BALLARD: Atlanta impresses with redeveloped steel mill location
Atlanta turned the contaminated site of a former steel mill into an urban jewel called Atlantic Station.
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FRIEDMAN: Fiscal, environmental mess cries for leaders
The world is caught in a dangerous feedback loop—higher oil prices and climate disruptions lead to higher food prices, higher food prices lead to more instability, more instability leads to higher oil prices.
KRISTOF: Paying teachers more would be a bargain
These days, brilliant women become surgeons and investment bankers—and 47 percent of America’s kindergarten through 12th-grade teachers come from the bottom one-third of their college classes (as measured by SAT scores).
DOUTHAT: Barack Obama’s very liberal intervention
The ultimate hope of liberal warfare is to fight as virtuously as possible, and with the minimum of risk.
HOWEY: The beaten path between Indiana and Japan
What has become clear to me … is how important our Japanese friends and partners are to the 21st century Indiana experience.
BONIFIELD: Young voters could decide the next election
If they expect to win back the House and the governor’s mansion, Democrats need to invest in an infrastructure that will begin to engage young Hoosiers.
LADWIG: Republican ‘change’ disappoints in Indiana
Establishment Republicans are in danger of becoming as addicted to government aid as countless other individuals and interest groups.
MYERS: Don’t overreach on collective bargaining
My company is a member of our local chamber of commerce, and I’m about as pro-business as anyone can be. But that does not require me to be anti-union.
WAGNER: Beltway opportunity borne of Indiana roots
I’d never have been halfway around the world climbing all over nuclear research reactors if I hadn’t taken a few risks in Indiana.
KRULL: Beware the apparent mandate of a landslide
We tend to think that elections in which one party or the other racks up an overwhelming majority should calm the body politic.
FARGO: Sure the schools are failing? Check it out
Unfortunately, journalists still sometimes fall into the trap of accepting what “everybody knows” without doing enough questioning.
MUTZ: Gale of opportunity blowing toward IPS
The New Orleans school system, which endured almost total devastation due to Hurricane Katrina, may give us a model to follow. When given an opportunity for a fresh start, the city developed a combination of public and charter schools.
MAHERN: What’s the problem with school vouchers, really?
Why not take the tax money we would have spent sending children to a failing system and give their parents the opportunity to send them to the private school of their choice? After all, that’s what we do when it comes to higher ed.
RUSTHOVEN: Urbana is actually about school choice
The Indiana State Teachers Association opposes vouchers with every fiber of its being. So does the Democratic legislative caucus, supported by ISTA (and ISTA dues money).
SKARBECK: Japan’s rebuilding effort offers bargain opportunities
Economically, the next couple of quarters will be tough for Japanese citizens. But we wouldn’t bet against their resolve to rebuild their country.
HICKS: Education reform deserves bipartisan support
The goal of the legislation is to give public schools more incentives to improve.
What about worker safety?
Am I correct in reading this that the Republicans are the ones voting against a real smoking ban? This is a very hot button item for me.
Smoking laws are slippery slope
I finally have reached my breaking point and felt compelled to write a letter in response to last week’s editorial.
BENNER: March Madness 2011 comes with some sadness
Recent weeks saw the passing of a handful of the Hoosier sport’s key figures, among them former Shortridge High School and Butler University basketball coach George Theofanis.
STYLE: A pair of local designers rack up retail space
While most local designers have thus far forgone the operating cost of a brick-and-mortar boutique, these opt for a tangible location