REED: Raising cigarette taxes will lead more Hoosiers to quit
Opponents argue that raising Indiana’s cigarette tax would significantly increase sales in neighboring states. History shows that isn’t so.
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How ‘good morning’ gives us Midwesterners an edge
We hold doors for one another. We say, “Thank you,” and, “Excuse me,” an awful lot also. In fact, we do this stuff so much, it sticks out at home to me when someone doesn’t. The nerve of those people!
SMITH: Decline of nuclear family underlies growing problems
Let me briefly indulge the desire to say, “We told you so.” For decades, pro-family groups like the Indiana Family Institute, Focus on the Family and faith leaders of all types and beliefs have decried the decline of the nuclear family and predicted a harvest of tears.
DANIELS: Pre-K is an investment we can’t afford to ignore
Clearly, the suggestion made by some for universal public pre-K is unrealistic. However, our low-income children should be a top priority, and they need our help the most.
RITZ: Let public choose superintendent of public instruction
Stripping away the power of the voters leaves the education of our children subject to only partisan political initiatives as we elect a governor.
HALE: Expand program shown to help struggling kids
About 10 years ago, Indiana started doing something right. Something that significantly lifts up kids who otherwise might very well fall through the cracks.
STEVENS: Tax increase would hurt poorest Hoosiers, small businesses
Not only is a cigarette-tax hike an unreliable revenue stream, but it also would disproportionately harm low-income Hoosiers and small-business owners living near the state’s border.
KIM: Buffett lauds market system, immigrants for U.S. abundance
Fans of Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett eagerly await the last Saturday in February for his annual letter to shareholders to be posted. With U.S. stocks and political divisions running at record levels, Buffett offered some cool-headed historical perspective and timeless investment advice in his 2016 letter. According to Buffett, “One word sums up our […]
BOHANON & STYRING: Enjoy all the rankings, but read the fine print
Here is the dirty little secret behind all rankings. More than anything else, they reveal the policy preferences of the organization doing the ranking.
DINING: In the heart of Broad Ripple, The Vanguard vies for attention
If you’ve been in Indy long, you should know exactly where I’m talking about when I say The Vanguard is above The Casba Bar.
LOU’S VIEWS: Dog days at the Eiteljorg
The biggest downside to “Dogs: Faithful and True&rdquo is that you can’t bring your own pup to it.
LOPRESTI: NCAA returns to site of many great dramas
Recalling an “elite eight” of big moments as basketball tournament rolls back into town.
FEIGENBAUM: Indiana Supreme Court awaiting key appointment
For the first time since Indiana adopted merit selection for the court, the Supreme Court will consist of justices appointed by governors of one party.
LETTERS: Editorial misconstrued goal of cigarette tax hike
Rather than lament what a current smoker stands to lose financially with a $1 cigarette tax hike, let’s examine what that smoker stands to gain.
LETTERS: GM site is chance to embrace riverfront
It never ceases to amaze me how Indianapolis has almost totally ignored this potentially beautiful waterway (White River State Park being an exception).
PETERSON: Let’s lift those the economy has left behind
Average wages for Indiana’s non-management workers have risen less than 50 cents an hour since 2000, according to inflation-adjusted data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
KITTLE: Bury the idea of a border adjustment tax
Unfortunately, all the good tax reforms could be wiped out by a separate, complicated proposal from the House GOP that amounts to a huge new tax that will slam consumers.
MAURER: Lottery hoax lures lass down bridal path
Recalling a unique proposal that landed couple-to-be in national spotlight.
SKARBECK: Take advantage of Buffett’s free advice on investing
Anyone who is serious about investing and does not take the time to absorb the (free!) advice of his teachings is making a colossal mistake.
BOHANON & STYRING: Both sides have it wrong on currency manipulation
The Trump administration is known for its anti-manipulation rhetoric, but so are Bernie Sanders and other Democrats. Complaining about this is a bipartisan sport.