BOHANON & STYRING: Is there a teacher shortage? It’s not that simple
Does Indiana face a shortage of schoolteachers? You’d certainly think so from news stories showing an 18-percent decline in new teacher licenses issued over the past five years.
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Walking solves many issues; why do we make it hard?
Some neighborhoods have no sidewalks, crumbling sidewalks or sidewalks that don’t connect to places people need to go, such as school, work, stores or transit stations. We focus our infrastructure on automobiles, not walkers or people in wheelchairs or on bikes.
The Interview Issue: Chris Talley and Emilio Pacheco
The officers of the Liberty Fund say the Libertarian-leaning group’s new building on Meridian Street in Carmel is meant to strengthen its roots in the community.
DINING: New Binford Blvd. brewery doesn’t turn blind eye to food
The Blind Owl menu offers little that’s risky or unfamiliar but the food is tasty and “owler” fills of beer are available.
LOU’S VIEWS: At ATI, a ‘Fantasticks’ worth remembering
Requiring a delicate balance of whimsy, theatrics and sincerity, the musical has its problems. But it can thrive when planted in the proper theater and given appropriate watering.
Lopresti: Colts must be hoping there’s no place like home
The Colts had better not even think of losing to the New York Jets in Monday night’s home opener.
There’s another side to exec pay debate
Many executive leaders do not pay themselves enough in relation to the market, other employees, and the very demanding job they are committed to 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
PETERSON: 16 Tech is rare opportunity for Indianapolis
16 Tech would bring together many of Indianapolis’ existing strengths—our research universities, life sciences expertise and vibrant technology sector—to spark new companies and jobs.
KENNEDY: An (im)modest G.I. Bill proposal
Originally conceived as an effort to reward those who had risked their lives for their country, the G.I. Bill had a number of other positive consequences: It raised the skill level of the American workforce and provided an avenue for social mobility.
MORRIS: Mayors remind us of path to progress
GIPC birthday brought together city leaders who knew how to achieve, in spite of politics.
SKARBECK: Investors shouldn’t panic over higher interest rates
Regardless of the market’s short-term gyrations, stock values 20 years from now should be considerably higher than today.
BOHANON & STYRING: Worries about looming deflation are overblown
Near-zero interest rates were supposed to pep up the economy. Six years and 10 months later, economic growth has been positive, but anemic. The unemployment rate has fallen to 5.1 percent, but labor force participation rates are at record lows and full-time jobs are hard to find.
LOU’S VIEWS: Getting bearings at Indiana State Museum’s skateboard show
Try to wrap your head around why skateboard and rider don’t separate when both are 20 feet in the air. Imagine the calculations required to figure out how to stay on a halfpipe?
Save the trees when developing key corner
Developing around most of the trees adds so much to a development instead of cutting them all down and replacing them with stick trees.
Consider spreading out Hamilton County courts
Parking is already limited in downtown Noblesville. The number of courts being added would turn a quiet, charming downtown into a center for gridlock.
FRIEDMAN: Regional Cities, regional cage matches
The Regional Cities legislation was a lousy idea designed to divert Hoosiers from the notion that their state government should support all regions of our state. Instead, we are pitting one region against another, fighting for scraps from the state’s table.
Rusthoven: Obama’s troubling watershed moment
The president will prevail on his Iran deal. But it is the foreign policy counterpart of the Affordable Care Act—a policy change of historic significance, pushed by President Obama in the face of major public opposition.
MAURER: Let’s build the perfect presidential candidate
Absent any great choices, I’m daydreaming about who would get my vote.
EDITORIAL: Big-box tax appeals take heavy toll
As national retail giants seek to dramatically shrink the local property taxes they pay, they put at risk the budgets of schools, libraries and other local units of government that already struggle to make ends meet.
LOPRESTI: Queen of Indy sports putting final touches on legacy
If you haven’t been following Tamika Catchings, it’s time to start.