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BOHANON & CUROTT: No enthusiasm for cuts among those not taxed
it looks like the GOP will do what it has always done: Offer zero taxes to an increasing proportion of the population to buy growth-enhancing tax cuts elsewhere.
SKARBECK: Identify good management for successful investing
While financial statements provide the numbers used to value a business, management policies are more subjective, and it takes time to determine whether their strategies were effective.
BOHANON & STYRING: No movement toward a rules-based Fed
A constant debate in every Macroeconomics class since at least 1975 is, to what extent can or should the Federal Reserve provide policy certainty?
LOU’S VIEWS: Broadway roundup includes glorious musical newcomer ‘The Band’s Visit’
Plus “Come From Away,” “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” “The Play That Goes Wrong,” “Miss Saigon” and “A Bronx Tale.”
DINING: Brisket, soup among new Fieldhouse fare
It’s not just the Pacers players who are unknown quantities this season. So are some of the food offerings. Until now.
LETTER: Eskenazi offers model for modern care
Eskenazi Health is committed to public health with a focus on preventive, cost-effective care for chronic disease and trauma care for the most underserved population in Indianapolis/Marion County.
LETTER: Lack of congestion is local advantage
I like to brag about Indy’s rush hour where traffic on I-69 slows to 60 mph. That’s worth a lot to me.
LOPRESTI: Triplet starters hope to lift Cascade girls hoops team
The Bryant sisters combine their individual gifts, prepare to make mark in senior year.
DUVALL: Teachers need affordable and safe housing near schools
Teacher’s Village, a cluster of affordable housing for teachers on the near-east side in Indianapolis, will be only five minutes away from several schools.
McCABE: Cities can drive climate action with Paris Accord in flux
If I were an Indiana mayor, I would ask: What are the best things I can do to serve my city and reduce my city’s carbon footprint?
MORRIS: Let’s do more to support veterans
Set an example for our state government by thanking those who’ve served in the military.
Bring offshore profits home—but companies shouldn’t squander cash
There is an estimated $2.6 trillion in profits that companies have made in other parts of the world—and are leaving there to avoid paying hefty taxes on the earnings when they transfer the money to the United States.
Siddiqui: A user-fee is just a tax (not even in disguise)
There are two fundamental questions. First, is it the responsibility of lawmakers to create a long-term, sustained commitment to the regular upkeep of our infrastructure? Second, how do we fund this commitment?
Smith: Israel is a nation committed to religious freedom
There is an ethos in this land, something in the very DNA of the nation, that recognizes the strength of saying, “All are welcome as long as you live and let live.”
Hale: IU institute’s role is more important than ever
Thank goodness for those neutral bodies that make it their business to provide the evidence needed to get things done the right way.
Parr What it means to be a nation of laws
We could, I suppose, dispense with these constitutional protections and simply hold a people’s court by which an individual is found guilty or liable based solely on how a group feels on any given day or predicated on accusations alone. I’m not a lawyer yet, but I think that’s called mob justice.
Leppert: Politics draws distinction between wrong and illegal
Even after several months and countless tweets from the president declaring “NO COLLUSION” has occurred in the Russia-election investigation, it is clear it absolutely has.
Ireland: Republicans must start painting in ‘bold colors’
Recent polling shows Democrats up double digits on a generic ballot, putting Republicans’ sizable majorities at risk.
Shabazz: Here’s how you do immigration reform
I totally get border security, but we have to be smart about it.