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Editorial
EDITORIAL: Electric-car gang is ahead of pack
July 10, 2010
IBJ StaffThe drive to make central Indiana a leader in the use of electric vehicles is smart—regardless of where the money comes
from.
MoreEDITORIAL: New gun, booze laws make no sense
July 3, 2010
IBJ StaffBusinesses no longer can prohibit their employees from
bringing firearms to work, and everyone buying alcohol must show ID. Say what?
MoreEDITORIAL: Circle Centre worth watching
June 26, 2010
IBJ StaffCity government brought Circle Centre into this world. It makes sense, then, that city government is involved in positioning
it for the future.
MoreEDITORIAL: Improvement needed, but value of statistics in education limited
June 19, 2010
IBJ StaffFew Hoosiers have any concept of the scope of the information tsunami washing over state education policy, but they’re
beginning to find out.
MoreEDITORIAL: Next grand plan for City Market
June 12, 2010
IBJ StaffWhile it seems ominously similar to earlier efforts, there are components that might result in a better outcome.
MoreEDITORIAL: Lots of promising local firms in IPO pipeline
June 5, 2010
There’s a reason we’re thrilled to see the Indianapolis area is building a healthy pipeline
of firms primed to go public: It bodes well for our economy.
MoreEDITORIAL: Executive pay policies, not salaries, need reform
May 29, 2010
In the wake of a recession blamed largely on Wall Street, boards need to act. But reducing executive pay shouldn’t
be their primary objective.
MoreEDITORIAL: Business strength benefits city
May 22, 2010
The recession is dragging on, unemployment remains above 9 percent, and Lilly is chopping its way through 5,500 layoffs.
Business bummers abound. But it’s not all bad news.
MoreEDITORIAL: Ballard making good moves a habit
May 15, 2010
IBJ StaffMore than two years into his term, Mayor Greg Ballard has shown a creative flair and a pragmatic streak the city needs.
MoreEDITORIAL: Celebrate victory over apathy by voting
May 8, 2010
IBJ StaffIsn’t it great to live in a country where citizens have a say in who serves in every public position from president
to school board? Wouldn’t it be even better if citizens actually took that privilege seriously and went to the polls?
MoreEDITORIAL: Don't abandon basic services because of tax caps
May 1, 2010
IBJ StaffThe property tax caps that are all but sure to become part of the Indiana constitution after a voter referendum
this November
are definitely good politics—and might prove to be good policy. We won’t know for sure until we see what becomes
of two property-tax funded entities that are starving as the caps fully phase in.
MoreEDITORIAL: Simon could score for city library
April 24, 2010
IBJ StaffPerhaps it’s time for Pacers owner Herb Simon—a billionaire
like his late brother—to burnish his credentials as a philanthropist who makes the city a better place to live and work.
MoreEDITORIAL: Shed more light on Pacers' plight
April 17, 2010
IBJ StaffIt would be a sad day in our civic history if the Indiana Pacers packed up and left for a place with
more financial firepower. But there’s a limit to how far the city should go to keep the team from leaving home.
MoreEDITORIAL: Time for Brizzi to heed calls to step down
April 10, 2010
IBJ StaffCarl Brizzi’s once-promising political career is coming to an end. He won’t become a mayor or a congressman or
win election to any of the posts that seemed within his grasp when he was an up-and-coming Republican.
MoreEDITORIAL: It takes money to raise graduation rates
April 3, 2010
IBJ StaffAfter the 2008-2009 school year—the first of the Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce’s four-year Common Goal
program, the overall
graduation rate among public schools in Marion County had jumped from 69 percent to almost 74 percent.
MoreEDITORIAL: Sports payoff is on the way through 'legacy project'
March 27, 2010
IBJ StaffSports may be overemphasized in our society, but there’s no doubt they’ve been good to Indianapolis.
MoreEDITORIAL: Opportunities lost in 2010 legislative session
March 20, 2010
IBJ StaffAfter a legislative session short on fireworks but absent any major achievements, it’s fair to ask how long “do
no harm” will pass for progress in the Indiana General Assembly.
MoreEDITORIAL: Citizens' utility deal is smart move
March 13, 2010
IBJ StaffMuch work remains before the city’s water and sewer utilities are sold to Citizens Energy Group, but the general outline
of the deal makes sense and deserves support—not political posturing—as final terms are hammered out.
MoreEDITORIAL: Run for president, Gov. Daniels
March 6, 2010
IBJ StaffGov. Mitch Daniels should step through the door he cracked open last month and throw
his hat in the ring. Voters would benefit from a new voice.
MoreEDITORIAL: White Lodging delivers a winner for Indianapolis tourism
February 27, 2010
IBJ StaffHindsight is always 20/20, but in the case of the Marriott Place hotel complex, foresight was just as clear.
MoreEDITORIAL: Overspending saps nation's vigor
February 20, 2010
IBJ StaffEurope, not the United States, has the best growth prospects, an Asian executive told Gov. Mitch Daniels during a trade mission
last fall. Why? America’s escalating debt.
MoreEDITORIAL: New transit study focuses on return as well as cost
February 13, 2010
IBJ StaffCentral Indiana is much better at churning out transportation studies than implementing a real transit system, but there’s
reason to take seriously the report released Feb. 10 by the Central Indiana Transit Task Force.
