Maurer column brought smile
I wanted to reach [out] about Mickey Maurer’s [July 25] column. It was very well done and put a smile or two on my face (and made me chuckle out loud).
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KENNEDY: TIFs have gone from good idea to bad
The Ballard administration is proposing to turn large swatches of the urban core into TIFs, robbing school districts and libraries of desperately needed revenue.
MARCUS: Consumer Price Index proposal costs little, saves a lot
For all of our philosophical pondering combined with our statistical cleverness, we cannot figure out what is “living” nor determine its “cost.”
MORRIS: Super Bowl inspires collaboration
In anticipation of what I’m sure will be an awesome event, I thought this would be a good time to talk about some unique collaboration that is taking place in the city leading up to the big game.
EDITORIAL: Athletes could make charity last by giving instead of creating
It shouldn’t be any surprise that professional athletes are flexing their philanthropic muscles with increasing frequency, leveraging their wealth and fame to start tax-exempt entities of their own.
NFP of NOTE: Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention
he Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention mobilizes, advocates and empowers community collaboration toward the elimination of homelessness.
NOCERA: The tables are turned on Rupert Murdoch
One feature of Murdoch’s career is that he’s never played by the rules that apply to other businessmen.
DOWD: A tough judge shames Clemens’ lawyers
It was such a chuckleheaded move that no one was sure whether the prosecutors had forgotten the judge’s ruling or were trying to sneak the testimony through a back door.
KRUGMAN: No good reason to let bankers off easy
The arguments that officials are reportedly making for a quick, bank-friendly settlement of the mortgage-abuse scandal don’t make sense.
BROOKS: The historic opening blown by Republicans
For many legislators, the purpose of being in Congress is not to pass laws. It’s to create clear contrasts you can take into the next election campaign.
FRIEDMAN: Generational clashes rise from debt woes
Indeed, if there is one sentiment that unites the crises in Europe and America it is a powerful sense of “baby boomers behaving badly …
STYRING: Be grateful for the Wabash & Erie debacle
The Wabash & Erie Canal Co. is responsible for how the Indiana constitution restricts what our governments can do with government debt.
WAGNER: Sick and tired of worn Hoosier stereotypes
Let’s trumpet our rich sports history, our top-tier university system, and our manufacturing and logistics infrastructure.
MAHERN: Public library board is a Byzantine mess
IPS and the ex-officio county commissioners cannot raise a dime for the library. Yet they appoint five of the seven members of the library board.
MYERS: The life-saving benefits of working together
We often forget that as a society there are real advantages to working (and investing) together for a common purpose.
KIM: Contrarian mind-set is key to unearthing opportunities
For investors, the time to be nervous is when there’s nothing but blue skies on the horizon. The time to be opportunistic is when there’s blood running down the street and the high-paid talking heads are screaming that the sky is falling.
HICKS: Ending subsidies good, but won’t solve debt
We currently have an unsustainable budget, and the inevitable increase in borrowing costs is simply a tax on political cowardice on the matter.
Hospitals approach antitrust practices
Don Stumpp could not be more accurate in his [July 11 Focus column] when describing hospitals buying up medical practices.
Insurance article didn’t go far enough
As J.K. Wall points out in his article “Messy Math,” [July 11], in a few years employers will have the option to drop health insurance coverage, pay a penalty and encourage employees to buy insurance through government-regulated exchanges.
THOMAS: Get thoughts in writing to keep your group’s story straight
As you might guess, when I got the e-mailed responses, they didn’t support the contention that “everybody knows” the program’s objectives.