EDITORIAL: City government’s good vibrations
The Indianapolis budget accord announced Jan. 7 by Mayor Greg Ballard and City-County Council leaders is worth at least some polite applause.
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ALTOM: Being present at work doesn’t have to mean being there
Employers have to contend with a new generation of workers who expect to work from home at least part of the time, and entirely from home when feasible.
Change before it’s broken
The dying service clubs mentioned in John Guy’s [Dec. 31 column] “How to revive dying service clubs” could benefit from following the lead of Toastmasters International which, even though it was growing, evaluated where it was and how it could best serve its membership.
Benner was ‘uplifting’
Thanks so very much for pointing out the many triumphs and great moments Indianapolis and Indiana had in 2012 [Dec. 31 Benner column].
In favor of shrinking not-for-profit boards
As a frequent consultant to not-for-profit boards, I couldn’t agree more [Dec. 24 Libman Viewpoint].
HETRICK: Let’s do the write thing; cease the cursive meddling
Must children learn to drive horses and buggies so they can understand their great-great-great-grandparents’ mode of transportation?
BENNER: The sports year 2013 has a hard act to follow
In sports, as soon as you think you have the answers, new questions arise. The test never stops. Then again, I’m sure you business types will say, “Hey, it’s like that where we reside, too.”
HENDERSON: Treat temp workers better
One of the highest costs to businesses is labor. Direct wages, benefits, vacation pay, pension vesting, health care and employment legal costs—they all add up.
KENNEDY: Privatization expands government
The ugly mud-wrestling match that was the fiscal cliff negotiation is over for the time being. Congress has done what Congress has been doing with some regularity the past few years—it has kicked the can down the road a few months.
SKARBECK: Value investors tempted by HHGregg valuations
A fascinating case study can be found in the divergent fortunes of locally based HHGregg and Texas-based Conn’s Inc.
HICKS: Why is the unemployment rate still so high?
The Great Recession wasn’t caused by a housing market collapse; it was more than that. Our economic unwinding required lots of failures.
FEIGENBAUM: Budget issues will drive almost every legislative debate
Now that you are no longer distracted by an Indianapolis Colts playoff drive (sigh), it’s time to get up to speed on the key issues the Indiana General Assembly will confront over the next four months.
LOU’S VIEWS: ‘The Book of Mormon’ and shock values
Language and content aren’t the only thing shocking about the hit musical, now playing in Chicago.
COTA: Scouting the Web for kids’ badge-based DIY projects
Yes, the virtual world can inspire kids to get their hands dirty with actual physical projects
BENNER: If NBA won’t eliminate’one-and-dones,’ NCAA should
Let the young phenoms find another path to the NBA.
RACE: Here’s how we can design our way to prosperity by 2040
If we do not think about whom we are designing the Indianapolis region for, we will, by default, turn design decisions over to speculators and partisans.
FEIGENBAUM: What does the 2013 session have in store for you?
The 2012 elections brought us a new Republican governor, a GOP House and Senate super-majority for the first time in a generation, and the first Democrat elected to a state office other than governor since 2000.
CLARK: The fairness of marriage
Indiana defines marriage in a singular way—between a man and a woman. As I discussed the merits of this law recently with an opponent, his disagreement fell into two fundamental areas: fairness and civil rights.
Coal plant good for jobs
I commend Lincolnland Economic Development Corp. for finding the perfect fit in a company for our state. The coal gasification plant planned to be built in Rockport will really help our state.
Gasification plant is wise investment
Lincolnland Economic Development Corp. is recruiting the $2.8 billion Indiana Gasification LLC clean energy project. The plant represents hundreds of permanent, high-paying jobs in newer, cleaner advanced industrial technologies.