EDITORIAL: Regional cooperation is bigger than an Indy commuter tax
Mayor Joe Hogsett and his team can be credible leaders on the issue if they develop a plan showing how Indianapolis infrastructure will be maintained in the long term.
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IN THE WORKPLACE: Job references and the true risks of remaining silent
All business owners should want to know as much as possible about a person before making a job offer. After all, the investment you are making is enormous.
URBAN DESIGN: Modernism’s lack of humanity lingers in downtown towers
As a rule, Post-World War II buildings turned their back on the public realm.
LOPRESTI: The tournament’s top 10 Indiana dream crushers
From Gordon Hayward’s wayward shot to a perfect season spoiled in 1975, we’ve taken some big hits.
SKARBECK: Forum covered broad terrain, from ‘second-level thinking’ to fraud
The CFA Society of Indianapolis held its 2018 Annual Investment Forum this month, and a variety of invited speakers provided for an interesting day of discussion.
LOPRESTI: Sectional week … where the excitement lives
Packed gyms and old rivalries are still staples of the tournament’s first weekend.
FELLA: Let’s take the executive out of ‘executive presence’
Authentic, unique presence comes from the inside out, not the outside in. In other words, it can’t be created by someone else telling you how to act.
FEIGENBAUM: Lawmakers coasting to session end with no drama
Now that Hoosiers can purchase alcohol at retail on Sundays thanks to (technically) emergency legislation signed into law even before conference committees had begun to convene, some even question why legislators should stay in Indianapolis through March 14.
MORRIS: Suburbs shouldn’t turn backs on Indy
It’s not unreasonable to consider regional taxing solutions for infrastructure.
EDITORIAL: Foreign trade trips are must-dos in today’s world
In all, international trade supported more than 812,000 jobs in 2014, a number that’s almost certainly grown. That’s more than one of every five jobs in the state. Those kinds of numbers don’t happen by chance.
LETTER: Construction wage repeal delivers
No one is calling for a return of the old prevailing wage system on public construction projects except the union groups the wasteful system supported.
SINGELL: Deconstructing the myth of the English major
Some might not realize the liberal arts encompass most of the STEM disciplines and provide unparalleled preparation for professional graduate school.
KENNEDY: Blaming the victim will not fix the problem
Right now, that “blame game” describes some of the arguments being made by opponents of Indianapolis Public Schools’ operating referendum—which has now been put off until November.
KIM: Did you pass or fail February’s market test?
Pundits blamed the correction on fears over rising inflation/interest rates, a more “hawkish” Fed, and the breakdown of a misused option product used to place leveraged bets on market volatility.
BOHANON & CUROTT: No, trade wars are not easy to win, Mr. President
Apparently, Trump thinks he is declaring war on foreigners. But in reality, he is declaring war on Americans.
TANSELLE: Student media must be treated as part of curriculum
Students have other avenues for the expression of their free speech rights without interference or regulation by school administrators.
GUNTERMAN: Lawmakers put suppression over free speech
Welcome to Indiana schools, where the First Amendment is merely a portion of a social studies exam.
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.