to your health
At its best, the social media site lets you share news at the speed of light, making it a favorite of journalists and politicians. At its worst, it lets you share at the speed of light the stupidest, meanest thought that ever entered your head.
RANDALL SHEPARD: Elections no longer a shared experience
Complaining about elections has long been a national pastime, but American attitudes about the experience have recently featured far more criticism and divisiveness.
DEBORAH DANIELS: Response to merit board showcases city’s strength
Strong opinions were expressed, and calls were made for immediate changes in the merit board, but we did not experience violence.
MARSHAWN WOLLEY: We’re facing a crisis in our criminal justice system
We can’t remember the last time a police officer was prosecuted and convicted for killing a black person while on duty in Marion County.
SHARIQ SIDDIQUI: Education reformers lose sight of humanity
Have we considered that education can be not only utilitarian but also transformative? Transformative not in terms of the economic benefits it can produce, but in the way it can lead to meaningful lives and a better world.
JIM SHELLA: Donald Trump might change use of anonymous sources
Not all anonymous sources share their information in sinister conversations in back hallways.
CHRISTINA HALE: Changes in the home influence school safety
These days, it is nearly impossible to know when our children are filling their minds with hate and dark propaganda.
MICHAEL LEPPERT: School shootings and a slow fall down the stairs
In Noblesville, it was finally our turn. A student, for whatever reason, took a gun into a classroom and started firing.