October 31, 2009
[In response to Mickey Maurer’s Oct. 19 column asking for Hoosier heroes] Jimmy O’Donnell, survivor, U.S.S.
Indianapolis. He is approaching 90 years old.
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October 31, 2009
Lou HarryNew restaurant serves up pizza, pasta and more.
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October 24, 2009
CJ McClanahanTo improve the productivity of your management team, it’s critical to have an objective plan for measuring performance.
That means clear job descriptions, goals, and key performance indicators to track progress.
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October 24, 2009
Tim AltomWho among us hasn’t pondered life’s great questions? Why are we here? Why aren’t we somewhere else? Why
do some people never learn how to parallel park? And perhaps most mysterious of all—is it true that operating
electronic devices on an airplane may cause it to go out of control and crash? Perhaps surprisingly, the answer is that nobody
really knows.
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October 24, 2009
Lou HarryThe Phoenix Theatre's "Shipwrecked!" and "Animal Crackers" at Chicago's Goodman Theatre offer two kinds of stage pleasures.
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October 24, 2009
Lou HarryWe finish off our 86th and Ditch month of reviews with treats from Great Cooks: The Bakery.
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October 24, 2009
Bill Benner"This is not a year to make excuses," says Pacers President Larry Bird.
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October 24, 2009
IBJ StaffState and, to some extent, local government
has come to rely on gambling revenue. And now that neighboring states are launching a competitive
assault on Indiana casinos, it’s time to get back to the original intent before the revenue shrivels and leaves necessary
government services high and dry.
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October 24, 2009
Chris KatterjohnYou know, there’s an election on Nov. 3, right? We’re not voting for president, governor,
mayor, or even dog catcher. We’re voting for a critical piece of the health care delivery system in central Indiana:
whether to allow Marion County
Health & Hospital Corp. to sell bonds to build a new Wishard Hospital.
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October 24, 2009
Morton MarcusMost economists are of the opinion that we have seen the bottom of the recession and are in recovery mode. However, the
evidence is scarce to support that position.
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October 24, 2009
Hannah Kaufman JosephThis month, the Federal Trade Commission announced new rules
aimed at increasing transparency in social media advertising. Starting Dec. 1, bloggers and other users of social media tools,
such as Twitter and Facebook, must disclose if they have received any type of payment in exchange for promotion, advertising
or endorsement.
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October 24, 2009
[In response to the Oct. 19 viewpoint] Some of [Kurt] Wiegand’s points were spot-on, but his analysis of the economic
impact regarding Mayor Ballard’s plan to demolish abandoned homes misses the mark by a wide margin.
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October 24, 2009
Bruce HetrickI awoke long before the alarm sounded Tuesday. It’s not every day one testifies before Congress, so I was eager and
anxious.
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October 24, 2009
Mike HicksOne of the more intriguing things economists are called upon to do is what is known as non-market valuation. This is a process
for estimating a â??priceâ?? of something that isnâ??t typically bought or sold.
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October 17, 2009
As missteps by the city’s water utility threaten to drown local ratepayers with dramatically higher bills, Mayor
Greg Ballard’s administration is exploring a complete overhaul of the system. The mayor’s initiative can’t
produce results soon enough.
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October 17, 2009
Mickey MaurerQuentin Smith served as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Force from 1942 to 1945. He is one of at least seven surviving
Tuskegee Airmen who live in Indiana.
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October 17, 2009
Morton MarcusChris Linn drove the roads and noted the telltale signs of lifestyle unseen by most researchers.
His eyes told him what the demographic and economic numbers did not reveal.
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October 17, 2009
Kurt WiegandI see Mayor Greg Ballard’s plan to demolish abandoned homes as a sign of failure, an acknowledgment
that our leaders—those whom we elected, business leaders, policy people, and leaders of not-for-profits—have failed
us, much in the same way leaders dramatically failed the auto companies, investment banks and mortgage companies.
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October 17, 2009
Lou HarryThird in a series of reviews near the north-side intersection.
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October 17, 2009
Ken SkarbeckThe financial media have the corks ready to pop as the Dow Jones industrial average re-crosses what pundits claim is the â??psychologically
importantâ?? 10,000 level.
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October 17, 2009
Lou HarryThis week, Spanish artists explore the sacred and the IRT’s playwright-in-residence presents a haunted Abe Lincoln.
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October 17, 2009
Gabrielle PoshadloAnita Hopper's got a brand new bag ... made from an old leather coat.
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October 17, 2009
Bill BennerHere we are at the bye week of what is looking like another exceptional Indianapolis Colts season.
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October 17, 2009
Mike HicksThis flu season looks to provide us an inkling of the real dangers inherent in large-scale health care reform, most especially
a full-blown national health care option.
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October 10, 2009
Rebecca Berfanger, Lou HarryWe review this year's Heartland Film Festival offerings. Check back often as we add entries throughout the event, which starts
Oct. 15.
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Laura-the festivals and tastings are free. What does is strengthen the sense of community with activities. What are those empty lots doing for the Village? it's sad you can't see the good that this progress can do for the area. No one is requiring anyone to shop there. I guess you'd rather see a Dollar store move in or no, we'd rather see the property stand empty b/c change is out of the question.
Read down to the part about Brizzi. Someone needs to subpoena his "purchases" of Red RockPictures and Cellstar and his corresponding bank records, I mean c'mon, I'd like to see his alcohol usage records, too. http://diana-vice.blogspot.com/2011_01_01_archive.html
Wonder if my neighborhood can advertise our "retention" pond and act like it is a beach too?
a new record at the '11 salebration until they realized that it was a futile effort to get their crapwagon moter and crapwagon car up speed. And then they just quietly slunk off into the night and never spoke of it again. Nothing to see here folks.
millions for putting a company's bumper sticker on one of its Lolas. But you gotta take what you can get.