MAURER: Is there room for compassion in politics?
A humanitarian crisis doesn’t always bring out the best in us.
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Skarbeck: Pension funds rethinking zeal for hedge fund bets
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System, the largest public pension fund in the United States, recently announced it would reduce its hedge fund investments by a dramatic 40 percent.
Let corporations influence laws governing them
Corporations are among our oldest institutions. Something like a joint stock company probably triggered the earliest formal written communication—the accounting ledger.
MORRIS: Ignore 55+ demo? Big mistake! Big! Huge!
People in prime spending years are getting cold shoulder from media buyers.
EDITORIAL: Covanta deal raises red flags
It doesn’t take an expert in recycling technology to raise at least a few concerns with the city’s newly approved contract with New Jersey-based Covanta.
DINING: State Fair finds
Yes, some of it is deep fried. And it won’t be mistaken for health food. But this year’s new culinary offerings at the Fairgrounds showed surprising range.
Praise for dedication
Thank you for working hard to make a difference [Parent Viewpoint, Aug. 4].
IMS should change to accommodate its fans
As a transplant to Indy, I don’t have the history with attending races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway [Aug. 4]. I have been to my fair share of races (and was even a Yellow Shirt volunteer for a couple years), but I am not a diehard attendee.
JOSEPH: Small businesses must grow up
Many businesses that were started in the recession are growing up. And while those businesses are probably tougher and nimbler than their competition, they are still a lot younger than they look.
KENNEDY: Indianapolis needs a commuter tax
No matter how nostalgically we think of Indiana as a patchwork of small, quaint towns and family farms, those days are gone. Indiana’s workforce and population are increasingly metropolitan, and our growth will continue to be in our urban centers.
LOPRESTI: Schumacher has stories to tell after 57 years with Indians
There was the time former team president Owen Bush wanted no part of Harmon Killebrew.
DINING: Chicago-based Yolk changes the way CityWay does breakfast
Its Chicago prices could use a little modification, but this newcomer shows style.
Interior Design Registry invites competition
The registry does not restrict the practice of interior design nor does it limit one’s ability to do business as an interior designer or call one’s self an interior designer.
PARENT: Trading a keyboard for a chalkboard
I decided that perhaps the most important thing I could do as a teacher was to make my classroom “a land of hope,” where the possibility of a better future seems very real indeed.
Pence, gay marriage and media bias
The notion that Pence put gay marriage in “legal limbo” is fanciful. The limbo is due to the legal situation, with one court striking down the law, gay couples getting married before the stay, and no one knowing how the case will come out.
Hicks: World still suffering from World War I fallout
World War I began a century ago this week, and its legacy continues to have economic, social and political effects.
EDITORIAL: Time to rethink work/life balance
The constant connectivity is getting so intense that some are taking radical steps when planning vacations or getaways, to allow for digital detox.
MAURER: Iconic Cento’s steps into future
Third generation shoe repair shop is the kind of business that is backbone of America.
LOPRESTI: IHSAA’s biggest contest: Transfers vs. wild, wild West
High school athletes changing schools poses big challenge for IHSAA Commissioner Bobby Cox.
RACE: Prioritize place-making, and college grads will stay
Indiana is producing plenty of college graduates, but they don’t stick around long.