WATTS: Is it time to buy into local option sales taxes?
Upcoming research from Purdue University indicates that local tax revenue generated by new homeowners doesn’t keep up with added costs of services.
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Letter: Protect God’s creation
Gary Varvel’s statements regarding man not being able to destroy the climate because God would not allow it is putting way too much of a burden on God for the failures of man.
Letter: Climate column ignored facts
I respect Varvel’s faith and his right to speak his own opinion. But it is his opinion, entirely disconnected from facts.
Letter: Faith doesn’t justify climate devastation
A naive belief that God will act in the 11th hour to reverse human-caused damage allows the so-called faithful to remain complacent and to continue “business as usual” in the irresponsible exploitation of Earth’s resources.
Letter: Empower Hoosier energy consumers
For the past three sessions, I’ve pushed for legislation that would prevent homeowners associations from restricting the placement or use of solar panels.
MAURER: Time for curtain to drop on quarter-century run
As promised, this is the last of almost 500 regularly scheduled IBJ columns. My assistant Susan and I trashed the “fat file,” the one on issues and ideas we have maintained for the last 25 years.
Kristen Cooper: Everyone on a team is in sales, no matter the title
Each team member can contribute toward brand awareness, qualified lead generation, and closing deals.
RICKS: Scouting teaches civic-mindedness that leaders need
Scouting changed my life by instilling enduring values of servant leadership and self-determination.
TOMANO: Market for biofuels, grain is under attack in Washington
We can’t change the weather, but we can lift the siege on the rural economy by telling Washington to stick to the president’s plan.
Letter: Knowing when to let others lead
The phenomenal growth of modern Indianapolis is a direct result of people putting aside their differences and working in concert for the common good. Our city has prospered for many reasons, but perhaps none more so than our gift for generational and impactful leadership. It’s an unfortunate fact of life that many of these fathers […]
James Glass: For news, books and retail, a trip back in time
I recently visited London for 16 days. It had been 39 years since my last visit, so I was prepared for some changes. What surprised me the most were ways in which the daily lives of Londoners and Americans have diverged since 1980, particularly in the last two decades.
Letter: Circle light show is waste of money
With all the social needs in the city I am upset that Lilly Endowment has wasted at least $7 million on something in such poor taste.
Letter: No place for red herring in White House
The president argues that he will be denied due process if he cannot “confront” this whistle-blower. This is a real attempt at a diversion, akin to his claiming a denial of due process if he could not “confront” jurors while they deliberate a criminal case against him.
Editorial: Better late than never on smoking age
House Speaker Brian Bosma and Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray said at a Nov. 18 panel discussion convened by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce that they will support legislation raising the smoking age.
That’s welcome news in the face of estimates that more than 90% of adult smokers start as teenagers.
Charlotte Westerhaus-Renfrow: After #MeToo, where do we go from here?
A Gallup poll showed the number of men who view sexual harassment in the workplace as a major problem is declining.
Lora Teagarden: On our city streets, the car isn’t king—people are
The days of viewing urban neighborhoods as places people drive through to get from the suburbs to downtown are over.
AARON JOHNSON: Renewable natural gas is cheap and good for the environment
Buses and trucks powered by renewable natural gas cost up to 50% less than fully electric options, making them a much cheaper option, even when accounting for fuel costs.
Mark Calabria: Why Indianapolis needs housing finance reform
From 2011 to 2017, house prices in Indianapolis increased 16% faster than per capita income and rent increased three times as fast as household income.
Kristin Jones: Protect drug discount program designed for vulnerable
Although 340B discounts are intended to relieve patient prescription costs and support provider services to low-income communities, many major for-profit companies have in recent years increasingly benefited from the 340B system.
Letter: No more excuses, delays on vaping
Between 2012 and 2018, usage among Indiana high school students increased 387% and nearly as much among middle schoolers. The results have been life-threatening illnesses and deaths.