Letter: Bail funds don’t need regulation
Bail funds have existed for decades as a community-based response to the growing use of pretrial detention, and recent analyses show that releasing more people pretrial does not lead to increases in crime.
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Letter: Bohanon and Curott stir political pot
What to B&C may be profligate spending on widely-distributed local projects is more appropriately seen as an exercise in distributing the benefits broadly, if imperfectly, among future taxpayers.
Mark Montieth: Culture change can be a prescription for struggling teams
But culture, no matter how vague the concept might be, has an influence. Workplace standards and atmosphere always matter.
Kristen Cooper: Why every business leader needs a therapist and how to find one
While you might be one of the fortunate ones to have family, friends, mentors and spirituals leaders who can guide you through tough times, a psychotherapist will help you better understand yourself and those around you so you can be a better person, business owner, leader, partner, manager, team member, friend, parent and community member.
Pete the Planner: Should your home’s equity be included in your net worth?
There are at least four common uses for an annual net worth calculation. And depending on the purpose of your calculation, you might or might not decide you want to include your home equity.
Sports: UIndy quarterback starts seventh season
If you think Stancombe has the playbook down backward and forward by now, just think how well he must know campus. “Like the back of my hand,” Stancombe said.
Bohanon & Curott: Human imagination is best bet for consumers
Before we get too cocky, we’ll be the first to admit that some of our predictions haven’t quite worked out.
Editorial: We need a charging network to accommodate electric vehicles
We commend Gov. Eric Holcomb and the governors of Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin, who signed a memorandum of understanding to create REV Midwest—the Regional Electric Vehicle Coalition.
Nate Feltman: Gleaners embraces entrepreneurism
The food organization is proposing an agri-hub solutions center that would serve as an incubator where new ideas for assisting hungry Hoosiers are tested and refined.
Abbey Chambers: Affordable housing requires wages aligned with costs
By not adequately addressing the cause of disparities, we perpetuate a never-ending cycle of poverty and ensure that we always will be dedicating public and private resources toward it.
Frank Manzo: Report finds wage law repeal failed to save money
Anyone who works in construction knows that labor is not what drives costs. Factors like materials, fuel, equipment and land costs do.
Letter: Teachers can reuse event materials
We at Teachers’ Treasures happily find homes for all sorts of things folks don’t think have value.
Letter: Now is not time for a tax cut
We keep wanting to lower taxes but then never get done what is needed.
Letter: City should not subsidize museum
Indianapolis taxpayers have subsidized Jim Irsay’s lavish lifestyle for far too long.
Mickey Kim: Don’t be spooked by fears of another ‘taper tantrum’
As the calendar flips to October, investors will face various scary “ghosts and goblins,” including the collapse of one of China’s largest real estate developers (China Evergrande Group), the recurring brinksmanship over raising the debt ceiling to forestall a government default/shutdown, and the Federal Reserve’s removing pandemic-related emergency measures.
Bohanon & Curott: Let Haitian refugees ‘have a go’ at living in U.S.
First, let’s all stop vilifying one another. Progressives are not barbarians, conservatives are not oppressors, and classical liberals are not anarchists.
Amy Waggoner & Joel Elliott: Business leaders should back stronger Voting Rights Act
At Salesforce, we joined more than 220 companies of all sizes and sectors across the country in calling for the Senate to come together in a bipartisan way to ensure voting rights are protected, as they have done five times since the Voting Rights Act passed in 1965.
Letter: Renn is right on with column about City-County Building
Thank you to Aaron Renn for an assertive and well-thought-out piece on the future of the City-County Building! You took the words right out of my mouth!
Letter: Chamber urges action on COVID-19
While a federal vaccine mandate for certain employers is looming, we believe that decision should be left up to individual employers. They are in the best position to address any work environment challenges.
In the workplace: Be careful giving your best employees more work
Why doesn’t the reward of more hard work after a job well done motivate the most productive workers to stay with an organization? How can employers successfully appreciate employees and motivate them to maximize productivity?