TENBARGE: School takeovers will do students a favor
When schools have well over half of their students not even passing end-of-course assessments for core subjects, how can they prepare students for life in the real world?
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SHELLA: Mitch’s marriage was no big deal in Indiana
I’m told that in the 2004 race, Joe Kernan, the Democratic nominee, personally vetoed any use of the Daniels divorce in his campaign.
KRULL: Another governor and a different decision
There are politicians out there who see the ability to strip away one’s feelings as demonstrating toughness. To me, it sounds soul-deadening.
KETZENBERGER: Americans prefer shiny objects to substance
Gov. Mitch Daniels’ marital history has no bearing on his ability to steer the country and reveals no damning character flaws.
VAUGHN: State protects insurers better than consumers
Instead of an effective regulatory environment, the facts suggest [Insurance Commissioner Stephen] Robertson’s rubber stamp for rate increases is getting a real workout.
BRINEGAR: Introducing an extended vision for Indiana
These education initiatives and provocative “we want Indiana to be the best” ideas in numerous policy areas are part of the Indiana Chamber’s Indiana Vision 2025 long-range economic development planning process.
WOUDENBERG: Indiana Supremes blew it with police case
Rather than limit the decision to its facts, the court instead sweepingly discarded the reasonable resistance right in its entirety.
ALTOM: Will WiFI remote revolution help business?
Google is already staking out its territory by writing Google @Home, an ambitious attempt to make Android into a one-place home remote-control station.
Indianapolis libraries need funding
On a recent visit to my local library, I couldn’t help but notice the buzz of activity—a mother reading to her toddler, children and adults taking advantage of computer and Internet access, a middle-aged gentleman working with spread sheets on his laptop, and a line of people at the main desk waiting to check out items.
Maurer takes unfair political shots
Mickey Maurer’s May 31 commentary was a nice tribute to Gov. [Mitch] Daniels and was a somewhat humorous and tongue-in-cheek piece, that is, until he decided to take some cheap shots.
KENNEDY: We need to get our civics game on
Right now, Americans are deeply involved in one of our periodic debates about government spending and the budget deficit. Important as that is, I am more concerned about our civic deficit—the widespread lack of basic constitutional literacy.
MARCUS: Should we have commuting policies?
In 2009, 80 percent of Hoosiers worked in the county where they lived, with the other 20 percent going elsewhere to work. Hardly a change from data 10 years earlier.
MORRIS: Making a case for Dillard’s in Indy
Indianapolis has been ignored long enough. It’s time to bring Dillard’s here, and the Circle Centre opening presents a great opportunity.
EDITORIAL: TIF-district plan deserves support
The tax districts allow the city to capture new property tax payments within specific boundaries and apply those funds to infrastructure upgrades and other incentives designed to lure private investment.
Multiple tenants likely needed to plug Nordstrom hole
Nordstrom occupies a staggering 210,000 square feet spread across three floors—60 percent more space than the Seattle-based chain occupies at the Fashion Mall at Keystone and likely more than any single retailer would be willing to lease.
SKARBECK: Finding a bright spot in dismal housing news
One analyst even declared that, relative to disposable income, housing is more undervalued than at any time in the last 35 years. So it is an attractive time to buy a house if you plan to be a long-term owner.
HICKS: Recession took its toll on under-educated
The hard truth is that all the jobs lost in the economy that will return already have. So what will become of those who lost jobs to the recession for which none await them now? The prognosis is none too optimistic.
LOU’S VIEWS: Urbanski impresses during weekend with symphony
While his official tenure doesn’t begin until September, Krzysztof Urbanski’s unofficial coming-out party came May 20-21 when he led the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra for the first time since being named music director.
DINING: Inspired sushi with a side of glow sticks
Fourth in our month-long series of reviews of newer ethnic eateries. This week, a trip to Sensu.
BASILE: Navigating South America proves challenging
Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana are connected to South America by land and little else.