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Welcome to the archives for NewsTalk, an IBJ blog published from November 2007 through December 2010.
Social issues Blog Posts
Coming to work sick
February 10, 2009
Comments(10)Now that smokers are mostly banished to the outdoors, thereâ??s a new work place pariah â?? those who show
up
coughing, sneezing and otherwise obviously sick.
In the not-so-recent past, failing to make it to work while under the weather could be...
MoreIndiana's Miss America
January 26, 2009
Comments(11)For the first time in the 88 years of the Miss America pageant, the winner is from Indiana. Katie Stam,
a University of Indianapolis communications major, hails from Seymour.
Stam, 22, plans to emphasize community service as a goodwill ambassador for...
MoreSmoking ban back on the table
November 19, 2008
Comments(26)Smoking in public places is in retreat across the country, and now Charlie Brown, the state representative
from Gary, wants to ban it in bars, casinos and other enclosed places in Indiana.
Brown plans to introduce a bill during...
MoreGrading racism on a curve
November 11, 2008
Comments(8)An Indiana University committee made the right call yesterday when it recommended leaving the name of a segregationist
on an athletics facility, says a Ball State University historian.
John Mathew Glen says the committee appropriately recognized contributions of former judge and...
MoreSecrecy and animal testing
November 10, 2008
Comments(11)One of the most secretive companies in town has made its first public announcement in a long time.
Harlan Sprague Dawley, which is best known for supplying custom-designed laboratory rats for research, has
reorganized its various units under a...
MoreRich, poor growing apart
October 21, 2008
Comments(11)A new report says the gap between the rich and the poor is getting wider, and that the gap is biggest
in the United States.
The problem, of course, isnâ??t new. Broadly speaking, the greater oneâ??s education and skills,...
MoreRace and the Obama vote
October 7, 2008
Comments(11)Yet another poll shows the contest between John McCain and Barack Obama as too close to call in Indiana.
The WISH-TV Channel 13 survey has each with 46 percent of likely voters.
With margins like this, the election could...
MoreGun sales are booming
September 29, 2008
Comments(7)The ongoing crime wave in Indianapolis has resulted in a surge in gun sales, WXIN-TV Channel 59 reports.
With each big crime comes another spurt in purchases.
Indianapolis police say applications for first-time permits in July were up 15 percent...
MoreBurial in a 'green' cemetery
September 24, 2008
Comments(7)A funeral director is planning a â??greenâ?? cemetery west of Bloomington, where plots will be identified
by
small field stones tied to global-positioning coordinates rather than by traditional headstones.
Nathan Butlerâ??s Evergreen Forest Cemetery will look more like a natural landscape...
MoreIndy a diamond in the rough
September 8, 2008
Comments(4)Just about every young, college-educated Midwesterner has given up hope and moved to the South or West, right?
A story that appeared in IBJ over the weekend suggests otherwise.
The Indianapolis area leads nearly all other large Midwestern cities...
MoreBall State tosses IU a grenade
August 4, 2008
Comments(6)Three Ball State University economists have gone public in recent weeks with their distaste for corporate
social responsibility as it’s practiced these days. Philip Coelho and
James McClure argued in a letter to the editor in The Herald-Times of Bloomington that...
MoreFriedman's influence on Indy
July 30, 2008
Comments(2)As fans of the late Milton Friedman gather at the Conrad Hotel tomorrow night to celebrate the libertarian
economist, theyâ??ll have plenty to crow about.
Ironically, though, Friedmanâ??s ideas about turning education over to market forces have failed to gain much...
MoreTime for animal-rights legislation?
July 28, 2008
Comments(14)California voters are being asked this fall to vote on an initiative that would do away with tiny cages
for egg-laying hens and other staples of corporate agriculture.
The rights bill for farm animals is the most sweeping in...
MoreUpdating disabilities regulations
July 25, 2008
Comments(2)Eighteen years have passed since the Americans with Disabilities Act opened doors for people who hadnâ??t
been
able to participate in much of American society â?? and brought a corresponding flood of construction costs
and lawsuits.
Now the Justice Department is...
