EYE ON THE PIE: Watch your pocket; someone may pick it
The unexpected move of NCR Corp. from Ohio to Georgia illustrates how even the best corporate citizens can show a fickle streak.
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HICKS: Recessions end, with or without government help
The worst is likely behind us, but difficult times lie ahead, especially for the unemployed.
KINDELSPERGER: Historical advantages of endowments dive with market
Life has changed in higher education and changed very rapidly. The value of most endowments, just like our portfolios and
401(k)s, has plummeted. Today, institutions with the strongest bottom lines are likely to be those with strong management
and business plans that work in today’s economy.
HAUKE: Lower trading volumes suggest trouble ahead
We are not in peak vacation time yet and already volume is disappearing faster than a hermit crab being chased by a group
of 10-year-old boys. This s especially troubling if you are a bull.
KATTERJOHN: Leaders in education primed for success
There’s reason to believe serious progress is coming, due to the people in leadership positions for the state in three key
areas: the Department of Education, the Commission for Higher Education and Ivy Tech Community College.
VIEWPOINT: CEOs, do you deserve your salaries?
An exaggerated share of the nation’s wealth is paid to CEOs of public companies, their minions and directors, through agreements
made inside boardrooms, by highly compensated individuals who commit shareholders’ money and are not subject to effective
oversight.
ALTOM: Go above and beyond Google for Web searches
It’s getting so you have to use a search engine on the Internet to find a search engine. There are now dozens, perhaps hundreds,
many of them highly specialized.
STATEHOUSE DISPATCH: Political posturing puts session on strange trajectory
Casual observers of the legislative process might be confused by the political posturing, lack of a sense of imperative, and seeming non sequiturs in this General Assembly special session. Rest assured that even many veteran legislative observers also share the sense of puzzlement about June’s events. However, there is some method to the madness, and […]
EDITORIAL: Project near MSA may be worth the risk
The city has unveiled a dramatic plan for new housing and retail development to revitalize the old Market Square Arena site.
Despite some shortcomings, the project deserves a chance to give the stagnant area a boost.
DINING: Game on at food-and-play spot
When you play Skee-ball and aim for the
100-point hole, you miss most of the time. However, if you aim for the 30, you have a much better chance
of scoring. You might not get a high score, but you’ll win enough
tickets to want to play again. How does that translate into my dining
experience at the new Dave & Buster’s?
VOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY: Indiana has diverse manufacturing base
The destinies of the troubled U.S. automotive sector and Indiana manufacturing are not inextricably tied. Our manufacturing
industry is broad and diverse, and can weather the storms.
HICKS: Muncie’s budget woes point to a troubled system
Yhe budget concerns that Muncie and other local governments face are really a circular problem. Taxes got out of hand largely
because of an 18th century system of local government. That same system cannot fix the problem–for it is the problem.
COMMENTARY: Mini-Marathon prayer should be more inclusive
The invocation is perhaps just another iteration in the continuing saga of our state’s failure to recognize true diversity
and applaud it.
HENDERSON: Urban planning is local oxymoron
New neighborhood plopped in the middle of former cornfields are a disaster.
VOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY: Hard-hit manufacturing has great potential
Indiana still ranks near the top in factories’ share of total jobs and in share of states’ economic output generated by manufacturing.
But it has been hard-pressed by the economy’s major restructuring, and it won’t look the same when the dust settles.
LOU’S VIEWS: Conner Prairie balloon ride marred by corporate logos
This week, balloons take visitors into Conner Prairie airspace, a wizard to and from Oz, and a grieving curmudgeon to animated
adventures.
Levengood deserves our thanks
Barney Levengood has had a tough job and deserves our thanks.
SKARBECK: Chrysler deal succeeded thanks to fed intervention
In the midst of the U.S. government’s plan to fast-track Chrysler through bankruptcy, Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock waged
a lonely and unpopular battle.
BENNER: 965 days and counting until Super Bowl Sunday 2012
Indianapolis is more than up to the task of hosting the Super Bowl.
DINING: No waffling, Maxine’s delivers
It felt weird to pull into a gas station parking lot in search of lunch. But we forgot we were in a former auto repair shop
as soon as we walked into Maxine’s
Chicken & Waffles, attached to the Citgo station at Ohio and East streets.