TRY THIS: Exploring Indiana’s underground
Who said Indiana has no natural wonders? You just have to go below the surface.
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LOPRESTI: Fifty years later, another IU coach has designs on Pasadena
A Rose Bowl berth is on Tom Allen’s radar, but there are more achievable goals to accomplish first.
LETTER: Let’s hope for civility in U.S. Senate race
I don’t have much hope that the Senate race will be anything but ugly.
LETTER: Bohanon & Styring column offers no solutions
Like it or not, we are headed for a single-payer national health care system.
MADDOX: Trump’s greatest legacy will be the courts
Despite amateur hour in the White House, Trump’s greatest legacy will be the conservative men and women he appoints to the federal courts. This is ironic given that, for most of his life, Trump was a Democrat and has acknowledged not having a strong ideological foundation for his political positions.
KENNEDY: Contrasts in leadership
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett has shown leadership in his handling of the police shooting of an unarmed black man.
LINEBARGER: Trade, NAFTA boost state’s economy
More than any other free-trade agreement, NAFTA has helped Cummins Inc. compete for more customers.
EDITORIAL: Health care debate needs sanity
What we need is reasoned debate by smart people willing to put politics aside to find answers—probably answers that no one will find wholly satisfying but could become the basis of a health care system that is fair and affordable and can change with technology and innovation that is constantly evolving.
DINING: New Mass Ave gyro joint won’t bust your budget
Just don’t expect all the info you need to be on the menu.
LOPRESTI: Delight your friends with these fun facts about new Colts players
Meet a hero, a swim champ, a nationally ranked lacrosse player and others with interesting pasts.
URBAN DESIGN: Our parks get a bad rap—even though spending lags
National ranking doesn’t tell the full story of Indy’s green spaces.
LETTER: Canal park plan reflects ‘irrational exuberance’
Goodbye restful greenspace, hello garish hardscape showcase.
LETTER: Vouchers’ effectiveness completely unproven
Basically, we have a one-party political state that holds itself up as being conservative yet we continue to take millions of dollars out of the public school system and plow it in to vouchers and charter schools without any significant, measurable, or quantifiable increase in student achievement.
SPRINGER: Broad Ripple High should remain a school
Yes, boutiques and coffee shops are wonderful amenities, but schools are often the determining factor for families choosing a home or neighborhood.
OSILI: Older employees are crucial to our workforce
Years of life experience, maturity and age-accumulated wisdom suggest a tech-smart older workforce is greatly beneficial to any community.
MORRIS: Health care wheel-spinning continues
Republicans better at campaigning on health care than changing it.
SKARBECK: Target-date funds aren’t always best 401(k) option
Investors have different financial profiles that might require a more hands-on approach.
BOHANON & STYRING: It’s time to own up to Social Security shortfall
No myth causes more mischief than the fiction of the “Social Security Trust Fund.