Hicks cited poor research
In his Aug. 3 column, Mike Hicks made a wide-ranging attack on colleges of education as refuges of mediocrity, insularity and poor research.
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MARRON: ‘Better’ isn’t the same as ‘good’
That phrase comes to mind when I talk about transit in central Indiana. As I’ve urged people to support the IndyConnect plan, more than a few have said, “But didn’t IndyGo get funds to add a new route and improve others? Didn’t that fix the problem?”
KENNEDY: Detroit reflects our moral bankruptcy
The city of Detroit has declared bankruptcy. It is the largest city in the United States ever to do so, and the punditry—what the late Molly Ivins called “the chattering classes”—are pointing fingers at those their particular ideologies suggest are to blame. It’s “white flight” or de-industrialization or lack of economic diversification or corrupt government or a combination of these and more.
MORRIS: In media, the nimble will survive
The future favors entrepreneurial owners like Murdoch, Bezos.
EDITORIAL: Don’t let politics thwart tax debate
Hoosiers love our low taxes. But there are times when that reality—which politicians play to the hilt—gets in the way of good public policy.
Skarbeck: Sale of Washington Post reflects new world order
The sale price of The Washington Post Co. exposes just how far the industry has sunk. In the first half of this year, the iconic newspaper’s operations generated $138.4 million in revenue and lost nearly $50 million ($40 million of which was a non-cash pension expense).
Hicks: Two excellent choices for Bernanke successor
A great debate under way regarding the successor to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke seems to come down to economists Lawrence Summers or Janet Yellen. The debate is full of interesting insight but it’s the immediate challenges of the Fed that matter more.
LOU’S VIEWS: Arts no exception to Indy’s competitive streak
Student singers, national authors, feature films and more square off here regularly. Could Indy be the competitive arts capital of the U.S.?
COTA: Status Board brings order to office desktop chaos
It provides the impression that there are a bevy of programmers back in the office coding your specific solution. The reality is that all the work has already been done.
DINING: Flavor missing from mall sushi
First in a month-long series (with time out for a State Fair trek, of course) of new-mall-restaurant reviews.
Kim: New graduates shouldn’t repeat these mistakes
A college education is one of life’s most important and costly investments. But what should college graduates do after they’ve earned their diploma to protect and enhance their return on this monumental investment?
Hicks: Stamp out mediocrity in education colleges
Over the past two years, Indiana has replaced licensing and compensation rules for public schoolteachers that required degrees exclusively from teachers colleges.
SAXTON: Hospitals launch into downward spiral
The recent cutbacks sweeping central Indiana hospital systems are part of a larger epidemic affecting the entire U.S. health care system.
RACE: The public house and our changing cities
The long-standing tradition for pubs and inns dates back to the Romans. Wales, England and Ireland have been perfecting the pub for centuries.
RUSTHOVEN: The fish in this barrel reek
It’s nice when a fellow Hoosier hits the big time. Latest is Princeton’s Sydney Leathers, who exposed Anthony Weiner, ex-congressman and now New York City mayoral candidate, for continuing the “sexting” behavior that forced his House resignation.
MAURER: Good jobs build civic pride
Businesses across a broad spectrum are adversely affected when a headquarters is lost. Our firms suffer when goods and services are no longer purchased locally. The mediocre occupancy rate in downtown office space is a direct result of vanishing downtown headquarters.
EDITORIAL: Better transit for better achievement
A landmark Harvard University study on income mobility released late last month brought uncomfortable news for those who have come to view Indianapolis as a diamond in the Rustbelt rough. Unigov, downtown revitalization, amateur and professional sports, a stable economy—none of it apparently has done enough to help the poor.
BENNER: Extraordinary Pete Dye course moves into spotlight
Sitting atop a 1,000-foot hill overlooking the town and offering vistas of 30 miles, the Dye course is a breathtaking emerald gem, the result of both the incredible topography and the mad genius of Indiana’s own Mr. Dye.
VANE: Rubio’s hardscrabble life story would resonate well
Let’s assume for now, with appropriate disappointment, that there are no Hoosiers on the ballot.
PARKER: Hoosiers would quickly warm again to Hillary
If you’re a Democrat looking ahead to 2016, there’s only one name anyone wants to talk about: Hillary Clinton.