BALLARD: Big strides are underway in diversity, economic opportunities
When I took office, I was shocked to find a backlog of over 200 equal-opportunity claims, some dating back to 2003.
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MEREDITH: Don’t cut corners on traditional, thorough preparation
Educators coming to the classroom from a non-traditional path might be an expert in their field, but they have no training in the art of educating students.
HARRIS: Training programs should prove their mettle with results
Simply put, the type of program, number of credit hours, or path to certification aren’t as important as teachers’ impact on their students.
DOUTHAT: Republicans missing populist movement
Republican primary voters deserve a better class of right-wing populist, and the country does, as well.
STOSSEL: Governments don’t create prosperity
It’s individuals in the marketplace who create real jobs—when they have the protection of life and property under the rule of law.
SOWELL: Economic meddling doesn’t end well
The focus of politicians is extremely limited in both space and time—and all the repercussions carry little, if any, weight in political decisions.
SHELLA: Twenty years of ‘Indiana Week in Review’
There is a community that has grown up around the show, Republicans and Democrats who have new respect for one another, journalists who view politicians in more humane ways, and politicos who better understand journalists’ motives based on what is said both on the air and off.
KINGSOLVER: Graduating from college, with trepidation
Those entering the job market increasingly fill temporary, unpaid job openings.
EARLY: What has to happen for Ballard to win
Ballard needs to get some of the vote from what I call the Si Greene’s Pub and Golden Ace Democrats.
DAVIS: Mayoral leadership extends to education
The mayor sets a tone—doing the right thing, knowing what our citizens need and hustling for results.
WINSTON: Do religion and politics make a cross?
Religion has a role in politics. It can provide the civility that is missing from today’s campaigns.
WOUDENBERG: Keeping a damage cap is common sense
That the government exploits damages caps to justify harming its people through some sort of cost-benefit analysis is doubtful.
BOEHM: Court got it right on warrantless entry case
The consequences of permitting a violent response are unacceptable.
VAUGHN: Indiana’s civic health is on life support
The way to begin to reduce the influence of wealthy campaign contributors is to institute a system of public financing.
KETZENBERGER: Dreaming of an honorable political ad
The really good ones, and by that I mean highly effective politically, whack your senses in such a way that you don’t realize it.
One Republican worth your vote
The main reason I would vote to re-elect Mayor Ballard is that I am an avid and devoted cyclist.
Kostas is the real deal
I was amused after reading the Sept. 26 letter to the editor from District 4 Republican City-County Councilor Christine Scales.
Insurance column made good points
Anita Woudenberg’s [Sept. 12 Forefront column] made a lot of good points about how Hoosiers can solve our own insurance problems in a less-expensive manner than that of a federal mandate.
Solar farm is a tax
The fundamental economic principle behind this project is outrageous and unjustifiable payments to be made by IPL to the airport (and by extension, the project developer/operator) under its “Renewable Energy Production” tariff.
KIM: The U.S. recession, through the looking glass
There is an unconventional school of thought that says the recent Great Recession was … a balance-sheet recession.