SAXTON: Hospitals launch into downward spiral
The recent cutbacks sweeping central Indiana hospital systems are part of a larger epidemic affecting the entire U.S. health care system.
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GUY: Don’t purge good volunteers
Not-for-profit staffs and boards occasionally stub their toes by “firing” or replacing longtime volunteers.
TEASLEY: Will we tolerate school choice chaos?
Indiana’s school choice movement is experiencing a lot of growing pains these days, particularly with charter and private schools. Patience and tolerance is called for now.
Student loan debt could cripple recovery
Congress should act immediately to reverse increase in interest rate.
Don’t tamper with charitable deductions
While elected officials express support for the value and impact of charitable giving, proposals on the table indicate a very real threat to incentives that encourage this kind of generosity.
BIELAWSKI: A surprise swing into entrepreneurship
When I embarked on my 110-day, 48,000-swing, cross-country golf odyssey, I had prepared for the rigors of hitting 500-600 golf balls a day on deserted roads in 100-degree heat.
STUART: Spend more on quality pre-K education
Fundamental to the American experience is the belief that our children have opportunity to reach whatever heights to which they aspire.
LIBMAN: A plan to fill a media void in the arts
Jay Harvey, the performing arts critic for The Indianapolis Star, retired from the paper May 17. Given the importance of the arts to central Indiana, not to mention the amount of advertising bought by arts organizations, one would think the Star has a plan.
ROSENTHAL: Women still struggle for opportunities to lead
In the early 1970s, when I was studying at Barnard College in New York City, I worked as a bartender.
SHELLEY: Indiana architects finally get Good Samaritan bill
When a tornado swept through Henryville in 2012, I know plenty of Indiana architects who would have gladly volunteered their time to help first responders assess the structural integrity of houses, school buildings, churches and stores.
DAVIS: Support workers’ volunteerism
With businesses everywhere working to attract and retain great talent and customers, giving back to the community can end up on the back burner. The time and effort required to connect with charities, plan events and provide time off from critical business focus initially seems to be counterproductive. This paradigm leaves many leaders scratching their heads about corporate social responsibility.
DRESSLAR: Extremists hindering Common Core
Controversy over education policy is normal for the General Assembly, but this session’s pointless rancor over Common Core State Standards has only hindered progress in teaching our children and building our communities.
Partying like it’s 2013
Even after the Great Recession and throughout the stubborn economic recovery, it’s getting harder to recall when Indiana’s fiscal house was a shambles.
PHALEN: Schools for the technology age
The world has changed so much over the past century due to the rapid pace of invention and new knowledge. Systems and processes are constantly updated to serve our realities.
UPDIKE: A millennial view of transit
It has been a discouraging year in local politics. Several baby boomers have apologized to me for the state of affairs they are handing over to my generation, and each conversation has made clear the deep and fundamental issues Indiana’s next leaders will face.
Indiana leads in Medicaid change
A society can be judged by how it deals with its most vulnerable. When it comes to health care, the best thing for every Hoosier, rich or poor, is more choices and more incentives for preventive care. In the debate over Medicaid expansion, our aim must be to protect the health of Hoosiers in need and maintain the fiscal health of our state. Expanding traditional Medicaid cannot accomplish both.
WILLIAMS: Cost-cutting obsession is myopic
Often with great pride, elected officials and those seeking elective office exclaim that Indiana is a paragon of fiscal probity and that bountiful state reserves demonstrate the caliber of Hoosier leadership.
WHITE: In honor of native son Michael Graves
he architecture of Michael Graves is controversial. Some dismiss his work for its post-modern and overly decorative qualities.
KENNEDY: There’s no free lunch
I continue to be amazed by the pundits and politicians who insist that eviscerating government programs will save money.
WALDO: It’s inevitable that plans go wrogn
Years ago, Murphy observed, “If anything can go wrong, it will.” Murphy’s law has endured because, although we might chuckle, it rings of truth.