GUNTERMAN: Lawmakers put suppression over free speech
Welcome to Indiana schools, where the First Amendment is merely a portion of a social studies exam.
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SHABAZZ: Good riddance to the horrific reign of Stephen Clay
It’s people like Clay and his supporters who give Indy a bad name and it’s why they should never be allowed anywhere near power or authority.
SIDDIQUI: Close Islamic center vote shows we have work to do
As a former civil rights investigator, I have rarely heard prejudice stated directly.
SMITH: Quest for affluence has left us with poverty of the soul
Smart TVs everywhere, free WiFi and Obamacare do not assuage the poverty of the soul.
PARR: Judge policy decisions on results, not intentions
Freedom is messy. That is not to say we should sit idly back and say, ‘That’s just the way it is.’
RITZ: Unlicensed teachers in public schools is a bad idea
Use the emergency permit if you must, and put in supports toward licensing.
DANIELS: With Amazon, we shouldn’t sell ourselves short
Our humility may serve us well, if we can just avoid the strong temptation to undersell ourselves.
WAGNER: When bad things happen, criticizing doesn’t help
I’d just like it if people took a deep breath before they jumped into the debate. These are difficult situations.
HALE: Parkland massacre exposes promise of young people
These kids are seizing their power to take a stand in sophisticated and effective ways unique to themselves.
LEPPERT: Why Georgia? Yes, you are definitely on my mind
The nation is experiencing another cultural shift in the debate on gun violence. The private sector has entered the fray.
SHELLA: Time for a balanced approach to gun debate
I know guns are not the sole factor in the recent flurry of mass killings in America, but they are a factor.
WOLLEY: The rural and urban divide on guns
The General Assembly seems to think we need more access to guns and less regulation. I think we need less access.
SHEPARD: Driveable streets or wider interstates?
We have the chance to rethink the community we should be building for future decades.
WORKPLACE: The merits of trading busy for something better
We use the word busy to describe how we are doing, we use it to measure our success at work, and we use it to describe our family lives.
LOPRESTI: High school’s over, but memories of last game live on
One day soon, it’ll be over for Romeo Langford at New Albany, and he’ll join the long line of young basketball stars before him in this state—never forgetting the last high school game he ever played.
BOHANON & CUROTT: Financial aid frees up funds for alternate uses
An underappreciated principle of economics is the fungibility of resources.
FEIGENBAUM: Stability, consistency should drive leadership choices
Even with split control of the legislative branch (or legislative and executive branches), Hoosiers have become accustomed to fiscal pragmatism from both Democrats and Republicans. Much credit is due to legislative leaders, including those overseeing taxes and spending.
LETTER: Lock up criminals, not guns
The left cannot admit the obvious that criminals willing to slaughter innocents will not obey laws to keep these weapons out of the their hands.
NEFF: What drives an investor to invest in a startup?
Like any venture capitalist, I will tell you that two-thirds of investments generally fail; it’s the one-third you expect to be blockbusters that will carry the economics.
MANZO: Construction wage repeal hasn’t delivered as promised
New research from the Midwest Economic Policy Institute and Colorado State University economist Kevin Duncan has found that repeal of Indiana’s prevailing wage law has not only shrunk wages and increased income inequality, it has failed to make construction projects any cheaper.