LOPRESTI: A look inside central Indiana’s high school football dominance
With the IHSAA football tournament beginning Oct. 20, let’s jump in the car and drive past every large-school state champion since 2001. Don’t worry, we won’t be gone long.
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LETTER: Reusing Angie’s campus
I envision this campus serving as a hub for a collection of tech startups or an incubator, where the operations all share the common amenities.
LETTER: Simplify the tax code
Itemized deductions create discrimination among taxpayers and complicates the system.
CAINE & FIDDIAN-GREEN: Indiana must curb smoking among blacks
In Indiana, blacks still smoke at slightly higher rates than whites—and significantly higher rates than Hispanics—and are disproportionately affected by diseases linked to tobacco, including cancer, diabetes and heart disease, as well as infant mortality.
BANKS: Indiana positioned for defense boost
The state’s robust system of military installations, universities, industry partners and the nation’s fourth-largest National Guard collaborate on sophisticated projects and form what I call our “Hoosier Arsenal of Democracy.”
DINING: Passion for Portillo’s only partly earned at Fishers locale
The Chicago legend is sure to please loyalists. Newcomers may wonder what the fuss is all about.
MORRIS: What I gained from losing weight
I’ve lost 50 pounds in the past eight months, the result of “mostly adhering” to The Fast Metabolism Diet, created by Beverly Hills nutritionist Haylie Pomroy.
EDITORIAL: Pension shortfalls taint Sun Capital
Some private equity firms are vultures, monetizing whatever value they find, then leaving the business itself in a trash heap in bankruptcy.
LOU’S VIEWS: Paint misbehavin’
Indianapolis Museum of Art celebrates graffiti with touring show “City as Canvas”
SKARBECK: Obsession with short term is hurting our economy
Large investors and academics believe companies are not investing enough into their businesses, partly because of pressure on management to hit quarterly numbers.
BOHANON & STYRING: Tax fairness begins with government honesty
Congress has “pivoted” from health care to taxes. This means we’re doomed to much high-sounding rhetoric about “fairness.”
URBAN DESIGN: Real town squares offer value that’s not contrived
Shopping malls, luxury retailers are no substitute for the real thing.
LETTER: Lucas estate decision leaves victims
At the very least, events already booked should be able to go forward.
LETTER: Housing concept isn’t new
The community might not be aware that Partners in Housing has been using Housing First as its guiding principle for well over a decade.
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.
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.