McVerry: Capital needs challenge growth companies
Capital can be a game changer in growth-stage companies’ ability to innovate, tap unrealized growth potential, retain and attract talent, and even survive the next economic downturn.
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KENNEDY: The America in the mirror
If we are honest, if we look at our recent and not-so-recent history, we’ll see that our democratic institutions have been malfunctioning, and our democratic norms eroding, for a long time.
EDITORIAL: Tax provision benefits Hoosiers
A provision of the Trump tax plan would shift some federal tax burden away from lower-tax states to higher ones but the larger plan needs evaluation before we know whether it’s good for Hoosiers overall.
MAURER: Will Bezos ignore state’s social record?
We have a lot to offer Amazon, but our legislature hasn’t done us any favors.
DINING: Putting Burger Study to the test
The St. Elmo/Harry & Izzy spinoff offers a slate of meaty sandwiches with an academic twist.
LOPRESTI: Meet the members of the exclusive Indiana winner’s club
The late Joe Tiller and others have this in common: lots of victories.
LOU’S VIEWS: Ten top picks from the Heartland Film Fest
No, I didn’t watch all 200-plus movies being screened at this year’s fest. But I saw enough of them to offer strong recommendations.
KIM: Review timeless truths before next market ‘crisis’
Reviews Ben Carlson’s “obvious truths” about investing in times of relative calm
BOHANON & STYRING: Index funds aren’t going to destroy capitalism
One commentator goes so far as to claim index funds are “worse than Marxism.”
Irresponsible Collins blocked serious health reform
When Maine Sen. Susan Collins announced her opposition to the Graham-Cassidy bill to reform Obamacare, she has slammed the door on this latest Republican effort to address our health care crisis. I’m just able to muster up one word to capture my sense of Sen. Collins: irresponsible. Collins expressed her concern that the bill would […]
Ritz: Literacy is key to better results—on tests and in life
A student’s ability to read impacts their learning in every content area and determines the outcome of every assessment. Every test is first a test on the student’s ability to read.
Parr: Why all conservatives should support school choice
Why not give a child an opportunity he or she might otherwise have never had?
Shepard: Appreciating Larry McKinney and Denise LaRue
Judges don’t have armies or taxing power at their disposal, only the power of thoughtful and impartial decisions to prompt people to follow their rulings.
Daniels: Keep monuments of past, but add to list of honored
Let us never seek to erase the signs of a past we must remember, in order to avoid repeating our collective sins.
Hale: U.S. must be more open, not wall itself off
This is domestic, economic policy that will drive new, closer relationships and a probable shifting of alliances over time.
Siddiqui: Obamacare not all good or bad, so let’s fix it
Perhaps parents who are under 65 but lack insurance should be allowed to be added to their children’s insurance.
Wagner: Becoming a more thoughtful protester
It’s easy to see how things can get out of control. When you’re in the heat of the moment, you don’t necessarily feel the intensity. When you’re on the receiving end, the ebb and flow of the crowd is more apparent.
Robertson: A return (hopefully) to compromise in U.S. Senate
Those GOP senators who did not sign on to the repeal-and-replace legislation did the entire Republican Party a giant favor.
Ireland: How doubling tweet length matters to public debate
While brevity is a welcome touch for encouraging access to discourse, it also fixes the discussion in favor of intellectually weak perspectives.