THOMAS: Work sharing calms economic waves
The best way to stimulate the economy is by keeping workers on the job through work sharing. The return is greater than infrastructure investments or tax cuts, according to Moody’s Analytics.
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FREELAND: Fix the way Indiana funds public schools
Seldom is being average something to strive for, but with regard to Indiana’s school funding formula and how it affects my school district and many others throughout the state, just being average would be an improvement.
CATE: Takeaways from the Anthem breach
There are more reasons to pay attention to the Anthem breach than just its size. There are practical lessons for us all.
WILLIAMS: Innovation lessons from Forty Under 40
There’s a lot to be said for surrounding one’s self with people smarter than you. Why? Because it’s really wise to do so. It is also wise to pay attention whenever a publication offers a list of advice from successful leaders. This year’s Forty Under 40 group is no exception.
FRANK: How to solve Carmel’s physician shortage
Stuffy nose and shaking chills? Need a doctor? Good luck finding one in Hamilton County. As an influenza epidemic races through Indiana and Obamacare demands that you select your primary care physician (PCP), many in suburban Indianapolis cannot find a health care provider.
MENYHART: Welcome social entrepreneurship Inc.
From Shanghai to Buenos Aires, entrepreneurs are founding “mission-driven companies” that have a specific social or environmental mission as part of their core business plan.
DWYER: Take technical training and education back to a polytechnic future
The polytechnic approach is gaining renewed interest among U.S. educators, policymakers and business leaders, and has been the subject of conversations among these same groups in Indiana.
VIEWPOINT: Build the justice center right the first time
There hasn’t been enough transparency in the planning and design stages of the criminal justice complex, and the city and taxpayers risk getting a building that is expensive and problematic to operate in the long term.
HENDERSON: The folly and amusement of Tesla bans
The Tesla store bans are among the more amusing betrayals of a citizenry by its governments that I’ve seen in a long time. The cable monopolies have a new challenger—the automotive dealership.
FAENZI: Taking time to see things differently
Is there anybody out there who is sick of themselves yet?
BEEBE: Cummins connects in downtown Indianapolis in more ways than one
When the new Cummins distribution headquarters is completed downtown in 2016, it will change the skyline. But this building is going to—and should—do a lot more for downtown, including bringing increased connectivity to east-side neighborhoods and setting new standards for how we approach design and development of our urban core.
RYERSON: Mail-in voting works in the real world
The results? Virtually no reported cases of fraud and a turnout that favored the GOP far more than Democrats.
SAXTON: Appetite for food entrepreneurship is growing
When you think about entrepreneurship, your mental scenery might be the suburban garage, where visionaries like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs started their journey to become tech titans. Or maybe a state-of-the-art laboratory, where biotech breakthroughs transform the business of health.
TEASLEY: A path out of charter school chaos
Indiana’s charter schools offer a quality option for families, but the movement is on unsteady ground today, and understandably so.
HETRICK: Who were those people on my ballot?
Count me among a minuscule minority, but as a newly relocated resident of a small Indiana town, I really wanted to vote in this month’s midterm election.
HATHAWAY: Indiana is the state for women
A recent study concluded that Indiana is the eighth-worst state for women. Using their metrics for what makes a state good for my gender, the study was accurate. We have plenty of work to do to make Indiana better for women, but I believe there are more metrics for success and those were summarily ignored by this study.
HUBBARD: Shrink Indianapolis Public Schools to save it
Just as Unigov can be seen as a daring step to re-imagine partisan politics, a similarly bold step is needed to envision Indianapolis Public Schools as Center Township Public Schools by shrinking the district to within the boundaries of Center Township.
KENNEDY: Election season is almost over (whew)
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 4. (Why in the world do we hold elections on Tuesdays? Why not weekends? But I digress.)
FELDMANN: A call to deny our upbringings
Are your personal beliefs on mass transit getting in the way of Indianapolis’ future? As soon as I told my parents that I got a job downtown, they mildly panicked.
SCHMIDT: Elevate expectations for downtown
It’s easy to pat ourselves on the back about the vibrant downtown areas of Mass Ave, Fountain Square, Monument Circle, White River State Park. We’ve come a long way, and people love to spend time in these places.