Daniels: ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ lessons remain vital today
The whole point of the book is to make people uncomfortable as we confront a past that helps to explain a great deal about our present.
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Wolley: ‘I feared for my life’ is not enough
There must be a rebalancing of the legitimate concern for officer safety versus the use of lethal force in police interactions with the community.
Clere: Clean needles save lives, while sharp rhetoric kills
Compared to the cost of treating HIV or hepatitis C, clean needles are cheap.
Hill: Handing out needles does nothing to curb abuse
Providing items that enable and even encourage exactly the destructive behavior we want to stop is a self-defeating exercise.
LETTER: Indy could be smart city
Indianapolis’ city leadership should continue to work hard to reach a better, more connected and digitally inclusive future.
LETTER: Stop Yellowwood logging
Keep Tecumseh Trail open. Please urge Gov. Eric Holcomb to change this decision and protect our quality of life.
MADDOX: As market surges, what should we do?
How an individual investor reacts to the current market environment is unique to each person’s situation, and decisions should be made with lots of thought and advice specific to individual circumstances.
DINING: Sugar not the only buzz you can get at The Lemon Bar
The Flying Cupcake creators set up shop in Zionsville.
KENNEDY: Faith-based economics fatally flawed
When President Clinton hiked taxes, the economy boomed. When President George W. Bush slashed them, the economy ultimately collapsed.
LOU’S VIEWS: ‘Barbecue’ sets fire to conventions
Perception-shifting comedy makes spoiler-free reviewing challenging.
LOPRESTI: November matchups should bring answers for local teams
Will Chuck Pagano survive the month? Can Purdue finally retake the Old Oaken Bucket from IU?
MAURER: Shortz makes puzzles a pleasure
Renowned creator and solver gives us tools to sharpen our minds.
EDITORIAL: Crunch time for Indy soccer
Today, the Indy Eleven’s bid to join Major League Soccer is considered a long shot. It needs a quick jolt if the city wants to win.
KIM: Mutual fund distributions are a risk you can avoid
Taxable shareholders should avoid buying shares of a fund in front of a large distribution. The last thing you want is to buy into a fund and pay taxes on a distribution you did not enjoy in any way.
BOHANON & STYRING: Rankings only as good as criteria they’re based on
But northern Indianapolis suburbs have been scoring rather well in several recent rankings.
LOPRESTI: A six-week planning blitz scores mega-event
One minute, the football championship folks are on the line to pop the question. The next, Indianapolis has six weeks to say yes, and plan how to pull it off.
DINING: Rize shines at Ironworks location
You could go to work afterward without feeling ashamed of yourself.
LOU’S VIEWS: Unique narrator anchors the return of John Green
In “Turtles All the Way Down,” Indy’s crown prince of young adult novels, is back in all his John Green-ness.
LOPRESTI: Butler’s Joey Brunk gets to be a basketball player again
After illness and grief that made sports secondary, he’s ready to return to the game he loves.
MORRIS: Leading the fight against hunger
The takeaway from panels’ sobering discussion? Get involved.