VAUGHN: Crush corruption before it gets in the water
The mind-set seems to be that these are individual transgressions.
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CAMPBELL: Indianapolis has too many not-for-profits
We would all get together, rent out a ballroom and invite the CEO and board chair of every non-for-profit serving Indianapolis.
KETZENBERGER: Gerrymandering surpasses ignorance
Gerrymandering, not the lack of a high intelligence quotient, stunts evolution of the General Assembly.
KANE: Glad that Bosma spiked the creationism bill
Never in a science class should it be taught alongside the theory of evolution.
BOEHM: Feeble home rule is a drag on progress
Action by the Legislature is often required to permit local initiatives to proceed.
SKARBECK: Big investment scores few and far between
The dream for many investors is to buy a stock that hits the home run—a desire for the lucrative multi-bagger (insert five, 10 or your pick in place of “multi”.)
HICKS: Upcoming election to influence corporate tax cuts
Obama’s plan is to eliminate loopholes for energy companies and create new ones for manufacturing firms. The condition of the 2012 electoral map should make his motivations clear.
FEIGENBAUM: Maneuvering already under way for 2013 session
It may seem the next few weeks will be devoid of major public policy debates you’re accustomed to expect as sessions wind down, but rest assured that activity below the surface is already paving the way for intriguing major action in 2013.
ALTOM: Technology projects require end-user input
As we used to say in a career I had long ago, you can hammer a nail with your shoe, but it’s not particularly efficient. Unfortunately, too many technology users are doing just that.
BENNER: Adults should hold fans and athletes accountable
Those of you have followed my ramblings over the years may be surprised to learn there are a few things on which I agree with former Indiana University basketball coach Bob Knight.
Right-to-work puts state on right path
No one has said right-to-work will be the immediate cure-all for what ails our economy (our struggles are largely due to national concerns). But it also won’t lower wages and threaten workers’ safety and health care, as opponents claimed.
Good movement on school funding
It only makes sense that if students attend more than one school in a given year, there would be a funding system that counts students’ attendance more than once a year.
BOWMAN: A UAW member cheers right-to-work
Gov. Daniels and the Indiana Legislature seized the brave choice to do what was right for residents and union workers and passed right-to-work legislation.
KENNEDY: The harmful problem with ‘principles’
I have my own “principled” critique of the Affordable Care Act.
HETRICK: Playing Pontius Pilate with the public’s health
Private clubs and private businesses are subject to all kinds of reasonable government measures. Why exclude smoking?
LOU’S VIEWS: ‘Osage,’ you must see
Phoenix Theater offers Indiana premiere of "August: Osage County," a sprawling, brutally intimate epic both intensely personal and apocalyptic.
MORRIS: Shepard’s legacy is open government
I was pleased when the Hoosier State Press Association recently honored Shepard with a Frank O’Bannon Sunshine Award for his support of open government. I can’t think of a more deserving recipient.
EDITORIAL: Time to put TIFs in the spotlight
TIF proponents argue that the new private-sector developments—from the JW Marriott downtown to the Dow AgroSciences expansion on the northwest side—wouldn’t happen without the incentives.
EDITORIAL: BioCrossroads an example of vision at work
We hate to think what Indiana’s economic future might be if no one had made a point of putting the state’s life sciences assets to work in a coordinated, strategic way.