JOSEPH: The Uber-ization of small business
While everyone from massage therapists to dog walkers wants to be the next Uber, the calculus is much more complex than the trend would indicate.
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HOGSETT: Let’s not let partisanship poison Indy
Political operatives have become skilled at discerning what voters want, but this has caused our elected representatives to forget that our system sometimes requires they do more than merely mirror the most vocal of their electorate and conduct themselves accordingly.
EDITORIAL: Pence’s muddled speech lacked leadership
Indiana is a divided state and Gov. Mike Pence, in his fourth State of the State address, did little to unite it.
MAURER: The Hall of Fame case for McGinnis
Big George was a great basketball player, but his on-court achievements don’t tell the full story.
Drug ads drive up prices, offer no clear benefits
Tony Cox failed to point out that we are only one of very few countries in the world that allow direct-to-consumer advertising.
HENDERSON: It’s time to try racing driverless cars
It’s time to consider that, not only is technology evolving, but people are having a blast with the possible futures.
KENNEDY: The unforeseen impact of Citizens United
As a blogger for the Washington Monthly recently put it, the billions of dollars being spent to support the various presidential candidates have yielded, at best, a “mixed bag” of results.
EDITORIAL: College dropouts deserve second chance
The Indiana Higher Education Commission’s push to lure recent college dropouts back to campus is a smart move that can pay off economically statewide.
DINING: Southwestern saloon Reata saddles onto Meridian
If any conventioneers ask you where to go for line dancing within walking distance, you now know what to tell them.
LOU’S VIEWS Senior stars shake it in Chicago’s ‘Gotta Dance’
Plus a bigamist in Beef & Boards’s “Run for Your Wife” and “Lloyd and Harvey’s” variety show at the White Rabbit.
INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE: Will Pence take a stand or take a pass on LGBT rights?
The Republican governor is expected to talk about the controversial issue during his State of the State address on Jan. 12.
LOPRESTI: 2015 Colts were champions of unexpected outcomes
Almost nothing went as expected, right down to the decision to keep Chuck Pagano.
MORRIS: We need a leader who can unite us
Until Obama, I always considered myself middle-of-the-road politically.
SKARBECK: Long term outlook? Illiquid options work well
Investors who have long-term outlooks and the temperament to hold less-liquid securities, can take advantage of the opportunities presented in illiquid markets by scooping up stocks and bonds at discount prices.
BOHANON & STYRING: Economics matter in immigration choices
Immigration stories have cultural, social and political elements to be sure, but economics almost always plays a central role.
KIM: Woes at investment firm highlight need for liquidity
The SEC has been concerned about exactly this scenario caused by the mismatch between a fund offering its shareholders daily access to their money while a significant proportion of its assets are illiquid (i.e. cannot be sold quickly without affecting price).
BOHANON & STYRING: Federal Reserve gives banks unintended windfall
Opaqueness has advantages. Explained in everyday English, one consequence of recent Fed policy would be embarrassing. “We are giving banks $12.25 billion a year in free profits for doing absolutely nothing.
MAURER: Farewell to some special friends
Remembering Amos Brown and others as 2015 comes to a close.
EDITORIAL: Time to resolve controversies
Gay marriage is now the law of the land, but in Indiana there is damage to repair and a final chapter to be written in this seemingly endless culture war.
WEIDENBENER: Lawmaker’s bill aims to eradicate food deserts
Sen. Randy Head, R-Logansport, has modeled his legislation after a program in Pennsylvania that, over a decade, funded 93 projects that are providing more than 400,000 people with access to healthier food. However, Pennsylvania committed $30 million to the project and private investors offered another $145 million. The Indiana proposal would only earmark $1 million to the effort.