KINGSOLVER: Graduating from college, with trepidation
Those entering the job market increasingly fill temporary, unpaid job openings.
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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.
HICKS: Some long-dead economists worth a listen
It is a bit too early to tell what this recession and recovery will do to the reputation of the many economists who prognosticated through it. But one thing is for certain: It has provided much publicity for many long-dead economists.
KLACIK: Many top-10 lists should be deep-sixed
Sometimes, there’s little difference between No. 10 and No. 11—or even No. 25 for that matter.
RUSTHOVEN: How is Obamanomics working for you?
The Obama vision of “fairness” demands higher taxes even when they help no one, reducing revenues and raising deficits.
MAURER: Georgia on our minds as election nears
I favor a temporary change to reflect our hospitality to the Super Bowl—the hokier the better. Consider Dungy Drive or Bowl Me Over Boulevard.
EDITORIAL: Software Artistry a success story all can celebrate
The help-desk software maker spawned at least 15 tech startups here … and unleashed a torrent of investment capital and talent that continues to fuel a critical sector of the local economy.
BENNER: This winter might be best and worst of times
We’ve got the Big Ten championship, the Crossroads Classic, the Super Bowl … and the possibility of no NBA season.
HETRICK: If you’ve botched the job, don’t botch the PR, too
How should BP have handled the Gulf crisis? Here are my basic rules.