Blame Penn State administrators
I take exception to Benner [Jan. 16 column] adding Pennsylvania State University in with the other schools that had football scandals.
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IURC misunderstood
It was with disappointment that I read Julia Vaughn’s column in the Jan. 9 Forefront.
Perks not the point
Per Anthony Schoettle’s [Jan. 23] article on the unprecedented local corporate support to help the city land the Super Bowl, I was disappointed by the lack of context given to the only quote used from our interview.
Styring off the mark
I was frankly stunned when I read Bill Styring’s unfortunate [Jan. 23 Forefront] column on the mass transit proposal being considered by the Indiana House Ways and Means Committee.
COMPTON: School reform in the Kingdom of Happiness
Poignantly, the citizens of Bhutan measure gross national happiness, not gross national product. With goals of good health, community vitality, good governance and sustainable development, they are also creating a unique education system.
KENNEDY: Confront the shampoo girls at your peril
There is statistical evidence that licensing acts as a barrier to entry into a profession, and also as a barrier to labor mobility (since states have different requirements, licenses are considerably less portable than one might imagine).
EDITORIAL: Indianapolis ready for Super Bowl spotlight
Welcome to Indianapolis, home of Super Bowl XLVI, the greatest spectacle in football and the biggest party this city has ever seen.
MORRIS: I have fond memories of Super Bowl XLI
As Indianapolis welcomes the world for Super Bowl XLVI, I find myself thinking back to Feb. 4, 2007, when the Colts beat the Chicago Bears to win Super Bowl XLI.
BENNER: ‘Nice’ doesn’t earn you a place on the sideline
Let the record show I renewed my Indianapolis Colts season tickets before Jim Caldwell was fired as head coach. But I do feel a sense of affirmation.
HETRICK: Here’s a little ditty ’bout health insurance reform
Just before Christmas, I received a nasty-gram in the mail from a firm called ORS.
DINING: Heidenreich resurfaces at Chef Joseph’s
Fourth in a month-long series of looks at newer downtown eateries. This Week: Chef Joseph’s at the Connoisseur Room.
LOU’S VIEWS: City stages home to a trio of theatrical winners
Indiana Repertory Theatre's "Radio Golf," the Phoenix's “Current Economic Conditions,” and Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra rely on character-driven shows.
FEIGENBAUM: Constitutional question derails right-to-work dealmaking
Even before the first full month of the year has passed, every conceivable metaphor for the importance of the right-to-work issue in the 2012 legislative session has been (ab)used.
Churlish behavior isn’t acceptable
John Krull is not an old fogey. His viewpoints [Dec. 26 Forefront] are what America was made of before all the too-open-minded people, the too-liberal thinkers and the too-greedy people came to the forefront.
Not chump change
Talking heads and politicians are notoriously bad at math. Morton Marcus [Jan. 9 Forefront] acts as if paying higher wages equates to something like 30 cents per diner. I think this is disingenuous.
‘Right-to-work’ is a charade
As an attorney who has practiced labor and employment law for 37 years, I’m concerned by the widespread confusion about the so-called “right-to-work“ bill being promoted by Gov. Daniels.
GUY: I’m pretty good, sure, but outstanding?
In Indianapolis, 65 of us are “outstanding,” meaning measurably better than all the rest. Hard to imagine.
RUSTHOVEN: A retrospect on 50 years of desegregation
We honor King’s legacy by recognizing that challenges remain, and by continuing to work for an America where people are judged “by the content of their character, not the color of their skin.”
MAURER: Daniels could have rested on laurels
The governor did not need to take on right-to-work to leave a legacy of success.
EDITORIAL: Pass the proposed city smoking ban and be done with it
A flawed but ultimately acceptable ordinance that would strengthen Indianapolis’ workplace smoking ban is now headed to the City-County Council. The council should pass the ordinance and Mayor Ballard should sign it.