Ryan Dvorak: It’s time to stop the insanity of college debt
I am not set on any single idea—but I need more partners to get the job done.
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Randall T. Shepard: Free-tuition proposals are problematic
If all tuition is free, how will it be decided what tuition rates should exist at colleges?
MIKE LOPRESTI: And this one belongs to … Marty Brennaman
The Hall of Fame Cincinnati Reds announcer, about to hang it up after 46 seasons, reflects on how it all started.
BOHANON & CUROTT: Overtime pay advocates, be careful what you wish for
Extending overtime pay to millions of Americans who aren’t currently eligible will burden millions of American businesses. But workers probably stand to lose the most.
NATE FELTMAN: Indy Chamber/IBJ HobNob to kick off mayor’s race
IBJ will moderate a debate between incumbent Joe Hogsett and challenger Jim Merritt about the city’s most pressing issues.
Editorial: Voters in Hamilton County deserve choices from both parties
We don’t expect Hamilton County to become a hotbed of liberalism. Nothing in the county’s past or present suggests that could or should happen. But Democrats should be able to offer legitimate alternatives to the dominant party.
Letter: Legislators disregard commission advice
As a lay member of both the 2017 and 2018 Alcohol Revision Commission, I welcome Beverly Gard’s comments regarding the two sessions to which I was appointed by Sen. David Long.
Letter: Clubhouse serves important need
By shining a light on the Clubhouse, he has enlightened IBJ readers and hopefully the community at large to its noble mission and its need.
Rose Mays & Amir Pasic: Unity in diversity—discovering the varieties of generosity
By elevating the stories of those whose generosity has been overlooked, we can learn, achieve dignity, and find ways of crafting new solutions for re-weaving our frayed social fabric.
Sheila Kennedy: Jail de-privatization is big step forward, small step back
Indianapolis is making impressive strides in modernizing its approach to criminal justice. The mayor and council should continue that progress by examining the negative impact of imposing “user fees” on low-level offenders.
Everyday emails can make or break your credibility
If you come across as a competent and caring person of character in all your communications, you’ll keep enhancing and building your credibility—which, in turn, enhances the credibility of your company.
HAHN: How to spend money to increase your happiness
While not every purchase will bring great happiness, five principles of money will help answer, “Am I getting the biggest bang for my buck?”
MIKE LOPRESTI: NBA second-rounders start with a chip on their shoulders
Purdue’s Carsen Edwards is the latest to join the club that no one wants to belong to.
BOHANON & STYRING: Economist honored by Trump is neither hero nor villain
The president just awarded 78-year-old economist Arthur Laffer the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Some call the namesake of the so-called Laffer curve a kook and a fake; others see him as a hero.
Change in higher ed requires dynamic responses
Facing unprecedented challenges from all sides, American higher education is in need of new thinking and new action from campus leadership. Flat enrollment, public skepticism of traditional higher education and proposed federal lending caps are just some of the factors creating uncertainty. These complex problems demand dynamic and flexible responses that colleges and universities are […]
Jim Dalton: Hiring adults with autism can help business, community
At this point, only about 1% of all autism research funding is focused on adults. That’s simply not enough to equip us to address the coming surge in adults with autism.
Law is threat to Hoosier women
A federal judge now holds Indiana House Enrolled Act 1211 in the balance. The law is Indiana’s contribution to the national effort to restrict access to safe abortions. By banning a safe and medically necessary method of second trimester abortion, it threatens both the health and constitutional rights of Hoosier women. Like Alabama’s and Missouri’s […]
GOP needs women in Congress
When Susan Brooks retires at the end of her current term in 2020, she will likely leave the U.S. House with one fewer Republican woman. That’s a big deal if you believe, as we do at IBJ, that having diverse representation is important in both parties and in all states. Women make up less than […]
Why we need to move away from oil now
I think I finally get it after reading former Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard’s book—“Less Oil or More Caskets—The National Security Argument for Moving Away from Oil.” It shouldn’t have taken me this long to snag a clue, because I’ve heard Ballard discuss this topic many times publicly and privately during his term as mayor—and after. […]
Controlling your own data destiny
Every year, the amount of consumer data available to companies climbs exponentially. By the year 2020, 1.7 megabytes of data will be created every second for every person on the planet. Currently, however, only 0.5% of this data is being analyzed in any meaningful way. This makes the seemingly endless news reports of data breaches […]