BENNER: Identifying the cream of the Indianapolis 500 crop
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HETRICK: Sitting at the polling place, wishing you were here
A dismal percentage of eligible voters showed up to vote in the May 3 municipal elections.
ALTOM: Is unwanted software loading on your machine?
One of the biggest drawbacks to the march of technology is how often it lets others dictate how you use your own devices.
EDITORIAL: Bad bills temper legislative achievements
On the face of it, the just-concluded session of the Indiana General Assembly was one to savor for business interests. Yet in other ways, we’re forlorn, even embarrassed, by what emanated from the Statehouse this year.
MORRIS: A ‘no new programs’ effort to help kids
The Central Indiana Talent Alliance is on the front lines of improving education—without creating new educational programs.
SKARBECK: Getting a banker’s thoughts on financial reform efforts
Dimon believes boards and regulators “are more attentive to risk” now—a duty that was sadly trumped by greed and indifference in the years leading up to the credit crisis.
Open the Circle to food trucks
Here’s an opportunity to enliven the city with al fresco dining in a spectacular yet casual party-like atmosphere amidst the architectural splendor of Monument Circle.
Vouchers muddy church, state
In response to the [May 2] editorial “Education bills rise above legislative noise,” I have to agree wholeheartedly that there is no question that the status quo is not working.
GROSSMAN: Here we go again with ‘blueprint to nowhere’
For the umpteenth time since the early 1970s, a president of the United States has issued a plan for solving all our energy ills.
MARCUS: Manufacturing is economy’s blessing, bane
Manufacturing alone accounted for 53 percent of the decline in what people earned at their private-sector jobs.
FEIGENBAUM: Passage of Daniels’ agenda will spawn sweeping change
You shouldn’t have much trouble discerning the immediate winners from the 2011 session of the Indiana General Assembly.
MEREDITH: Questions are legion as critical reform details fall into place
In the end, the unintended consequences may be that Indiana is left without the high-quality teachers it needs to prepare our students for success.
HARRIS: Revised schools would free money to pay best teachers more
Of all the school factors that affect how much students learn, nothing is more important than the quality of the teachers in their classrooms.
DOWD: No halo for scandal-plagued John Paul II
Not beatifying or canonizing John Paul would be hugely symbolic, a message far more powerful than the ad hoc apologies and payoffs to victims.
BLOW: Republicans’ silliness and slights of hand
The language and methodology are different, but the goal is the same: to deny, invalidate and subjugate, to distract from real issues with false divisions.
STOSSEL: Government ‘help’ actually creates poverty
It is intuitive to assume that, when people struggle, government “help” is the answer. The opposite is true. American groups who are helped the most, do the worst.
SOWELL: Exploding myths about blacks, economics
The factors that cause the most noise in the media are not the ones that have the most impact on minorities.
BROOKS: Americans’ dark mood will lead to changes
Over the past months, we’ve seen a fascinating phenomenon. The public mood has detached from the economic cycle.
NOCERA: Four questions bin Laden leaves behind
Let’s face it: Much of the Muslim world today is deeply distrustful of anything America does.
RENN: How about it? ‘Naptown’ as Indy’s brand
Naptown is easy to connect to Indianapolis and can easily be imbued with positive connotations, implying a cool, urban, edgy vibe. Think Naptown Roller Girls and you’ve got the right idea.