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.
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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
WILLIAMS: What is the IU name worth to us?
Who has the right to give away a state asset, as the IU name is, for what reasons and under what terms?
MARCUS: Opposing ideas need not demand respect
Failure to cooperate with an unethical power is a commendable ethical stand.
LOU’S VIEWS: Indy Opera’s ‘Carmen’ shows upside of downsizing
When word went out that one of the three Indianapolis Opera presentations this season would be a production of “Carmen,” sans chorus, sans full orchestra, sans biggie-size sets, and sans Clowes Hall stage, it was perfectly understandable that some patrons may have lowered their expectations.
FEIGENBAUM: Thoughts turn to truncated state budget process
As the legislative standoff continued, those who were concerned about policy turned their attention to the budget process.
MAURER: The Indiana we’ve always wanted
My fellow Tea Party Republicans, I have an idea. Let’s enact legislation requiring immigrants and homosexuals to wear purple hats. What difference does it make if we precipitate an economic disaster?
DINING: Seasons eatings at new restaurant
Third in a month-long series of numeric restaurant reviews. This week: Seasons 52.
EDITORIAL: Democrats test public patience
The stalemate that sent Democrats across state lines more than four weeks ago started as a principled stand against a Republican overreach. But it’s the Democrats who will be remembered for overreaching.
DINING: Salivating over Salvadoran cuisine on the westside
Second in a month-long series of numeric restaurant reviews. This week: 3 in 1 Restaurant on the west side.
LOU’S VIEWS: Youth appeal at the Phoenix and Butler U. theaters
Is theater dead? Three different productions from three different companies over the past few weeks point to some ways to counter—or at least hold off—the decline.