Ed DeLaney: Two slips offer insight into GOP motivation
Public concern about favoritism is increased when there has been no public testimony, no amendments allowed for the minority, no witnesses, and no public lobbying.
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Dana Black: Gaining hope from seven women
Democrats have five women and Republicans have two women running for congress.
Bill Oesterle: Senate campaign piece was anti-Semitic, gay-baiting
I have never seen anything like it in Indiana.
Jennifer Ping: Why I’ve become a Girl Scout again
As a society, we have not placed a high enough value on what Girl Scouts provides for girls the way we have for Boy Scouts for boys.
Deborah Hearn Smith: Boy Scouts’ decision to add girls is all business
It is my belief after more than five decades at all levels, from Brownie to CEO, that a girl’s best interest is served in a single-gender, research-based, outcome-driven organization that values the total girl.
Baron Hill: Fake news or real news: What to believe?
Democracy is sustained by a free and open press. For the president to disparage this institution is to attack the very core of who we are.
Karen Celestino-Horseman: Immigration is not about politics, it’s about people
The current administration needs to address it with the precision of an experienced seamstress, reinforcing weaknesses and reworking the threads to make the fabric of all lives beneficially joined.
Una Osili: Immigrants contribute to public good
With the rising visibility of new immigrants, the public debate surrounding immigration policy has grown more divisive and controversial.
John McDonald: What is privacy in an internet-connected world?
Our responsibility is not only to author innovation, but to earn and maintain the trust of our users through secure, honest data collection.
Mike Karickhoff: Balancing where we live and where we work
While these cities definitely benefit from hosting all this regional economic activity, they must handle heavy rush-hour traffic and wear-and-tear on their streets, as well as provide public-safety services to accommodate the increased workday population.
Jim Merritt: Region needs cooperation, not higher taxes
Public officials value regional collaboration—but there’s no support for a new tax on commuters.
MIKE LOPRESTI: Danville’s Tony Maners remembers ballgame that wouldn’t end
First-base umpire suffered through 32 frigid innings in professional baseball’s longest game.
SANTIAGO JARAMILLO: Why employee engagement matters more than satisfaction
People don’t leave a company because it doesn’t offer free snacks—and they don’t stay and give their best just because it does.
LETTER: Debate commission puts neutrality first
There is no way other TV stations would broadcast a debate in which a competitor would appear on their air as the moderator, even worse on a competitor’s set. And the commission wants each debate to reach as many Hoosiers as possible via many radio and TV stations and web streams.
Unemployment hits a low. Then comes the recession.
Whatever one might think about the U.S. political situation, it’s hard to deny that the economy is doing just fine. In April, the unemployment rate dropped to 3.9 percent, a 17-year low. At this point, there’s a job opening for every unemployed person in the country. Not bad. In the spirit of seeing the glass as […]
HUBER & RODRIGUEZ: IND helps Indy’s economy prepare for takeoff
As a passenger-friendly airport eagerly pursuing new routes, Indianapolis International helps our business community connect to the world and compete for the talent that’s building one of the nation’s fastest-growing tech sectors.
GARY PITTSFORD: Small business impact is not ‘snake oil’
The nation’s 28 million closely held businesses account for more than 50 percent of our national gross domestic product.
INVESTING: Stocks typically struggle during midterm election years
There is a “presidential cycle” for stocks, a pattern coinciding with various years of a presidency.
BOHANON & CUROTT: Currency failure kills hope—and people—in Venezuela
The collapse of the currency is staggering. The yearly inflation rate is now over 18,000 percent.
GREG MORRIS: Honoring a life cut short by needless gun violence
CJ Joseph was at the wrong place at the wrong time. His family keeps his memory alive by helping others.