About 18 months ago, I watched as the entire exterior of an expensive condo on the Central Canal—originally
built in 1996—was rebuilt. Among the issues: There was no building paper (Tyvek) under the siding, treated lumber wasn’t
used on the exposed porches, and neither was there any drainage.
A little more research on the comparison of housing costs in Indianapolis vs. Needham, Mass., was needed [in the Jan. 25
story on Salvation Army].
Your headline [on the Jan. 25 Viewpoint] said it all: “Find a mentor to make you better.” January was
national mentoring month to raise awareness of the power of mentoring, which is often thought of as valuable for youth.
The federal stimulus programs are based largely on borrowing, not on taxation.
House Bill 1065 would bar business owners
from prohibiting an employee from keeping a legally owned firearm in his or her locked vehicle at work.
These are challenging times for savers who demand a high level of safety from their investments.
Folks tend to migrate to warmer, sunnier and more tax-friendly places.
Last November, Katz Sapper and Miller went back to schooll—Broad Ripple High School.
We like the Indiana General Assembly’s no-nonsense approach to this year’s short legislative session—at
least it looks good on the surface.
Thoughts on the Globetrotters, Phoenix Theatre’s “Housewives of Mannheim,” and Beef & Boards’ “The Foreigner.”
I much prefer a nation that can be more the world’s benefactor and less the world’s cop.
Since I canâ??t summarize this exciting four-plus-hour [Hoosier Dylan] concert nearly as well as [the Jan. 18 Louâ??s Views column], I will merely agree with you verbatim on your precise review—including your disappointment with Indianaâ??s poet laureate.
By the time the next IBJ hits the newsstands we’ll know whether it’s the Colts or The Team the Colts
Enabled (the Jets) that will be playing in the Super Bowl.
Re: Bruce Hetrick’s [Jan. 11 column] “Hey kids! Come and get your pound of flesh,” at first I was stunned.
Then I was speechless. After that I was just plain mad.
Your decision to discontinue the printing of stock prices and economic activity charts, as announced in your Jan. 17 issue,
was extremely disappointing to us as well as, surely, to other paid subscribers.
Most people muddle through, often learning the hard way. But those who are successful will point to
mentors who helped them find their way.
The time is coming when everyone will recognize that, as every structure in a city is entitled fire department services, so,
too, each individual should receive appropriate health care, whether or not he or she can pay for it.
The State of the State address delivered by Gov. Mitch Daniels Jan. 19 contained no surprises at all, except, perhaps in
his optimism.
Catherine Fritsch exercises her night vision, creating a line of camisoles and more.
