BOHANON & STYRING: ‘Creative destruction’ blows a powerful gale
Innovation is capitalism. Only under capitalism does innovation flourish.
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LOPRESTI: Hoosier innovations show up in sports, too
This is not where you come to find such groundbreaking inventions as the lightbulb, or combustion engine, or Sleep Number mattress. But the universe changes at the ballpark, too, and Indiana has midwifed its share of innovations.
Autism dilemma needs more attention
The dilemma featured in J.K. Wall’s April 25 article “Parents of autistic children gird for showdown with Anthem” is one we are likely to hear about more as the prevalence of autism increases much faster than our understanding of its causes.
Indiana brand at crossroads
What’s wrong with just being the “Crossroads of America,” something we’ve been and something we seemingly have been trying to avoid being for quite long enough?
DINING: Local pancake house chain delivers them fluffy and hot
Yes, I’ve driven past them many times. But only recently did I learn that the Flap-Jacks Pancake houses that dot central Indiana are a locally owned operation.
LOU’S VIEWS: Chamber Orchestra’s live disc highlights the new
It’s a celebration of the sound Maestro Trevor helped create. At the same time, it looks ahead, with a focus entirely on 21st-century compositions.
MASON: IPS should support talented teachers
Last year in April, I was mistakenly “fired.” I was in my third year of teaching at Harshman Magnet Middle School in Indianapolis Public Schools. My name appeared on a list sent out in error, releasing teachers based on the old “last in, first out” practice.
RUSTHOVEN: Everyone stop picking on the Clintons
It’s time we took some pity on the sadly misunderstood Clintons.
MAURER: Time for Indiana to sing a new song
Enough hand-wringing about the state’s problems. Let’s roll up our sleeves and get to work.
EDITORIAL: No incentives for Indianapolis Power & Light project
That’s the message city officials seem to be sending of late, and it’s a troubling trend for a county tax base that struggles to fund basic services.
LOPRESTI: Parents of injured basketball star find new meaning for victory
Josh Speidel’s recovery from a serious car accident has been both gut-wrenching and joyful.
KIM: Career wisdom found everywhere, even in trash
Life lessons can be learned in every job, no matter how humble.
STYRING & BOHANON: Don’t give in to politically correct busybodies
Hoosiers should be sensitive to outside criticism. But it is also possible to be oversensitive to outside criticism and to overreact. That can’t be good for our image.
LOU’S VIEWS/DINING: What’s brewing at new dine-in movie theater?
Here’s how the Texas-based Flix, which recently opened its first Indiana location, tweaks the moviegoing mix?
BASILE: Traveling to the top of the world with a visit to Tibet
As we flew from Katmandu to Lhasa, the ancient holy city that serves as Tibet’s capital, we could see Mount Everest in the distance. It is as spectacular as you can imagine.
LOPRESTI: Time to let some air out of the New England Patriots drama
Since when do these words bring moral certainty and swift punishment: “More probable than not?”
Crossroads of America is still the best motto
This may have been the advice [“State slogan might get tossed aside,” May 11] we should have followed before “Honest To Goodness” was ever created by people outside of our state.
Article overlooked Cantor contributions
The IBJ [May 11] article ignores the fact that there would probably be no Glick Eye Institute, or the $30 million of research benefits, except for the work of the Cantors.
Advice for Indianapolis’ next mayor
The next few months will set the tone for a new administration and the city’s future. Based on our time in city and county leadership, we recommend the candidates give attention to the following civic paradoxes
SKARBECK: Shifts in interest rates alter investing dynamics
Interest rates are one of the two most important variables that affect investment results. The other is profitability.