Mike Lopresti: Two coaches just miles apart stand alone in 1,000-victory club
Burris volleyball coach Steve Shondell and Delta tennis coach Tim Cleland are in elite company.
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BOHANON & CUROTT: Normal economic principles don’t jibe with NCAA rules
If a legally sanctioned private arrangement consistently relegates some “workers” to receive compensation that is much less than their marginal revenue product, expect major conflict.
Charlotte Westerhaus-Renfrow: Are you a micromanager? If yes, here’s how to stop.
While the traits of a micromanager are easily recognizable, unfortunately, the negative forces can have a chilling effect within a business setting. Of those who identified as managers themselves in that survey, 77% said their morale was impacted negatively by micromanagement and 62% considered changing jobs because of it.
Editorial: Don’t allow Waterside debacle to derail promise of GM site
Surely there are other developers up to the task of transforming the former GM stamping plant into a lively development. Ambrose can save face by working diligently with the city to make sure the opportunity that Waterside represented isn’t wasted.
Mickey Maurer: A large ego is a prelude to failure
Ego doomed Adam Neumann and Tim Durham—and an Indianapolis bank deal years ago.
Amy Nelson: HUD rule will make it harder to fight discrimination
It is already hard enough to prove this type of covert discrimination. To now add additional and cumbersome barriers for individuals and organizations fighting discrimination is counterintuitive and counterproductive.
Shelley Rauch: Cuts to laboratory services would impact Hoosier health
The law initially designed to increase access and decrease costs has ultimately resulted in decreased access and increased costs. Only in Washington.
Letter: Band together to fight youth vaping
According to the Indiana Youth Tobacco Survey released Aug. 29 by the State Department of Health, more than 65,000 Indiana high school students are using e-cigarettes. That’s enough to fill Lucas Oil Stadium.
Letter: Vaping crisis not a surprise
Could we not see this coming? An alternative nicotine delivery mechanism, untested and unregulated by the federal government, with slick advertising and features (like flavoring) designed to appeal to children who might otherwise not pick up the habit—seriously?
Liz Malatestinic: Attitudes shift toward hiring applicants with criminal records
The practice of hiring people with criminal convictions is not a new concept, but it is gaining steam.
R. Matthew Neff: Bankruptcy court will bring order to opioid liability
The recent lawsuits against manufacturers of opioids (including Purdue Pharma, Johnson & Johnson, Mallinckrodt and others) bear a striking similarity to lawsuits against the tobacco companies a few years ago.
EDITORIAL: IndyGo must solve problems quickly to make Red Line buses timely
The Red Line has so far proven fairly popular, averaging some 7,000 riders a day. But there have been frustrations—especially in the consistency and timeliness of the buses’ arrivals and departures.
Sheila Kennedy: Local government matters to our city’s future
Around the globe, cities are actually having a dramatic impact on climate change. In the absence of federal leadership, what cities do—from recycling to energy sources—becomes critically important.
James Shanahan: Media mergers add to gloomy outlook for democracy at home
We certainly didn’t need the recent announcement of the merger between Gatehouse and IndyStar parent Gannett to be apprehensive about the future.
Letter: Ridiculous spin on gun violence
In a crowded venue like a Las Vegas concert, how many people could a guy kill using his fists and feet? Quit insulting the intelligence of Hoosiers.
Letter: Nickel Plate solution is simple
As a central Indiana resident and chairman of the board of Indiana Trails, I am appalled to learn there were no satisfactory bids to do a complete job of removing the Nickel Plate Railroad tracks, ties and rail spikes, and then rebuild the railroad crossings impacted. Yet, the Hoosier Heritage Port Authority still voted to move forward.
Editorial: Downtown problems are vexing, but leaders shouldn’t shrug them off
Hogsett and other elected officials have proposed solutions and funding to fight homelessness and panhandling, but all the general public sees is a problem getting worse.
Greg Ballard: Hoosier conservatives ready for renewable energy
A recent poll of Republican primary voters in Indiana confirms that Hoosier Republicans are mirroring the national trend of conservatives supporting renewable energy. This is good news for the renewable-energy industry, which employs 50% more people in Indiana than does the fossil-fuel sector.
Sylvia Wulf: An Alaska senator puts Indiana jobs at risk
Using innovative land-based farming techniques, AquaBounty has developed safe, healthy and fast-growing salmon that require less feed and allow for more efficient shipping than do salmon grown through traditional farming, thus minimizing impacts on the environment and enabling us to offer fresher fish to American consumers.
Letter: Traffic engineers have too much control
Traffic engineers’ number one goal is to move the highest volume of traffic, at maximum speed, with the least amount of congestion. That’s it. Period.