Pre-race ceremony didn’t measure up
Good [Bill Benner column on June 7] on the recap of the 500. One area that I disagree with you was your praise for the pre-race
ceremony. It was plain awful this year.
Opinion
Articles
City ‘investments’ often no such thing
Even if the new system does slow down property tax increases, actually capping one source of revenue will never
solve taxpayer problems.
Environmentalists contributed to spill
[In response to Bruce Hetrick’s June 14 column] Those that are calling for more government involvement in response
to the BP oil spill are not those who typically call for “less government.
Health care column got it wrong
As a practicing physician, I was disappointed by [Morton Marcus’] support of the recently passed health care legislation
[in his May 31 column].
Arts is key to education
We too often underestimate a young childâ??s ability to be engaged and inspired.
DINING: Spice is nice at Main St. Carmel Cajun
Second in our month-long series of reviews of “elemental” eateries.
Education deficit perpetuates itself
There are plenty of parents who don’t have a high school diploma, or didn’t attend secondary education, for all kinds of reasons.
LOU’S VIEWS: Feinstein more than fine at Great American Songbook Competition
High school vocal competition soared in second year. Winner landed New York gig.
ROWLAND: Monument Circle is all about traffic
Time and again, communities have tried pedestrian plazas in downtown areas and have failed because, without cars, there are few people, and businesses failed.
MARCUS: English skills lead to economic success
Unless you have extraordinary assets, your communication skills will go a long way to determining your social and economic
standing.
MAURER: Take a chance on Brightpoint shares
Here’s the new plan: Purchase the stock at $7.25 to $7.50 a share, and hope to realize a 15-percent to 20-percent gain
in the short term.
HETRICK: The irony of government foes wanting more government
We’re all quick to say we want lower taxes, but we’re slow to sacrifice services that affect us.
BENNER: John Wooden would have been proud of these kids
There is little I can add to the deserved tributes … except to place a couple of recent events in a Wooden-like perspective.
EDITORIAL: Next grand plan for City Market
While it seems ominously similar to earlier efforts, there are components that might result in a better outcome.
SKARBECK: Municipal bond defaults might be next crisis
for decades, politicians have regularly boosted public pension benefits to score election gains, while neglecting the long-term costs to municipal budgets. Now the bills are coming due.
HICKS: Derivatives don’t deserve their scary reputation
One major part of the legislation will target derivatives. This is an arena where the financial services industry does itself
no good from a public relations sense.
HAUKE: Bad news doesn’t yet apply to stock market
Here are the facts. Summer doesn’t turn into winter without going through fall. The same is true with the transition between
bull and bear markets.
HICKS: State both good, bad in human-capital game
Suppose we lived in a perfectly flat world that is a vast, featureless plain of identical square counties.
DINING: Keeping customers happy an elemental test of eateries
Our waiter forgot to ring in our order. Mistakes happen, but how such problems are fixed says a lot about a restaurant’s culture.
Bardon was key to new legislation
I enjoyed your coverage [in the Mat 24 Banking and Finance Focus] of new Indiana legislation promoting traditional mortgages and increasing the protection afforded
to deposits of state and local funds.