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VIEWPOINT: When government abdicates responsibility

Consumers Union is only one of the numerous consumer organizations opposed to repealing net neutrality. These organizations warn that, without net neutrality, internet service providers will raise prices and—even more troubling—give preferential treatment to favored sites and apps.

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MURTLOW: Hand-raisers needed to fight rising poverty

What’s clear to us at United Way of Central Indiana is that business as usual is no longer a viable option. That’s why we’re investing in organizations, programs and initiatives that address the deep-seated and increasingly complex causes of poverty.

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BOSMA: Tax reformers should look to Indiana

In the early 2000s, Indiana was at the bottom of almost every economic outlook index. Partnering with three successive governors—Mitch Daniels, Mike Pence and current-Gov. Eric Holcomb—legislative leaders worked across the aisle to enact sweeping reforms.

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CAINE & FIDDIAN-GREEN: Indiana must curb smoking among blacks

In Indiana, blacks still smoke at slightly higher rates than whites—and significantly higher rates than Hispanics—and are disproportionately affected by diseases linked to tobacco, including cancer, diabetes and heart disease, as well as infant mortality.

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BANKS: Indiana positioned for defense boost

The state’s robust system of military installations, universities, industry partners and the nation’s fourth-largest National Guard collaborate on sophisticated projects and form what I call our “Hoosier Arsenal of Democracy.”

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KENNEDY: The America in the mirror

If we are honest, if we look at our recent and not-so-recent history, we’ll see that our democratic institutions have been malfunctioning, and our democratic norms eroding, for a long time.

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ELLSPERMANN: Rural Indiana needs the NEH and NEA

Indiana has made a concerted effort to promote the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) disciplines, and, as a college president and engineer, I support that effort 100 percent. But I don’t believe that this emphasis should be at the expense of the arts and humanities.

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