SKARBECK: Does focus on stock prices hurt companies in long run?
A new book, “The Shareholder Value Myth,” by Cornell law professor Lynn Stout, is ruffling feathers in the field of corporate governance.
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HICKS: All this clucking over chicken reveals fallacies
The hullabaloo over gay marriage and Chick-fil-A exposes three astonishing falsehoods of modern political economy that distract us from weightier issues.
DINING: Yes, Virginia (Ave.), you have a great new restaurant
First in a month-long series of colorful restaurants. This week: Bluebeard.
Local legislators should lead on transit
A vibrant mass transit system is an essential next step to encourage economic development, improve quality of life and make Indianapolis more inviting.
Design is critical
Even something as mundane as a parking garage can make a first impression to a visitor.
NCAA hit innocents
The NCAA president and executive board overstepped their authority by imposing very harsh penalties on the Penn State football program and by extension on the entire university.
RUSTHOVEN: Daniels laid foundation for Pence
GOP gubernatorial candidate Mike Pence is proposing a 10-percent state income tax cut, a growth-spurring step that would benefit more than 90 percent of Hoosier businesses that pay individual income tax, and would give Indiana the lowest combined tax burden in our region.
RACE: Washington Street rife with missed opportunities
Some of Washington Street's vitality can be recovered. An urban design plan for the street would identify a framework of existing and future landmarks, edges, open spaces and gateways.
MAURER: Nursing babies into successful students
Goodwill’s team members concluded that if they were going to effectively reduce generational poverty and reverse these trends, they had to start with babies, especially with first-time mothers in poverty.
EDITORIAL: Schoolteachers need more upside
Education reform in Indiana has come to a point where lawmakers need to find ways to attract more of the best and brightest into one of the most important of occupations, particularly as baby boomers retire.
KIM: Beware conflicts of interest when seeking financial help
There is no such thing as unbiased advice, and conflicts of interest are not automatically bad. However, it’s up to you to take steps to protect yourself from becoming “skinned” in this jungle.
HICKS: Reflecting on a half century of economic growth
This summer marks the 50th year of Walmart, America’s manned space exploration and—youthful appearances notwithstanding—your columnist.
RENNINGER: Community bankers fret a lot these days
Several strong headwinds make future viability of many smaller institutions a questionable proposition.
CONNER: Uncertain times in the merger and acquisition market
Dealmakers are in a period of unprecedented uncertainty. Several factors are contributing. Here are questions I get.
MEREDITH: Arts instruction reaches far beyond coursework
It seems that policymakers have created just enough direction to create stress over how to weave test scores into the evaluations of arts teachers.
HARRIS: Evaluating all teachers is critical, regardless of subject
When compensating teachers based on test scores and other performance measures, how should teachers in fine arts be reviewed?
BROOKS: Replace the onerous act with common-sense policies
Like many Hoosiers, I was disappointed that the Supreme Court upheld the mandate provision of the Affordable Care Act.
RESKE: Law brought huge protections but needs improvement
While the top priorities for Congress must be improving our economy and creating jobs, it is also important to ensure the implementation of the Affordable Care Act does not lead to counterproductive results.
COLLINS: Where jobs, resilience, are plentiful
Right now you are probably asking yourself: “What would it be like to live in a place with an unemployment rate of 1 percent?”