DINING: Outsider becomes stakeholder in local steakburgers match
Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers dares to tread in Steak n Shake territory.
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LOPRESTI: Interested in IU coaching vacancy? Fill out our questionnaire
We require more information to complete your application, just to make sure you’re our kind of guy—maybe even have a chance to be another Bob Knight and one day win national championships.
LOU’S VIEWS: A battle royal brightens Bloomington
Long live “King Charles III,” the justly acclaimed play getting its local debut via Cardinal Stage Company.
FEIGENBAUM: State spending won’t increase much, even if revenue does
History suggests to expect only some tinkering at the margins—although some of those margins might be in the tens of millions of dollars, enough to fund some new initiatives, fully fund former pilot programs, or shore up existing line items.
LETTER: VA irresponsible in Crown Hill ‘debacle’
The Department of Veterans Affairs made the absolute minimum effort required by law, which was the purchase of legal ads in a local newspaper, and several notices in the Federal Register.
LETTER: IBJ falls for quality-of-life hype
Where do I find evidence to support the contention in the IBJ editorial from March 20 that “companies increasingly base decisions on where to invest and hire on quality-of-life issues”?
WESTERHAUS-RENFROW: A leader’s apology in a tweet
The good news is, people don’t expect online perfection from even the savviest leaders. People understand that leaders are bound to make mistakes when using online platforms to connect with stakeholders, share knowledge and increase transparency.
WAGNER: Mentoring women to be Democratic leaders
Our focus should be on electing women, who are woefully underrepresented in office, as well as nurturing women who already are on a professional career track but who might be looking to give back in other ways—perhaps a year or two in public service or fundraising for a candidate or taking on a leadership role in the community.
MAURER: A belated stroll through the topics of 2016
I know it’s not January, but I have been taking a hiatus from this column in order to complete a book.
EDITORIAL: Research vouchers to assess value
Whether those students who attend private schools on a state-funded voucher are getting a better education remains a question. And whether those left behind at public schools are harmed by the changes is another.
SKARBECK: Online brokers chop fees in quest to amass assets
A commission war has broken out among the online brokerage firms.
BOHANON & STYRING: Border adjustment may be only path to tax cut
A revenue-neutral corporate-tax-rate cut, instead of border adjustment, could be financed by eliminating tax loopholes or raising other taxes. But these tax offsets fall on Americans.
FEIGENBAUM: Surprise issue could still derail legislative session
Just because nothing has yet emerged as a candidate to create chaos for lawmakers in the 2017 session doesn’t mean things will stay sedate.
GALLAGHER: Eliminating one-ways would benefit city
The idea of one-ways, particularly in cities like Indy, spawned from the “Get in, get out, get to the highway” mentality of post-World War II transportation thinking.
DINING: New sister to Northside Social delivers … through the front door
Broad Ripple’s The Nook manages nicely, even without its own kitchen.
LOU’S VIEWS: Marching to the movies with ‘Beauty,’ ‘Kong,’ more
A batch of interesting fantasy films have crept into the cineplexes in the often-shallow, post-Oscar/pre-Memorial Day period.
LOPRESTI: After managing football behemoths, Fox steps away
From a marriage proposal (his own) to big sports moments, Mike Fox recalls stadium magic.
Raise cigarette tax $1.50 per pack
Indiana is consistently ranked near the bottom of the 50 states for health, a statistic made worse because too many Hoosiers smoke. The Institute of Medicine says the most reliable method to reduce tobacco use is to increase the price of tobacco products, thus encouraging cessation and reducing the number of kids who start smoking. […]
Make efficiency priority in expanding bus fleet
I have carefully watched buses passing me many years and have never seen more than five passengers. These zero to five passengers are in a monster vehicle, some doubles, that must be completely fuel-inefficient and costly to operate. I hope that the expansion of the fleet will be studied carefully for efficiency when spending our tax dollars [Transit […]
Airport needs to keep all moving walkways
In the proposed upgrades to the airport [IBJ.com Feb. 25], PLEASE don’t remove any of the moving walkways to make room for changes. Anywhere people need to go in the airport is a long walk and those that can’t walk fast or very well really need the moving walkways! We don’t need a motorized cart, […]