LETTER: Poll shows Hoosiers have moved on redistricting issue
This issue is one in which Democrats and Republicans have starkly different preferences.
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LETTER: An easy way to boost turnout
It is time for Hoosiers to be able to pick their legislators rather than politicians picking their voters.
HILL: IndyGo plans must evolve
This is important stuff, way more so than whether we sell alcohol on Sunday.
OWENS: Let’s make an Amazonian commitment
Regardless of how this pitch and Amazon’s decision work out, let’s use this excitement and momentum to envision an Indianapolis positioned well for the next 50,000 jobs created, whether those jobs come in a smiling box or not.
MORRIS: Public data should be published in newspapers
Moving all notices online would keep more people in the dark.
EDITORIAL: Companies should make good on hiring pledges
Corporate America, including some of Indiana’s top executives, implored Congress to give it a tax cut—a move businesses said would translate into more U.S. jobs and investment. Now that’s occurred.
KIM: Tipping’s role in society perpetuates class system
The practice of tipping is ingrained in American culture but is a huge can of worms.
BOHANON & CUROTT: It’s buyer beware for Indy, other Amazon bidders
Just how much should public officials offer in their bid to lure Amazon?
DINING: New European cider house offers creative shareables
Thoughts on Brugge’s new upstairs neighbor, Txuleta Basque Cider House.
LOU’S VIEWS: ‘Raisin’ rises at Indiana Rep
Classic Lorraine Hansberry play more than justifies a revival.
LOPRESTI: Families span continent to follow their kids’ hardwood fortunes
From 1,000-mile drives to special cable packages, Hoosier kin pull out the stops to see every game.
FEIGENBAUM: Sports betting could mean millions for state coffers
With income down $558.3 million from less than a decade ago—and gambling-related employment and state and local tax collections reeling accordingly—some lawmakers are looking to recharge the state’s gambling industry.
URBAN DESIGN: Snow reveals the wasted space in our city streets
Some cities are taking the cue and making narrower roads permanent.
LETTER: Bill protects high school reporters
High school and to a lesser degree collegiate journalists need legislation to protect a constitutional right because the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1988 that a school principal could block publication of two articles in a student newspaper because he considered them inappropriate.
FAIMON & LIENHOOP: University + community = collaboration
The city of Columbus and Indiana University in Bloomington have partnered to implement a new vision for architectural education that will build upon the community’s rich history of modernism and leverage it as a living laboratory for design discovery and invention.
MYSOGLAND: Baby-boomer biz owners might start selling
The baby-boomer generation is healthier and more active than its predecessor generations. Today, the average life span has increased to 76.2 years for a male and 81.1 for a female. So, if one is healthy and mentally and physically capable at 65, why exit?
SKARBECK: Don’t let fear of missing out drive investment decisions
As stocks close in on completing the ninth year of the bull market, the recently enacted tax reform plan has acted as an accelerant. The reduction in the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent will add significantly to company profits. A key question is whether the lower tax rate will translate to […]
BOHANON & CUROTT: States need freedom to try to fix Medicaid
The best way to reform Medicaid is to decentralize the decision-making process to allow states to experiment with many options.
MAURER: Looking back at a year of commentary
Catching up with gerrymandering–and the importance of optimism in one’s eighth decade.
EDITORIAL: Time for Hogsett to step up
The city has a long list of pressing needs—including reducing crime, squelching poverty, educating our workforce, and attracting higher-income residents who will pay the taxes needed to fund all those efforts.