WOUDENBERG: Right-to-work would level the playing field
No one is entitled to a job they love at their ideal salary.
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KINGSOLVER: Toss a legal lifeline to Hoosier students
By calling authorities, you as a legal adult could face automatic felony charges of providing alcohol to minors.
KETZENBERGER: Expect a big fight over the ‘Amazon’ tax
That iPod purchased through Amazon.com cost 7 percent less than the one sold at Apple’s store at Keystone Crossing.
BENNER: Colts should keep Peyton, even if he can’t play
The thought of No. 18 flinging passes for another team is unsettling.
WEB REVIEW: Stamping your approval around the Internet
Got a favorite restaurant? Stamp it.
DINING: Restaurant refills brighten landscape
New Orleans on the Avenue and DJ’s Hot Dog Co. take over where others have departed.
LOU’S VIEWS: IMA shows are worlds apart
Three shows at the Indianapolis Museum of Art display a wide range of artistic approaches.
ALTOM: What’s with the modern-art bar codes?
The mysterious little squares are actually “QR” codes, for “quick response.”
Right-to-work view was appalling
It is stunning to read the editorial position [Nov. 28] of the foremost business journal in Indiana that cautions against “right-to-work” legislation. Perhaps the writer forgets that Indiana has a 9-percent unemployment rate.
Up adjunct pay, Mr. McRobbie
An open letter to Indiana University President Michael McRobbie:
Smoking column hit the target
Thanks so much for Mickey Maurer’s Nov. 28 “Mayor, Read the Smoke Signals” column. I still cannot believe that Indianapolis and indeed, the entire state can be so backward related to creating a smoke-free environment.
Patent reform helps small firms
Kristin Jones’ Nov. 26 column, “Patent reform is mixed bag for life sciences,” offered views on the impact of the new patent law, the America Invents Act, on large and small life sciences companies in Indiana.
IYER: A manufacturing resurgence? Maybe
As the United States—and Indiana—looks to manufacturing as a way out of recession, they will be well-served by a move toward more energy-efficient, earth-friendly, competitive manufacturing processes.
KENNEDY: We need a recovery of real journalism
A healthy Fourth Estate is critical to democratic self-government.
MORRIS: Discover great voices you might not have heard
Have you taken in a performance by the Indianapolis Children’s Choir recently? If the answer is yes, you know why I’m enthused. If no, then I hope you’ll take a few minutes to read further. My goal is to encourage you to discover this gem of our arts community for yourself.
EDITORIAL: State can’t afford to lose online sales tax
The risk is that requiring online retailers to remit the sales tax will chase them away. We think the potential payoffs are worth taking the chance.
SKARBECK: Judge says no-fault SEC deal is weak, ineffective
A federal judge in Manhattan took a stand against lax oversight of the financial industry, rejecting a $285 million settlement between the Securities and Exchange Commission and Citigroup—and setting a July trial date.
HICKS: Black Friday feeds commercialization illusion
Thanksgiving evening into the wee hours of Black Friday saw me visiting three Walmart stores in five hours. This was purely research, mind you.
MAURER: ‘Mayor, read the smoke signals’
One bar visit—one whiff of ammonia, benzene, arsenic, lead, carbon monoxide and formaldehyde—will send visitors home coughing and commenting about the Indy time warp.