WAGNER: The complete dynamo who is Pete Buttigieg
Unless something goes horribly awry in November, he’s going to be the next mayor of South Bend.
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FARGO: Transparency’s value for economic growth
It is difficult to sell the benefits of democracy to your citizens or the stability of your government to foreign investors if too much information is kept hidden.
MUTZ: Small communities aren’t destined to decay
Although many planners and economists say some communities are a lost cause, local determination and leadership can make a difference.
MAHERN: Democrats go nuclear to defend township
It must be understood that Democrats even implying that other Democrats are racist is much worse than Republicans calling one another socialist.
STYRING: This sergeant at arms would bust chops
[The sergeant at arms] might request the assistance of a police officer in making the arrest, but he would be the official arresting officer, acting in the name of the House.
HOWEY: Bosma oversees calm, compelling change
A younger Bosma during an earlier stint as speaker might have responded with acid rhetoric and ultimatums.
FERGUSON: Take redistricting away from the politicians
Safe districts essentially decide elections and take the power out of the hands of voters today and for the next 10 years.
SOWELL: Not all ‘education’ should be taken seriously
There are too many other soft courses that allow students to spend years in college without becoming educated in any real sense.
BANTZ: What works in education and what doesn’t
We must develop a standard assessment instrument for kindergarten readiness and close the gaps in cognitive development that inhibit school performance.
MYERS: Our long conversation about race isn’t over
“Minority” is rapidly evolving to “majority,” and that makes a lot of people uncomfortable.
SWAYZE: Lugar has strayed; it’s time to replace him
I never dreamed I’d compare Lugar with moderate Democrats, but his record speaks for itself.
RUSTHOVEN: Mourdock’s irrational criticism of Lugar
If you’ve actually served in uniform—as Lugar has—giving those willing to fight and die for our country a path to citizenship isn’t what you call “amnesty” or “rewarding illegal immigrants.”
KRULL: Mourdock looms dwarfish alongside Lugar
Richard Lugar stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, Robert Taft and Ted Kennedy.
SKARBECK: Microsoft stuck in 1990s when acquiring companies
Microsoft Corp.’s acquisition of Skype for $8.5 billion, announced May 10, continues a long history of a lack of price discipline in Silicon Valley.
HICKS: Gas prices explained by simple economics
Oil prices are affected by the demand for petroleum products, the available supply of oil, the value of the currency in which it is denominated, and uncertainty about future supply or demand.
EDITORIAL: Interstate network isn’t enough
Our country’s transportation future is too uncertain for Hoosiers to be almost entirely dependent on cars.
MAURER: Sage advice from the late Bill Cook
We had been friends for less than a decade, but in a sense those were some of his best years—years of philanthropy, of passionate restoration.
BENNER: In the history of Indy 500, these are my top 15 starters
As part of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of America’s greatest race—the Indianapolis 500—I am joining the Speedway’s invitation at thegreatest33.com to name the 33 greatest drivers ever to be on the starting grid.
Powerful must learn hard lessons
In light of our most recent General Assembly, I believe the top 1 percent of Indiana went to bat for the top 1 percent and then kicked the other 99 percent [who were] fooled into electing them in the teeth.
Good riddance to abortion funding
Congratulations are due Gov. Daniels and the Indiana Legislature for taking action to suspend public dollars to “family planning” organizations who perpetuate the continuing slaughter of the tiniest, most innocent human beings.