KETZENBERGER: With religion, to welcome one is to welcome all
I read recently that a proposed statue of a goat-headed figure of Satan, known as Baphomet, is a bad idea on the grounds of Oklahoma’s Capitol.
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MADISON: Statehouse religion isn’t trending well
I’ve been listing to the Swan Silverstones. “Don’t blame it on the children,” this gospel group sings, which got me thinking about who’s to blame for the failure to regulate all our state’s child care facilities.
BOHANON: Cautious concerning government initiatives
Free-market economists are skeptical of government programs designed to promote economic development.
ODLE: State needs bold, imaginative leadership
I don’t think anyone can disagree we need a strategy for making the slogan “Indiana Works” a reality.
PARR: What Indiana should address in 2014
Compared with neighboring states, Indiana is doing well. For that, Hoosiers can be thankful.
SHELLA: Stars might align for old deals to happen
Dwayne Sawyer just set a new world record for quickest rise and fall of an Indiana statewide elected official. His tenure as auditor fell just short of four months.
SPEEDY: Private sector could put resources to better use
Each session, I work to find efficient and effective ways to streamline government functions. Bolstering our city’s infrastructure is vital for sustained economic growth.
MILLER: Local voters should be given shot at referendum
After reviewing the facts surrounding a proposed expansion of mass-transit services in central Indiana, gathering input from local officials, meeting with the public, and listening to concerns about establishing an expanded transit system, legislators are working to develop a plan that is both efficient and cost-effective.
GARRISON: Good ideas during the great storm, but bad policy
Folks in the business of passing laws and enforcing them must, of necessity, impose somebody’s idea of what is good on the rest of us.
LANOSGA: Got a warrant for my cell phone information?
I’ve written a fair bit in these pages about the pitfalls of official secrecy—the often unjustified withholding of information by public agencies at all levels of government.
SOUDER: Traditional conservatism is making a comeback
It would be easy to miss the significance of the seven Indiana House Republicans all supporting the 2013 budget deal.
DINING: Sideman BeBop Pizza worthy of headliner The Jazz Kitchen
What might be a secret to some is that the city’s leading jazz club shares its kitchen with a pizza joint. Second in a month-long series of theme-free restaurant reviews.
LOU’S VIEWS: Funky furniture, slamming doors and more
This week, I empty the notebook with thoughts on the IMA's contemporary galleries, a furniture show at the State Museum, a Beef &Boards farce and an ambitious new CD.
Skarbeck: Next wave of regulators needs to keep reforming
Since last year, there have been several personnel changes in key financial and regulatory positions in the federal government.
Hicks: Fed might as well throw in the towel on easing
At the Philadelphia meeting of the American Economic Association, economist Charles Plosser argued that the continued quantitative easing should be quickly reduced.
HETRICK: After storm, plowing through a pseudo-libertarian snow job
“I am capable of deciding for myself what and where and when I can come and go,” said a Facebook friend. But when does liberty get in the way of public safety?
LOPRESTI: Colts-Chiefs playoff game joins classic-comeback peers
Veterans of other memorable games welcome a new ‘one for the ages’ to their ranks.
Legislative agenda unusually lengthy for a short session
An uncommonly ambitious gubernatorial want-list is paired with scores of items lawmakers are coveting during the 10-week gathering.
Support faith traditions
As leaders of Christian faith communities in Indiana, we share a common concern surrounding the proposed amendment to the Constitution of Indiana, House Joint Resolution 6.
Doctors will have help
While I agree that the “chicken little” message of doctor shortages is misguided, as demonstrated [Dec. 16] in “Sorry, docs, but Obamacare will suffer from a shortage,” Indiana patients only benefit from physician assistants practicing at the top of their license.