FEIGENBAUM: Pence’s speech kept things simple, but expect detours
The governor took on the federal government for overreaching on health care and environmental regulations, and he reiterates his priorities on education.
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BASILE: Travel with family often best when not tied to holidays
With Christmas and New Year’s Eve 2014 now in the rearview mirror, my thoughts turn to family and holiday travel—which for me don’t always overlap.
KIM: Enjoy our low oil prices; here’s why they tumbled
At a basic, Economics 101 level, an imbalance has developed between supply and demand.
LOPRESTI: What a difference a year makes for Pacers, Manning, others
Time constantly rearranges the furniture–sometimes for the good, sometimes not.
HICKS: Minimum wage arguments make little sense
It is important to understand what is going on with the minimum wage, especially since a group of Hoosier lawmakers is proposing a 39-percent increase this year. I think both sides are talking past each other.
EDITORIAL: Mike Pence on track with career education
The governor is putting money behind his rhetoric, proposing a $40 million increase in funding for career and vocational programs. By 2020, he wants to see a fivefold increase in students graduating with industry-recognized credentials.
MAURER: Delph, Endocyte and the best of 2014
Catching up with last year’s columns reveals some hits–and a few misses.
Water boarding justified
Professor Sheila Kennedy [Dec. 29 Viewpoint] seems to conveniently forget two important events related to the water boarding performed on a few people who possessed vital and important information.
Schneider bill contradicts
Once marriage equality became law in Indiana, it didn’t take a crystal ball to predict the future. Now we have state Sen. Scott Schneider’s “religious freedom bill” looming over us. Schneider says his bill is meant to “shore up gaps in Indiana’s ‘religious liberty framework.’” He also says that “no one will be discriminated against […]
KENNEDY: Help the middle class and watch corporate profits rise
How many times do we preface an analysis with “All things being equal … ”? And how many times are we reminded that all things are rarely equal? Life has an annoying way of being messy, making linear conclusions problematic.
VIEWPOINT: Build the justice center right the first time
There hasn’t been enough transparency in the planning and design stages of the criminal justice complex, and the city and taxpayers risk getting a building that is expensive and problematic to operate in the long term.
MORRIS: Rested and happy to be back to work
This is the time of year I “sharpen my saw” and get organized for the adventure ahead.
EDITORIAL: Election problems need to be fixed
Indianapolis election laws need a couple of major revisions, and both come down to ensuring integrity in local politics.
DINING: Promising Spoke & Steele fronts new Le Meridien hotel
Things started strong with the bluntly named Meatloaf Nugs, finding the best of both the meatball and the meatloaf world, and a beautiful/delicious Pear and Apple Salad.
LOPRESTI: Coach’s wife along for the ride as new Butler boss’ stock rises
Lori Holtmann had never attended a college basketball game when she met her future husband.
SKARBECK: Who could have predicted last year’s mighty market?
It is doubtful that any analyst predicted the interest rate on the 10-year Treasury bond would fall dramatically from 3.03 percent to 2.17 percent.
Hicks: Wages won’t make a comeback for a long time
Wage stagnation has been a central element since the Great Recession.
LOU’S VIEWS: A new book from Butler prof offers fresh take on ‘Huck Finn’
In his smartly written new book, Andrew Levy makes a strong case that most readers of the last few decades miss the big picture when reading Twain’s book.
FEIGENBAUM: Expect more details of Pence agenda in coming days
The governor delivers his State of the State Address on Jan. 13. He will lay out his legislative agenda in greater detail than in December pronouncements that education would take precedence this session, in terms of both cash and policy.
LOU’S VIEWS: Great A&E expectations with 15 high-hopes picks for 2015
A wordless “Peter Pan,” pianists in competition, and a musical “Idiot” among potential highlights in coming months.