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Ansel Adams, celebrated in an Eiteljorg show, changed the landscape for photography.
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RACE: Midtown commercial nodes require vision, compromise
Transit-oriented developments in older neighborhoods must include density and good design.
A bipartisan solution for work force woes
Hoosiers may be surprised to learn that in 2012, the 112th Congress agreed on at least one thing: the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012—which included provisions to expand work-sharing policies.
Legislature failing to protect consumers
The legislative response in the [Feb. 17] IBJ article about possible deregulation of retail electric rates leaves a lot to be desired.
Hooray for pragmatism
If gay marriage were allowed in Indiana [Feb. 17 Maurer column], there would be no increase in gay porn at AMC Theaters, no mandatory attendance at gay weddings, no straight people suddenly turning gay, no visible signs anywhere of any change—because there already are gay couples.
Justice center could go on Citizens property
If one drives around Center Township, one can find several possible locations.
Kim: Buffett’s farmland buy illustrates valued lessons
Warren Buffett’s annual letter to shareholders in Berkshire Hathaway’s annual report always contains timeless advice, useful in good times and bad. He told of two non-stock investments he made decades ago. Though relatively small and insignificant to his net worth, they illustrate important concepts.
Hicks: Public policies muddle minimum wage debate
Late last month, a Congressional Budget Office study on a proposed minimum-wage hike concluded that raising the minimum wage 39 percent, from $7.25 to $10.10, would reduce employment by roughly 500,000 jobs.
Downtown best location for new justice center
Thanks for your thoughtful [Feb. 17] editorial on the proposed locations for the criminal justice center.
KOEHLER: Put mass transit to real-world test
An entrepreneur, risking personal wealth, would approach the problem from a different angle.
RUSTHOVEN: Pence isn’t playing politics with Sebelius
The Post spins this as surreptitious grabbing for Obamacare dollars.
MAURER: Corporate muscle lifts Indiana
Companies are part of broad coalitions that have saved us from wrong-headed legislation.
EDITORIAL: High-earners to the rescue
Ballard is on the right track in trying to make the city attractive to people with big incomes.
FEIGENBAUM: Big week ahead for unfinished Pence agenda
March 3 and 4, respectively, mark the final days for third reading of Senate bills in the House, and third reading of House bills in the Senate. Those deadlines are a significant milestone, because we’re now finished with hearings by standing committees.
LOPRESTI: Only the mighty survive feared Noblesville Sectional
Some of the top teams in the state, and their fans, pack this preliminary round tournament.
LOPRESTI: Win or lose, Rady’s kids cut down the nets
For 50 years, Pat Rady has been coaching basketball in Indiana. Love of the game doesn’t get much greater.
LOU’S VIEWS: Trying to ‘LOVE’ artist Robert Indiana
“The Essential Robert Indiana,” at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, offers guidance in understanding the challenging artist and his work.
DINING: Pick-your-topping pizzeria blazes into Indy
From the front door of Blaze Pizza (913 Indiana Ave., 624-1500), you can see five other pie chains. So what makes this Pasadena, Calif.-based newcomer—which intends to expand to multiple locations in central Indiana—worth mentioning? Blaze caught my attention because it’s the first local representation of a West Coast-fueled trend for fast-fired pizza. Get in […]
Bill would upset alcohol distribution
On behalf of Anheuser-Busch, I would like to thank IBJ for its continued coverage of Senate Bill 415. This important issue has been the subject of two articles as well as a hearing conducted in the Senate Public Policy Committee on Jan. 29.
HETRICK: A final notion for friends and readers of this column
I’ve tried to simplify the complicated and deliver the truth persuasively. Thanks for reading.