Bonus outrage poor excuse for good public policy
The wages paid by a company to its employees are a distinctly private matter.
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Excitement, perspective in Tanzania
Janie and I recently returned from a photographic safari in Tanzania with our children and their spouses.
‘Pirates’ anchored by strong performances
This week, pirates take over Indianapolis Opera, and a trio of plays isn’t the half of it at the Humana Festival of New American
Plays.
Indiana’s wage gap is growing
Indiana leaders need to focus on the increasing gap between the average wage in Indiana and in the nation.
Township officials offer valuable service
Township officials provide many services for the community, molded by back-yard input, which enhances quality of life.
Pacers’ owners deserve accolades, not scorn
Indiana residents should be thanking Herb and Mel Simon for their multitude of contributions to the state, instead of bashing
them.
These stories might cheer you up
This week I’m going to be
your own, personal Pollyanna and try to cheer you up with some good news.
Market signs finally better, but don’t get too excited
I don’t think this bear can last another 17 months, because if it did, it would have a longer life than the greatest bear
market in our history.
Worsening economy exacerbating legislature’s challenges
Brace yourself, because things in this legislative session are destined to get messy: the politics, the process, the personalities,
the context, and the issues and their substance, all at once.
529 Plans remain solid vehicle
Indiana’s CollegeChoice 529 Plans offer a number of great investment options to save for children’s college costs.
Improving livability is economic development
I am often asked the seemingly simple question, "Just what is economic development?"
Let’s hear it for Bird
If there is any one individual who can turn around the Pacer organization and the NBA, remember, Bird is the word.
LOU’S VIEWS: At IMA, the shape of things that came
This week, the IMA celebrates design, the IRT attempts a rewritten French farce, and the Phoenix puts its stamp on “Mauritius.”
DINING: Mudsocks Grill doesn’t mess around
Mudsocks Grill offers a delicious grilled tilapia sandwich, blue-cheese-laden-pasta and Chili Con Queso. Try the fried cheesecake
too.
Questioning the CIB, Brizzi and ‘The Bachelor’
All right, class, put a fresh point on those No. 2 Dixon Ticonderogas, because here it comes, the News Quiz.
Answer to stimulus formula equals inflation
When economists worry about the health of the banking system, it is primarily because we are concerned with a stable velocity
of money.
A post-stimulus survival guide
Instead of waiting around for the state to save your business, plan strategically to survive.
In times of trouble, encountering a chance to let it be
I went to church Sunday night. It wasn’t a religious experience â?? wasn’t supposed to be, anyway.
A few key Senators will mold most-crucial legislation
The key legislative item at this point remains House Bill 1001, the budget bill.
Feelings may contradict economic facts
How we feel individually about the economy is often at odds with how the economy is performing.