[In the Aug. 17 editorial] IBJ accuses elected officials of making decisions based on partisanship rather than
good judgment. This superficial pronouncement of the reasons behind Proposal 285’s vote tally lacks thoughtful evaluation
of why councilors cast their votes the way they did at the August 10 council meeting.
After reading [Tim Altom’s Return on Technology column] in the Aug. 17 IBJ on whether shredding or burning
documents provided the greatest security, I felt compelled to send you a note.
It was good to read Morton Marcus’ [Aug. 17] reasoned and sane synopsis of a subject that has become a lightning
rod: health care “reform.”
There are some pretty basic things out of whack in our society. Not too long ago, a local newspaper reported that a union
member from an area General Motors Corp. plant, with a job title of something like “assistant tool room organizer,”
was being paid in the high $20-per-hour range, not counting benefits. The only requirement for the job—maybe a high
school diploma.
I’m wary of the “send” button. I’ve sent thousands of e-mails, and a fair number of them proved
to be problems later on.
Some things need to be repeated over and over again. Repetition is required when a concept is hard to grasp or when narrow
interests are allowed to override the public interest.
There are plenty of “low-tech” companies exploring ways to build social media into their marketing strategies
with outstanding results.
He was a tree trunk of a man who met my glance with a calm, almost disinterested glance—just another day at the office.
Venzago was essentially an absentee conductor. He didn’t
live here and never seemed fully engaged with the city.
I urge Sen. Evan Bayh to vote against the “cap and trade” legislation pending in the Senate.
Medical technology has taken us to
the point where we can sustain life almost indefinitely, but not maintain the quality of that life, nor the dignity of the
person.
It is time for competent Hoosiers suffering at the end of their lives to have access to all modern medicines
for humane relief.
Flawed decisions destroy organizations, not company size or lack thereof.
The elderly woman sat before me nervously straightening the seams of her dark gray stockings.
This week, reviews of new games found at Gen Con and a nostalgic misfire from Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre.
Classes start this week at Ball State University, and other colleges and universities across the country. For many, it is
a bittersweet moment, as parents say goodbye to their now young adults, handing them over to professors and scarily youthful
resident hall assistants for safekeeping.
Every Friday after the markets have closed, my e-mail starts getting dinged by the FDIC. That is when the government agency
publicly announces the names of banks that failed during the past week.
When it comes to basketball coaching greats with Indiana ties, the question is not where to start the list—John Wooden,
Bob Knight, Tony Hinkle and Bobby Leonard would qualify as an initial Mount Rushmore—but where to end it. Among
women, the list is significantly shorter, but there’s one name that would be right at the top.
The local eateries are suffering along with everyone else, but those that have
the wherewithal are taking a chance by expanding into bargain-priced locations.
In her short tenure thus far as commissioner, she has already helped me personally with an issue I was experiencing as a law
student.
