MAURER: Endocyte: What happens now?
The company, once heralded for a promising cancer treatment, is down but not out.
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LOPRESTI: Pick the best post-season in all of sports
They all have their pros and cons, but only one can be the overall champ.
Kim: What is insider trading? It’s time for clear answer
Illegal insider trading generally refers to buying or selling a stock, in breach of a duty of trust and confidence, while in possession of “material, non-public information” about the stock. This also can apply if the person possessing the information (the “tipper”) passes along the information to a “tippee,” who then trades the stock. Steve […]
Hicks: Technology might be suppressing robust growth
Quarter after quarter of booming growth, seen for several decades, might have slowed permanently. The 2000s saw only five rapid-growth quarters, and this decade has had two. It might mean that higher average growth rates are more difficult to achieve due to structural changes in the economy related to technology.
Repeal 17th Amendment to restore balance
This year, I authored legislation that would have rescinded Indiana’s approval of the 17th Amendment. The 17th Amendment, adopted in 1913, requires U.S. senators to be elected by popular vote rather than by state legislatures. Doug Masson [May 19 Forefront] argued that this would be a bad idea, but he missed most of the story.
MUTZ: Growth is answer to GOP agenda
It’s time for Republicans to stop playing defense on President Obama’s agenda and implement our own pro-growth agenda that solves the country’s biggest problems—the economy and jobs—then reap the political rewards.
KENNEDY: A rose by any other name
What was that line from Romeo and Juliet? “That which we call a rose. By any other name would smell as sweet.”
EDITORIAL: Party conventions not an easy call
Count us among those who are skeptical the attendance and media exposure the big political parties draw are worth the cost.
LOU’S VIEWS: Welcome to the ape house
The zoo’s new orangutan house is ready for prime(mate) time. And visiting is addictive.
DINING: Locally owned, fast-fired Coalition comes together in Carmel
I never tire of pizza. And there are enough subtle and not-so-subtle variations on the American/Italian staple that it never seems to get boring.
LOPRESTI: Legacy of Terre Haute’s Tommy John goes beyond the surgery
His pitching alone should be enough to get him into Cooperstown.
RACE: Old shopping centers don’t have to be heat islands
Here’s how we can mitigate the damage being done by the city’s acres of asphalt.
Skarbeck: Trillions raised, invested by private equity players
An estimated 2,700 private equity firms manage some $3.5 trillion in assets. Often called “buyout firms,” they solicit investments from pension funds and other well-heeled investors that are pooled into “funds” and used to acquire public and private companies.
MORRIS: Let’s ‘show up and perform’ for vets
A Hoosier veteran says the state could do a better job of honoring those who have served.
Hicks: Income inequality tied to capital investments
French economist Thomas Piketty’s new book “Capital in the Twenty-First Century” is far and away one of the most important books on the economy in some time.
LOPRESTI: Victory Field is home to one of baseball’s rising stars, for now
Gregory Polanco is a special player. It won’t be long before he’s called up to the Majors.
Maurer puzzle answers
Answers: Coma, Troll, Bra, Dieter, Great aunt, Prop, Ask out, Eloi, Horror, Narc, Lore
MAURER: Shortz’ Living Legend status isn’t puzzling
The hard-to-please New York Times puzzle editor has earned this high Hoosier honor.
DINING: Feeling the heat at southside independent burger joint
Can you be between one thing? Not according to spell check,But I’m guessing grammarians aren’t the primary audience for Between the Bun.
LOU’S VIEWS: Beef & Boards banks on Disney
Disney destroyed Broadway. Disney saved Broadway. You hear both sides.