ALTOM: Don’t sweat the cancer risk of cell phones
The evidence strongly shows that, for the business user, cell phones are the least of our worries, unless we’re in the habit of answering them in dense traffic.
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Community lost important builder
For nearly two decades, Lloyd Tucker quietly plied his trade as a pioneer in urban redevelopment.
WHEELER: A case for improving city’s balance sheet
Education is an investment in which our city is expected to see a positive rate of return for every dollar invested and every degree earned.
MARCUS: Check out this regional cooperation
About 48 hours after the exciting finish of this year’s Indy 500 race, Mayors Wayne Seybold, R-Marion, and Greg Goodnight, D-Kokomo, announced the formation of the Midwest Automotive Loop.
SKARBECK: Lackluster market forecast favors large U.S. stocks
One thing that does stand out is that, on balance, these returns are not exactly going to get investors to sit up and get excited.
MAURER: Hologram offers a historical experience like no other
Forget Elvis. I saw Bobby Kennedy last week. I swear. It’s true.
EDITORIAL: Aiding ex-offenders helps us all
Mayor Greg Ballard wisely put a spotlight on the reintegration of ex-offenders into society when he created the city’s Office of Re-entry in 2008. The effort had piles of promise.
LOU’S VIEWS: Soul searching on ‘Avenue Q’
The R-rating-worthy, ‘Sesame Street’-style show gets its regional theater premiere at the Phoenix.
HICKS: Indiana an economic anomaly in Midwest
We Hoosiers are an economic anomaly, an island of growth and resurgent prosperity.
KENNEDY: Break out of the status quo by listening closely to others
Even without direct control over school systems, there is much the mayor can do to influence education policy and have an impact on our public schools.
BALLARD: Calls for the mayor to take control of IPS are premature
Some thoughtful and concerned leaders believe the mayor should take over all of Indianapolis Public Schools.
MEREDITH: Early childhood education offers huge bang for the buck
It is vital that Indiana legislators begin to address the growing need for quality pre-kindergarten experiences.
HARRIS: ‘Parent trigger’ would force improvement on schools
To continue our educational transformation, legislators should consider four important issues in future sessions.
DOUTHAT: The grisly existence that was Dr. Kevorkian’s
We do not generally praise doctors who help dispatch their terminally ill patients, as Kevorkian repeatedly and unashamedly did.
KRUGMAN: The mistake of 1937 is back to haunt us
To be sure, things could be worse—and there’s a strong chance that they will, indeed, get worse.
STOSSEL: Minimum wage is weapon against the poor
Now I understand that government poverty programs encourage people to stay dependent. There’s money in it.
SOWELL: Obama throws Israel under the bus, again
Whether as a radical student, a community organizer or a far-left politician, Obama’s ideology has been based on a vision of Haves versus Have Nots.
BOEHM: Cultural jewel deserves ongoing support
National and local awareness of Indy’s cultural riches adds real value to this community.
HEIN: Africa is the next horizon for global trade
Opportunities abound for Hoosiers to get in the game. One notable industry is agriculture.
EARLY: Prognostications for the congressional races
The new 6th District will be a real Chinese fire drill. With Mike Pence running for governor, the battle for his seat will be on.