MAURER: Take her husband, please
Congratulations to Gov. Mitch Daniels on the appointment of Mike Alley as commissioner of the Indiana Department of Revenue. Alley will restore the state agency’s credibility.
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EDITORIAL: Pence has chance to lead, not hide behind money
Gubernatorial candidate Mike Pence should take the high road and lay out his full agenda … because Hoosiers deserve to know how he would lead the state following eight years of sweeping reform under Gov. Mitch Daniels.
DINING: Making a meal at City Market
Last in a month-long series of reviews of eateries in and around City Market. This week: something from here and there.
LOU’S VIEWS: No great Shakes
It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that, with limited resources, IUPUI’s Hoosier Bard Productions doesn’t make a masterpiece out of the most obscure of Shakespeare’s plays—one that may not even be Shakespeare’s play at all. To be sure, “The History of Cardenio” is an oddity.
TRAVEL: Learning about roots makes Sicilian sojourn worthwhile
The only information we had about my ancestral family on my father’s side was a baptismal certificate for my paternal grandmother. It said she was baptized in a town called Alia.
BENNER: It’s too late to turn back clock on single-class basketball
It’s funny in a way, too, when I hear folks from elsewhere trying to redefine those things that make/made us real Hoosiers.
Education requires honesty
In her March 12 column, Sheila Suess Kennedy states that “education is the archenemy of certitude.”
What ‘war on women?’
I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry when reading Sheila Suess Kennedy’s [April 9] screed about the Republican “war on women.”
Rusthoven too partisan
I find it condescending, crude and highly political that Peter Rusthoven [April 16] must insist on repeatedly referring to the Affordable Care Act as Obamacare.
Greencastle portrayal false
Jake Bonifield’s [April 16] Forefront column is so factually deficient that our organization feels that a response is necessary.
World-class cities have transit
The comparison between Indianapolis and Austin, Texas, [April 23] while interesting, missed one major difference.
Better results from vouchers
Morton Marcus [April 16 Forefront] takes a cautious approach in order to create some controversy and energy in the voucher discussion.
GIFFORD: Fund Indianapolis-area transit as an essential service
We’re redoubling our efforts to pass this plan in the 2013 legislative session.
RUSTHOVEN: Dragging Indianapolis Public Schools into the real world
In most ventures, competition is so vital it’s illegal to restrict it.
Charter ‘ideas’ already exist
Before every reform-minded educator becomes mesmerized with the words “charter school,” perhaps it might be wise to see and value what one already has in place.
Republican budget hits hard
For the past few years, Republicans in Congress have argued that our federal government needs to budget more like families across America. This is exactly right, but the Republican budget passed in late March fails to pass this test.
Business can train workers
The [April 2] article “Manufacturers prowling for skilled workers” highlighting the lack of trained workers for advanced manufacturing jobs underscores a critical need in Indiana—and throughout the nation.
Design column takes lead
I was thrilled when [it was] first announced that the IBJ had finally taken the local lead in providing such in-depth opinion of the single most important part of the economic and physical development of the community.
New environmental board will need more expertise
Those who are concerned about public health and environmental protection should be disturbed by the elimination of the Air Pollution Control Board, the Water Pollution Control Board, and the Solid Waste Management Board and replacing them with a single Environmental Rules Board.
CHOCOLA: Why it’s time for Lugar to come home
I’m thankful to say there are few Republicans left who still support earmarks. Regrettably, one of the remaining few is 35-year Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar.