Articles

HUME: Indy 500 needs diversity in motors, chassis

Economic impact is generated by inviting more players to participate in the 500. Automotive industrial giants Ford Motor Co., Mercedes-Benz, Audi and Toyota have unmatched wealth waiting to be spent on race engine development for teams at the Speedway.

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MARCUS: Governor: Don’t forget our smaller communities

Our state has good places the size of Evansville, South Bend and Muncie on down to Hartford City, Portland and Sullivan. These places could offer a quality of life deemed acceptable by our elite state economic developers if a program of incentives removed the blemishes caused by stagnation and decline.

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LETTER: Lawmakers must act to fund infrastructure

According to Conexus Indiana, the state of Indiana needs approximately $1.4 billion in additional state revenue per year for 20 years in order to address all of the infrastructure network improvements needed by 2035.

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KENNEDY: Losing Bill Hudnut, a leader with vision

Unlike politicians who see the job of mayor as a low-level “stepping stone” to higher office, Hudnut reveled in being Indianapolis’ mayor. He had a passion for—and an intellectual engagement with—urban policy, and he understood the importance of a vibrant central core.

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EDITORIAL: Hudnut’s legacy: vision and risk

Hudnut was more than the city’s cheerleader-in-chief in his 16 years on the 25th floor of the City-County Building. He was a visionary who saw great promise in a city whose best years could easily have been behind it.

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