MoreFist-bumping the handshake
July 22, 2008
Comment(1)The handshake â?? a meet-and-greet fixture since medieval folks developed the gesture to show they werenâ??t
armed
â?? is beginning to be replaced in some circumstances by the fist bump.
Lightly tapping fists has been a staple of athletes...
MoreIUPUI apologizes to janitor
July 14, 2008
Comments(5)How did we get to the point where someone can be accused of racial harassment for reading a scholarly book
about the Ku Klux Klan â?? a book in which the good guys, Notre Dame students, whip the bad guys,...
MoreProstitution and Nuvo
July 3, 2008
Comments(18)Yesterday's story of an Indianapolis police officer and his wife being accused of running a prostitution ring
took an interesting turn this morning when Nuvo issued a release denying any connection to the alleged wrong-doing.
Lori Vernon-Lee has advertised in Nuvo for...
MoreImpressions of settling lawsuits
July 1, 2008
Comments(2)Eli Lilly and Co. settled its racial discrimination lawsuit yesterday for $64,000, ending a claim by an employee
who alleged the company fired her because she was disfigured through exposure to a blood pathogen.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
MoreDo ads make you feel better?
June 23, 2008
Comments(2)Weâ??re increasingly bombarded with ads for health care products ranging from drugs for osteoporosis and restless
leg syndrome to knee replacements.
Zimmer went over the heads of doctors when it advertised its knee replacements designed specifically for women,
and...
MoreRaise the cigarette tax again?
June 5, 2008
Comments(20)Health advocates beamed with a â??told-you-soâ?? response this week when state officials announced that cigarette
sales dropped dramatically after taxes were raised last July.
Sales fell nearly 18 percent, apparently a direct result of boosting the tax 44 cents to a...
MoreCharging employees to smoke
April 22, 2008
Comments(5)Whirlpool is struggling with its employees in Evansville as it tries to keep a lid on escalating health
care costs.
The company says it has caught a few dozen of them smoking. That wouldnâ??t be a problem had the...
MoreFull circle on panhandlers
March 31, 2008
Comments(6)Does the political party of Indianapolis mayors influence how they deal with panhandlers, or is it just coincidence?
Steve Goldsmith, a Republican, used the police to crack down on panhandlers, pushing many of them out of
downtown.
In his eight years, Bart...
MoreMoving to the country
March 10, 2008
Comments(3)More of us Hoosiers are moving to unincorporated areas and other places beyond city and town limits.
In fact, the pace of growth for unincorporated areas was significantly faster between 2000 and 2006 than
for cities and towns, the Indiana...
MoreDid court split the baby?
February 29, 2008
Comments(0)If your friend or relative is hurt in a car accident, but you werenâ??t involved in the accident, is an
insurance company obligated to pay you damages for emotional distress?
Until this week, the answer was yes.
The Indiana Supreme Court More
Buckley and Hoosier conservatism
February 27, 2008
Comments(0)William F. Buckley, who died yesterday at age 82, was an intellectual lion who played a key role in pushing
conservatism to national prominence, and he left tracks in Indiana along the way.More
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See, I told u Indyman and Dipsicle....this 8 days is overkill. It's barely worth a weekend....great job Tony George! Your dream has been fulfilled....he fans want the I r l back. Thats how good it was.....and that sucked.
I have been in training for a short time now but right off I can see that safety and quality are the number one issues, my experience as of late has been a positive one, the employees along with Jeff the plant manager and the operation supervisor as well as the engineers are a highly motivated group of people, what an asset for the area to have and for company's in need of a quality metal products.
Pimlico
While I understand the severity of their actions as well as everyones eagerness to hold them responsible for thier lost funds, these gentlemen did know how to make money. Dispite thier poor decisions over the ownership of Fair they had made several wise investments which paid them greatly. This proves they do have the potential to rebuild so they can repay. I do not feel they should live the life of luxuary but given an opportunity could they find ways of repaying the debts? They are doing nothing now but being a burden on tax payers. Just a thought!!!!!
You guys have some "interesting" comments to say the least. I hope you will call in and share those opinions starting June 1. I'm looking forward to having you on the air.