MoreEDITORIAL: Let's call the Super Bowl the Super Bowl
February 6, 2010
IBJ StaffThe National Football League has trademarked “Super Bowl”—along
with “Super Sunday” and “NFL”—and is notorious for the lengths it will go to in order to protect
its brands.
MoreEDITORIAL: Lawmakers should save tobacco agency and ban smoking
January 30, 2010
IBJ StaffIf the General Assembly
wants to create some good news in this budget-conscious short session, it will continue our wise investment in Hoosier health,
and go one better by passing a statewide smoking ban.
MoreEDITORIAL: Legislators should stick to the basics and go home
January 23, 2010
IBJ StaffWe like the Indiana General Assembly’s no-nonsense approach to this year’s short legislative session—at
least it looks good on the surface.
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These quaint,obsessed musings by the stalkers are certainly entertaining, but I'm trying to figure out what, if anything, all the yelping below has to do with Zak Brown.
It's evident that Moffett was pushing the right buttons and corporate America is now trying to squash him. He just wanted to withdraw the free pilot services provided to the company by the pilots to try and put some pressure on a company that has not been interested in negotiating a contract in over 5 years. The company does not provide a contract because not having one has saved them a bundle of money. Shame on any Republic pilots not standing behind their union leader just because things are getting tough, can you not see such strategic moves by the company as putting the last union president in a corporate position and into THEIR pocket. Do you really believe the last union president is so appalled at the attempts by Moffett, do you not remember his oppositions to the company? We stood behind him. It has been proven over and over again for thousands of years without fail, a man cannot serve two masters. Anyone that believes people vote contrary to their paycheck and livelihood deserve to be taken advantage of, the recent statements by the former union president are laughable as he denounces the current union president from his new corporate position. Have you ever seen a drafted sports player score points for his previous team, it cannot be done, he is not on the pilots side anymore, he gets his money a different way now than you and I do, and he should not be allowed to remain on the seniority list. A drafted player brings strength, credibility, tactical knowledge, and a strategic advantage to his NEW team, he would not be drafted or paid were it otherwise. We are all forced to choose only one side to play for and support, not doing so has many references in life such as insider trading and shaving points, all illegal for good reason. This basic fact is why corporate moguls, scientist, and engineers all sign non-discloser agreements and non-compete clauses, as protection in case they are lured into switching sides as our former union president has done. No NFL coach ever drafted a player so that both teams could benefit and better understand each other, they are recruited to win the game against that former team, period. Likewise the company does not recruit the former union president by accident or mutual understanding, its strategy. Don't confuse playing the game with good sportsman-like conduct in support of common business and prosperity goals, with the requirement to only play for one side. Good men we all love and favor fall subject to this manipulation, often without their knowledge, and it is not a betrayal of their friendship to oppose them when they switch sides. If we did not love and trust them, they would not have been chosen and lured to the other side in the first place. The deception by the drafted player is not made at a conscious level, it's just human nature and it's all about money and power which corrupts our ability to be objective and loyal to two masters. This is why our court system created the defense attorney, and why our military created counter intelligence. Its strategy and its propaganda, and it works, and that's why the "powers to be" manipulate the chess pieces by sometimes changing their colors. Some players know they are being manipulated when their color is changed, but it brings them more money and power so they do not care. The rest have good intentions but do not even realize they are being manipulated. This tactic is also known by another name, Divide and Conquer. In battle sending an imperfect message with an imperfect team is obviously not ideal, but it's still being sent by YOUR team, your union leader, a leader that has common goals and common rewards with you, they are the best, because we have elected them to do a job for us. If you are not backing Moffett but believing the spin by those that have recently switched sides, you are taking food out of your own mouth. Showing unity and backing an imperfect situation still results in taking just as much ground, it's about unity and bargaining power. It's not necessary to wait around for that perfect attack because it will never come, the company will spin and attempt to destroy anyone that gets in their way. Ultimately it's not about any specific attack anyway, ASAP or whatever it makes no difference, it is and always has been only about power. If this company cared about safety it would not build pairings with 8 hour overnights, come on, are you that naive? Besides, do you really think Hoffa cares, no, he got a call from corporate America and was squeezed into denouncing Moffett. If he didn't they would spin the safety card against him and the Teamsters National with implication for truckers, future contracts, insurance rates etc...saying something like the Teamsters use safety as a bargaining chip, blah blah blah... Do you really think any pilot is going to do something unsafe for the contract, absolutely not, the only ones threatening safety here is the company with reduced rest, fatigue, and poverty. Do you not find it odd that Hoffa and the Teamsters are opposing a Teamster president publicly? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and work with one of their own? Why did they not sit down and help him strategize, correct any mistakes, and charge ahead? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and leverage a contract for all those pilots that have been paying Teamster dues, isn't that why we have all been paying Teamster dues in the first place? I sure haven't been paying dues so that the Teamsters National could come along and write this kind of an article undercutting our union leader and our unity. Whose side is the Teamsters National really on, it's obviously not the Republic pilots side.
No matter what Moffatt does the company is going to spin it like he is the terrorist and brainwash people like you into believing it, wake up, back your players that are trying to change things for you and your livelihood. Where has Hoffa been for the last 6 years, except collecting our dues. Seriously, do you really think an FO going for upgrade, signed off by a checkairman ready for the upgrade, who then fails, is not even capable of returning as a First Officer.
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