MAURER: Let’s explore the geography of trust
More than once I have suggested to employees, partners and colleagues that we not do business in certain countries. One of those countries is California.
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EDITORIAL: End the quarreling between Ritz, reformers
The governor should appoint the education chief, making the state’s top elected official responsible for public education—in 2020.
Government can’t fix causes of the working poor
Though I often disagree with Sheila Suess Kennedy, I found her [Dec. 1] column regarding ALICE—Asset Limited, Income Constrained and Employed—to be right on target.
RYERSON: Mail-in voting works in the real world
The results? Virtually no reported cases of fraud and a turnout that favored the GOP far more than Democrats.
RUSTHOVEN: The facts on Ferguson are stubborn
John Adams knew that dictates of passion could defeat facts and evidence. What we now simply call “Ferguson” is a sad example.
LOPRESTI: 3 IUPUI players with degrees in hand have rare perspective
Meet Marcellus Barksdale. And Khufu Najee. And DavRon Williams. College-degree holders, all. Doing postgraduate work, all. And IUPUI Jaguar players, all.
DINING: New vegetarian eatery takes root in City Market
Three Carrots offers sandwiches, muffins, and more. But how will a quartet of meat eaters react?
LOU’S VIEWS: John Green, Cathy Day, Dan Wakefield and more contibute to charity anthology
Indy Writes Books, the first anthology from Indy Reads, has hit the shelves. Here are some highlights.
DINING: Stroll in Zionsville turns up above-par sub shop, decadent snacks
Thoughts on Sub 16, the Scoop, and Inga’s Popcorn, each of which has its own distinct pleasures.
DINING: New Sisters’ Place owners expand diner formula
Disappointment among Sisters’ Place regulars was quickly turned to cautious optimism when new owners renovated and recently reopened the quiet landmark.
‘Velveteen’ at IRT lures next generation of theatergoers
The IRT is aiming for a younger audience, staging James Still’s adaptation of Margery Williams' classic children's book "The Velveteen Rabbit" for the preschool set in its underused cabaret space.
BASILE: Been to more than 100 countries? Join the club
The Travelers’ Century Club is a not-for-profit club consisting of about 2,000 people from around the world who have traveled to 100 or more countries.
Improve education by respecting teachers
By unilaterally proposing that the superintendent of public instruction be appointed, not elected, the Indiana Chamber of Commerce has fired another shot in “The Teacher Wars” (the title of a new book).
Skarbeck: Stock market investors fare well in the long run
Steadfast investors are seeing new highs as the market indexes are now some 20 percent above the high reached in 2007 before the credit crisis.
Authorizers play a key role in charter school quality
In a Nov. 17 article “Charters’ grades fall, spurring concerns,” reporter J.K. Wall explored Indianapolis charter schools’ uneven performance on the state’s A-F grading system.
Hicks: Worries abound during forecasting season
If everything goes as forecasted, 2015 will be the best year of economic performance since 2007. This is a low bar if ever there were one.
Maurer shined light
It is a sure thing Churchill knew what he was talking about [Maurer column, Nov. 24]. Today, however, it will be business as usual thanks to polarization, apathy, selective deaf ears and blind eyes.
Energy column misled
A [Nov. 17] column [by Christina Hale and Sharon Negele] urging legislation on competitive procurement fell well short of the mark on several fronts.
SAXTON: Appetite for food entrepreneurship is growing
When you think about entrepreneurship, your mental scenery might be the suburban garage, where visionaries like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs started their journey to become tech titans. Or maybe a state-of-the-art laboratory, where biotech breakthroughs transform the business of health.
KENNEDY: A Thanksgiving rumination
For families living on the edge, families struggling just to put that dinner on the table, saving money is a pipe dream.