HETRICK: Singing the oft-unpopular praises of minority rule
When it comes to individual liberties, we’re among the most fortunate citizens on Earth that our government guarantees that the majority will not always prevail.
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BENNER: Who might be this year’s Butler? Maybe Butler
A year ago this week, the Butler men’s basketball team was preparing to play the University of Texas-El Paso in the opening round of the NCAA tournament. Who knew what was about to unfold?
ALTOM: Supermarkets simplify life for grocers, not customers
I have a fetish for efficiency. It pains me to watch people doing things two, three or more times when they should be doing it only once.
FEIGENBAUM: Will Democrats hold out until some warm April day?
Indiana House Democrats largely remain bunkered en masse in Urbana, Ill., save occasional individual appearances back at town hall events in their respective districts.
State should go smoke-free
Less than a month ago, it seemed almost certain that Indiana would join the ranks of two dozen other states and the District of Columbia—including our neighbors Illinois, Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin—in enacting a statewide, comprehensive smoke-free-air law.
Indiana must limit immigration
It always amazes me that the obvious results of exporting jobs, importing workers and engaging in other forms of labor and environmental arbitrage are a mystery to newspaper editorialists and many of our so-called public leaders.
Forefront one-sided
I was disappointed and frankly astounded at the incredible lack of balance and clear anti-Republican, anti-conservative message delivered in the Feb. 28 Forefront.
Krull column was out of line
[Columnist] John Krull, in an attempt [in the Feb. 28 Forefront] to slam U.S. Rep. Mike Pence [R-Indiana] and State Sen. Mike Delph [R-Carmel], used a very flawed premise.
Marcus is naive
Reading the [Feb. 28] column by Morton Marcus was akin to reading the Sunday morning comics.
MERHOFF: Let’s rethink what businesses want
Today’s lifestyle preferences have trumped yesterday’s corporate loyalty, just as flatter organizational structures leading to greater employee interaction have replaced pyramid-shaped corporate structures.
MARCUS: Fewer Hoosier children means less retail
Indiana added 369,400 adults, compared with just 33,900 children, a ratio of nearly 11 to 1. This imbalance was hardly uniform, but its consequences are important for all of us.
MORRIS: Online posts still the wild, wild West
The Internet is a wonderful and amazing thing. But navigating it is like operating in the Wild West. There is little conformity and there are few rules.
EDITORIAL: Indianapolis doesn’t need ‘ashtray’ label
Boosters want to keep building on the city’s progress, educating visitors and residents alike about all that Indiana has to offer. But we’re running the risk of losing our shine in a cloud of smoke.
HAUKE: Oil prices a problem that could burst bubble
We know that, combined with all the other factors, a 25-percent jump in energy prices is something to be at least a little concerned about.
MEREDITH: Community leaders know what’s best for their schools
It seems clear that local control of school calendar issues should be based on what is best for the students in local settings and not about the bottom dollar of profit.
HARRIS: The amount of quality classroom time is the real issue
It’s not when to start and when to end that matters, it’s the amount of time kids spend actually learning that will keep us competing in the global economy.
DOWD: Governor Brown redux … the iceman melteth
The shock of dark hair is gone, but Jerry Brown is still Jerry Brown. The prickliness, bluntness, questioning, calculating. That against-the-grain attitude; disdain for materialism, emptiness and politics as usual; that Jesuit-Buddhist outlook.
DOUTHAT: The lowdown on why monogamy matters
The ultimate goal is a sexual culture that makes it easier for young people to achieve romantic happiness—by encouraging them to wait a little longer, choose more carefully and judge their sex lives against a strong moral standard.
KRUGMAN: Education won’t fix wage disparity by itself
Both high-wage and low-wage employment have grown rapidly, but medium-wage jobs—the kinds of jobs we count on to support a strong middle class—have lagged behind.
HERBERT: Dumbing down the college experience
Students can get their degrees without putting in more of an effort because in far too many instances the colleges and universities are not demanding more of them.