Kenny Blickenstaff: Pandemic helps explode the investment diversification myth
Reality seems to echo Warren Buffett, who famously stated, “Diversification is protection against ignorance. It makes little sense if you know what you are doing.”
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Letter: IndyGo vitriol is unwarranted
The state law that requires IndyGo to raise private funds is a poison pill promulgated to punish a successful vote.
Letter: See your doctor, but do it safely
At Hancock Health, we believe the key to unlocking patients’ reluctance to seek treatment lies in implementing a robust safety plan.
Mitch Daniels: Beware of the pandemic of second-guessing
I’m worried about preventing a sickness, one we’ve been through before—much more recently than the last pandemic flu.
MAGGIE PHELPS: Clarity comes in the still chaos of life at home
Companies, just like individuals, are learning hard lessons right now, too, clinging to old ways of doing things while grasping for creative solutions.
EDITORIAL: Federal formula for sending virus aid to states is out of whack
Indiana has the 12th-highest COVID-19 death rate in the United States, but its share of federal money intended to help states battle the pandemic isn’t nearly so high. And that’s a problem. Not just for Indiana but for every state fighting to keep from being overwhelmed by the virus but receiving a disproportionately small share […]
FRAN QUIGLEY: Holcomb team’s warnings to unemployed are inaccurate
Indiana law is clear that unemployed workers are not required to accept offers of employment or reemployment if conditions are not “suitable.”
KEVIN BETZ: Indiana should follow cautious approach of surrounding states
We now have a five-stage tangled web of differing and undefined “capacities” that are all voluntary and admittedly unenforceable and will quickly be seen as entirely optional.
LETTER: State must do more for voters
Considering the current prescription for social distancing, Gov. Holcomb and the IEC should make additional changes to Indiana’s voting rules to protect the health of voters and democracy.
GREG MORRIS: The good and bad of Back on Track plan
Does it get us back to business as quickly as we’d like? No. But the governor and his team are doing the best they can under difficult circumstances.
Garrett Mintz: Your engagement numbers don’t mean anything
Engagement has clearly shown a correlation to greater productivity and workplace happiness, but how accurate is our method for measuring workplace engagement? There are better ways.
Editorial: Bigger firms taking undue heat for receiving paycheck loans
A better target for attack would be Congress, for crafting a program that let so many larger businesses in the door.
Sheila Kennedy: Constitutional tax caps limit governments’ response
When Daniels and the Republicans in the Statehouse told Hoosier voters they were “protecting taxpayers” by putting tax caps in the state’s constitution, objections by mayors and warnings by fiscal and tax policy experts were pooh-poohed. Politics won. Prudent and informed policy lost.
Mark Rosentraub: A hopeful (and realistic) plan for college sports
Going without college sports pales in comparison to the sacrifices made at hospitals every day, but the absence of normalcy weighs on everyone.
Letter: Bipartisan approach to civic health
Perhaps 2020 will be the year in which Indiana’s daunting public health challenges bring a bipartisan focus to our civic health challenges, too.
Laura Holzman: Arts play an essential role in challenging times
It’s no surprise that those of us who see the arts as a core part of our identity are finding ways to connect with creative expression even when we can’t gather in theaters, in the studio, on the street or in the gallery. We stream performances, collaborate remotely or document life at home.
Michael Chartier: Gov. Holcomb is rethinking the way Indiana protects public health
To overcome this crisis, we need to balance regulations that protect Indiana’s health with the freedom of private individuals to develop indispensable solutions.
Letter: Need for term limits is on display
Deep down, my view is that we should fire every single politician in Washington.
Samantha Julka: An ode to my colleagues, whom I miss so much
What I miss most is actually my people. My sweet, sweet colleagues. The lack of this serendipitous community has left the biggest impact on my body—a hole in my heart.
Editorial: Employers, workers must act responsibly as economy restarts
No one quite knows how this reopening of the economy will go—or, frankly, the best way to make it happen. So business owners must plan carefully, always with an eye to balancing the safety of workers and customers with the need for our economy to get moving again.