MYERS: Onward to better health care legislation
Even ardent supporters of the Affordable Care Act know changes are required.
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KRULL: Something for everyone in the health care ruling
The Supreme Court will have to revisit this issue again—and perhaps more decisively.
SWAYZE: Voters ready to retrieve turf from the left
Most in the political industry are continuing old-school tactics.
TAYLOR: Immigration isn’t a black-and-white issue
Political posturing only oversimplifies a complex situation.
HOWEY: Obama plays the immigration card
After the Arizona ruling, the issue only gets more complicated for Republicans.
RIVERA: How Purdue might change under Daniels
I hope and expect Daniels will find ways to cut tuition costs.
MUTZ: Daniels’ plans for Purdue will range wide
Predicting what Daniels will tackle is as risky as second-guessing a U.S. Supreme Court decision.
VANE: Bennett can tout list of accomplishments
The state superintendent of public instruction’s race may be the most crucial contest this fall.
BONIFIELD: More essays, fewer grades, for teachers
You cannot improve public education by vilifying public educators.
BECK: The case for domestic partner benefits
We often hear that government should be run more like business.
KIM: Compounding, Rule of 72 work for you if you let them
Saving/investing more and earlier is a simplistic strategy, but it requires discipline, patience and hard work.
Law selectively enforced
Peter Rusthoven [June 25] correctly criticized President Obama’s decision to invade the province of Congress by taking steps to effectively enact the Dream Act through omission.
Renewing democracy
I was heartened to see John Mutz’s [June 16 Forefront column] about Parker Palmer’s newest book, “Healing the Heart of Democracy: The Courage to Create a Politics Worthy of the Human Spirit.”
Parking enforcement overstated
Sensors in Indianapolis do not alert an enforcement officer when time on a meter has expired.
Another idea to merge local not-for-profits
I applaud the Little Red Door Cancer Agency [June 18] in taking a step that many not-for-profits should consider: merging to better serve constituents and utilize donor contributions.
Jefferson also said…
Thomas Jefferson could hardly be further from today’s liberal/progressive agenda [Hetrick, June 11].
GUY: Irrationality, fear are on the march
Increasing fear comes from nowhere. The American crime rate has not risen for decades, and the homicide rate has fallen.
‘Ethics’ in perspective
In his rambling essay on everyday ethics, Bruce Hetrick [June 25] introduces us to David Brower, a “leading environmentalist” with a “penchant for expressing bold ideas in blunt terms.”
RUSTHOVEN: A pocket guide to the health care ruling
Ours is a government of limited powers.