LOU’S VIEWS: Teaching the ISO new tricks
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra combined magic and music with “Mysterioso.”
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DINING: Frosting is tops at Holy Cow, Cupcakes!
At this Rangeline Road cupcakery, it’s the sweet stuff that counts.
Sallie Mae jobs are in jeopardy
There are 2,300 hard-working and well-paid professionals here in Indiana whose
jobs are hanging in the balance while Congress debates a bill (H.R. 3221) that would eliminate the private student loan industry
as we know it.
Have you hired a veteran today?
With Veterans Day upon us, we are reminded to thank a veteran for his or her service and to honor the memories of those
who fought for our country and did not come home. But in the business community, we can do more than that, all year long,
by bringing veterans into our organizations.
Health care reform should slow down
I am writing because I have closely
followed the debate on health care reform and am questioning some of the decisions being made by our legislators in Congress.
HETRICK: Does your private club need a license to kill?
Is it freedom-enhancing to defend a veteran’s “right” to commit slow-motion suicide and homicide?
Let’s focus on medical errors
Debra Smith’s column in your Oct. 19 [Focus section] needs some clarification and correction.
Durham’s woes resemble Firstmark’s
The financial legerdemain surrounding Tim Durham and his ownership of Fair Finance [described in an Oct. 26 story] brings
back memories.
GROSSMAN: Just what are ‘green jobs,’ anyway?
Indiana officials appear to be working hard to get our share of the 5 million “green jobs” President
Obama says he’ll create. Sounds like a good idea, except for one problem: No one can really say just what
a green job is.
MARCUS: The economic exorcism was successful
The damage done by the recession is still with us, even if the recession itself has ended. But sufficient evidence is available to suggest that the demon recession has left the nation’s economic body.
ALTOM: What’s available about you online may surprise you
A half-hour perusing the various social media sites can give you carloads of information about your sought-after individual.
BENNER: Tough year for IU basketball to make a comeback
Yes, the IU Hoosiers are better this season. How could they not be?
MAURER: Now is not the time to fear failure
Failure does
not have to mean you’re through. Mistakes are inevitable in all businesses. A better test of the character of someone
in business is how he or she reacts to failure.
EDITORIAL: Take the lead on smoking ban, Mayor Ballard
Maddening? Disappointing? Choose your adjective. The failure of the latest proposal to prohibit smoking in almost all Indianapolis
workplaces was clearly a setback for public health and a city that markets itself as a medical and life sciences hub.
HICKS: Recession results in ‘great deleveraging’
On virtually every meaningful measure, this recession stacks up as only the third or fourth worst post-World War II recession, but its effects are much more profound in a few areas. One area that will be most apparent is the changes the economy has wrought on consumer credit.
DINING: Zionsville’s Oobatz! earns its punctuation
New restaurant serves up pizza, pasta and more.
Medical care vs. sports facilities
Many of Wishard Memorial Hospital’s buildings date back to 1914 and many of the areas in the hospital are quite outdated. As I walk around the facility
every week, it is apparent that the hospital is not only outdated but it is beyond remodeling.
Vote no on Wishard
“Get out and Vote (no) for Wishard” should have been [Chris Katterjohn’s Oct. 26 column] for two simple
reasons:
Let’s add math to driver’s test
Mitch Roob has it exactly right in his [Oct. 12] viewpoint “Math proficiency a must for workplace.”
Bundle medicine with care
I would like to thank IBJ for highlighting the role of interdisciplinary (“bundled”) medicine in the
Oct. 19 article, “Huddling on Health Care.”