BOHANON & STYRING: Electricity not a given in some parts of world
the rich of the world should refrain from giving advice to poor nations as to how they get their electricity.
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MAURER: Student sacrifices integrity to win vote
University of Indianapolis leaders failed to ensure a sound and transparent process for adjudication of a resolution calling on the school to divest money from corporations supporting the Israeli government.
Nightingale: State erred in report about problems
On behalf of Nightingale Home Healthcare Inc. and its employees, I want to set the record straight. Since I was unable to respond earlier because of court proceedings, I’m submitting this to help provide facts that dispute what was reported and then publicized.
ROKITA: Nutrition aid needs common-sense reforms
Under current school nutrition rules, schools can be reimbursed by taxpayers for offering meal assistance to every student even if a mere 40 percent are eligible. By increasing that requirement to 60 percent, we make sure that a majority of students qualify for the taxpayer-subsidized meal before taxpayers pay for all students to receive them.
KENNEDY: An election year like few others
This November, Indiana will either re-elect Gov. Mike Pence or replace him with Democrat John Gregg. If The Donald’s candidacy is causing heartburn for many long-term Republicans, the prospect of four more years of Pence is experienced as equally unnerving.
DINING: Jacksonville diner chain ventures into Clearwater Crossing
Florida’s Metro Diner doesn’t have all the elements of a classic diner, but is it good enough?
SKARBECK: Brexit not a game-changer for long-term investors
American business has navigated plenty of turmoil and produced attractive results for investors.
LOU’S VIEWS: Appreciating David Hochoy
Dance Kaleidoscope’s artistic director just completed his 25th season with a production that looks both back and ahead.
BOHANON & STYRING: Lipstick can’t make this pig of a jobs report look good
In the wake of the May employment report, Labor Secretary Thomas Perez tried to make the best of a report that wasn’t just bad; it was dismal.
LOPRESTI: Olympic veteran, rookie hope to dive for gold in Rio
Purdue duo who carpooled together as kids now prepare for world stage.
Socialism for the uninformed
Socialism sounds great. It has always sounded great. And it will probably always continue to sound great. It is only when you go beyond rhetoric, and start looking at hard facts, that socialism turns out to be a big disappointment. While throngs of young people are cheering loudly for avowed socialist Bernie Sanders, socialism has […]
The id that ate the planet
On the last day of May, the political arm of the Natural Resources Defense Council, one of America’s most influential environmentalist groups, made its first presidential endorsement ever, giving the nod to Hillary Clinton. And it’s not hard to see why: At this point Donald Trump’s personality endangers the whole planet. We’re at a peculiar […]
Preschool: building children’s brains
First, a quiz: What’s the most common “vegetable” eaten by American toddlers? Answer: The french fry. The same study that unearthed that nutritional tragedy also found that on any given day, almost half of American toddlers drink soda or similar drinks. But for many kids, the problems start even earlier. In West Virginia, one study […]
Exploring the ghosts of old sex scandals
We are now being forced to relive the decades-old sex scandals of Bill Clinton, as Donald Trump tries desperately to shield and inoculate himself from well-earned charges of misogyny. I say, if we must go there, let’s go all the way. Let’s do this dirty laundry, as Kelly Rowland, former Destiny’s Child member, once crooned. […]
ROOB: Needed: A moral reason to fight the war on terror
Perhaps Americans have grown weary of being the world’s policeman and of nation-building.
MEREDITH: ISTEP panel should keep focus on kids
Teachers are looking for real-time results that can influence their instruction to target student needs.
DANIELS: Heroin abuse is a true public health crisis
When I was a prosecutor, I thought the spread of addictive drugs was primarily a law enforcement problem. I now recognize this is in fact a major public health problem.
BOEHM: Voters all bear the responsibility to stop Trump
It is the responsibility of all of us as citizens, and particularly those in respected leadership positions in every aspect of American society, to speak out publicly and, importantly, enlist public media to point out the consequences of electing a buffoon as our president.
DIETER: What does Pence’s full support for Trump really mean?
Pence’s disagreements with Trump aren’t really disagreements.
SHABAZZ: John Gregg and the Mitch Daniels Republicans
There is a certain amount of irony in the fact that the person Indiana Democrats have hated the most in the last 12 years might be their only salvation to recapture the office he took from them back in 2004.