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MAURER: While Mickey’s away, you can play
Please enjoy “Auto Parts,” a puzzle I recently constructed.
Vague language in institutional investing
Kathleen McLaughlin’s [July 28] story about state fund investing reminded of a problem in institutional investing today: vague and imprecise language.
Some food trucks are nuisances
The [Aug. 13] story about food trucks was interesting, noting that Barnes & Thornburg attorney Crystal Williams stated food trucks must comply with local regulations.
A better sun?
In the [July 30] “On the Record” section, there was a story about Indianapolis Power & Light Co. awarding a 15-year contract to buy 30 megawatts of solar power from Sunrise Energy Ventures.
HERRICK: Run government like a business
I believe government has forgotten that the reason businesses borrow money is to make money and grow.
RUSTHOVEN: If not Daniels, then Ryan
Presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s selection of Paul Ryan as his running mate is a superb decision, from a governance as well as a political perspective.
DINING: Colorful Indian buffet keeps Carmelites content
Second in a month-long series of reviews of colorful restaurants. This week: Amber Indian.
LOU’S VIEWS: Two fledgling arts companies take the stage
Initial productions by Indianapolis Urban Theater and Dance Company and Vagabonds’ Bridge Theatre Company inspire hope for the future.
BENNER: Big Ten football is on a roll—with a couple of exceptions
Excitement tempered by the probation of three of its most popular programs.
KIM: Is high-frequency trading ‘Knightmare’ on Wall Street?
Much like the fictional Skynet in the “Terminator” movies, firms engaging in “high-frequency trading” have unleashed a torrent of unbridled technological firepower that seems to have overwhelmed its human makers’ ability to control.
HICKS: College diplomas are worthless, but education priceless
This week, students are arriving at my university and others. I believe this is a good time to say something both provocative and nuanced: A college diploma is virtually worthless.
DOWD: Obama viewed through Paul Newman
At a fundraiser for the president at his Westport, Conn., estate recently, Harvey Weinstein spoke in a softly lit room shimmering with pink dahlias, gold Oscars, silvery celebrities and black American Express cards.
SOWELL: If politics could be more like sports
It has long seemed to me that there is far more rationality in sports, and in commentaries on sports, than there is in politics and in commentaries on politics.
FARGO: Thankful for the Chick-fil-A tempest
I was hesitant to weigh in on the Chick-fil-A controversy, but I decided not doing so would be chicken. (Sorry—couldn’t resist.)
VANE: Help more veterans start businesses
In an economic climate that can at best be deemed uncertain, and at worst catatonic, it is critical that the public and private sectors encourage and aid small-business entrepreneurs.
BONIFIELD: Government needs best, brightest, too
Government, perhaps even more than most private-sector industries and business models, is reliant upon human capital to thrive. Even as the tenor of most modern discourse on government has to do with its size, the people behind it are the single most important element in successful public policy.
MYERS: A good mayor takes a cause too far
I like Michael Bloomberg, the mayor of New York City. He says what he thinks and thinks about what he says.
WAGNER: Local politics transcend partisanship
Everyone loves to say that all politics is local, and it’s largely true that people get the most riled up about things they see or that affect them on a daily basis.
TAFT: Invest through TIFs for brighter future
The disagreement between Mayor Ballard and City-County Council Democrats over the use of tax increment financing sounds like a wonky tax policy debate, but behind this conflict are far more fundamental questions of how we use our city’s resources to prepare for its future.