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BATTEN: FTC could resolve antitrust concerns on health care reform
July 20, 2009
Linda M. BattenPresident Obama recently announced a cooperative initiative where health care industry leaders plan to
work together to reform the ailing health care system. Shortly after that announcement, the national
media machine spawned considerable concern among several health care groups that the cooperative effort might violate
federal antitrust laws for collusion and price fixing among competitors.
MorePEASE: Archaic physical therapy laws drive up health costs
July 20, 2009
Brian PeaseIf you want to see a physical therapist in Indiana, you must first see a physician for a consultation
and referral. It’s the law. Indiana is one of only six states where patients are denied direct
access to physical therapy treatment, and one of only two states where evaluation without referral is
prohibited.
MoreEDITORIAL: City's fiscal creativity deserves support
July 20, 2009
IBJ StaffIn trying times, people and businesses often have to get creative to make ends meet. The same should hold true for local
government. That’s why we commend city leaders for thinking outside the box in considering two initiatives
to cut costs and generate public revenue.
MoreKATTERJOHN: Climbing mountains for Parkinson's
July 20, 2009
Chris KatterjohnWhat is it about mountains? People climb them because they’re there. People climb them because the experience
is humbling and rewarding. People climb them because they represent a physical and mental challenge that, once met, is deeply
satisfying.
MoreMARCUS: Men, women use time differently
July 20, 2009
Morton MarcusOn an average day, nearly 83 percent of women, but only 64 percent of men, spend time engaged in household
activities, according to a recent report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Plus, when women engage in household activities,
they average two hours and 35 minutes per day while men average two hours and one minute.
MoreLIPPERT: GM woes strike close to home
July 20, 2009
Douglas LippertAs someone who grew up in Michigan during the 1960s and 1970s, watching General Motors Corp. self-destruct was like seeing
a loved one make bad decisions then watching him suffer the consequences.
MoreFedEx must maintain flexibility
July 20, 2009
Like many businesses and local commerce, the FedEx Express hub at Indianapolis International Airport is trying to thrive
during a decline in shipping and an increase in fuel prices.
MoreIPS was winner in state budget
July 20, 2009
IBJ is completely off base to suggest that the new state budget was “balanced on the backs of poor children.”
As has been true of every state budget for the last two decades, students in Indianapolis Public Schools and other urban districts
are actually the biggest winners in this budget.
MoreArea cities have curb appeal
July 20, 2009
I agree with [Morton Marcus’ June 15 column] on urban entryways. I just wanted to point out that two of our
small towns in Indianapolis have done a good job of making entryways into their community attractive.
MoreStopping nukes should be priority
July 20, 2009
Uniting the Arab world toward accepting
Israel is very important, but stopping Iran from developing nuclear capability must be top priority for all our world.
MoreBrebeuf makes green strides
July 20, 2009
In 2007, Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory
School was named the first Green Flag School in Indiana as part of a national environmental awards program
that creates safer and healthier school environments through investigation, education, innovation and action.
MoreECONOMIC ANALYSIS: Stimulus plan must work now ... or it never will
July 20, 2009
Mike HicksThe postmortem and dissection of the federal economic stimulus plan have begun in earnest. The president
has added to his woes by saying the stimulus will take years, not months, to work, and his chief economist
managed to squeak out the headline or two that the worst is ahead of us.
MoreALTOM: Technology moves too fast for law to keep up
July 20, 2009
Tim AltomTechnologists don’t usually give the law a basketful of respect. From our point of view, the law is struggling frantically
to stay within a hundred yards of our bleeding edge. By the time the law gets around to speaking on a technical
subject, the subject may not even exist anymore.
MoreHETRICK: It's hip to be simple, so let's take advantage
July 13, 2009
Bruce HetrickA gentleman from Fort Wayne died last month. The cancer caught up to him just a few days before his 80th birthday. Like many
of us native Hoosiers, this fellow was born of working folks. His dad was a traveling hardware salesman,
his mom a homemaker.
MoreINVESTING: High-frequency trading comes under scrutiny
July 13, 2009
Ken SkarbeckA developing case of technology theft has shed light on the proprietary systems Goldman Sachs and other investment firms
use to make millions of dollars. A 39-year-old former employee at Goldman has been accused of stealing computer
code used in the company’s high-frequency trading system.
MoreHICKS: Muncie's status quo is high taxes, poor service
July 13, 2009
Mike HicksProperty-tax caps, as well as a dwindling population and commercial base, have left Muncie in the uncomfortable
situation of cutting budgets. Since the bulk of costs are related to fire and police salaries, few options
are available. The city has turned to the short length of rope the Legislature offered amid the debate
on property tax caps—the Local Option Income Tax.
MoreDINING: (Piz)'Za made for the middle of the night
July 13, 2009
Lou HarryIf you’re in Broad Ripple and hungry for pizza, you’ve got lots of options. But what do you do if it’s the
middle of the night on a Thursday and you and your entourage have the munchies? Well, for that very specific
demographic group of pizza eaters, there’s now ’Za, which is open until 4 a.m. Wednesday
to Saturday.
MoreEDITORIAL: School funding has fatal flaws
July 13, 2009
IBJ StaffA state budget was passed June 30, but it’s balanced on the backs of poor children. Legislators
deserve praise for at least slightly increasing overall education funding, but because of a flawed funding
formula, urban districts such as Indianapolis Public Schools actually will lose money in the next two
years.
MoreMAURER: Perhaps nuclear weapons in Iran finally will unite the Middle East
July 13, 2009
Mickey MaurerPresident Obama was in Egypt last month to see the Sphinx, the Pyramids and other relics of a bygone age but, more important,
to set the tone for a new age—according to Obama, “a new beginning” in relations between the United States
and the Muslim world.
MoreMARCUS: If not taxes, how about user fees?
July 13, 2009
Morton Marcus“Most people hate to pay taxes,” Gregory Goad said. “They don’t appreciate the services taxes support,
they don’t understand why taxes are necessary, or they don’t like to help people in need.”
MoreWILLIAMS: IPS needs leadership overhaul
July 13, 2009
Brian WilliamsThe challenges facing Indianapolis Public Schools are daunting. The socioeconomic level of its students and their families,
fiscal constraints, and a necessary heightened focus on security issues are just a few, but all contribute to high dropout
rates, low academic achievement, achievement gaps between middle-class and low-income children and declining enrollment.
MoreBowling centers limit smoking voluntarily
July 13, 2009
In 2006 the Indianapolis member centers of the Central Indiana Bowling Centers Association Inc. went
smoke-free voluntarily everywhere in their centers, except the bar.
MoreHealth reform stories should include private-practice docs
July 13, 2009
I read with interest IBJ’s [June 29 story] focusing on health care reform. I was not surprised by the exclusion
of opinions from “real” private-practice physicians.
MoreLiberal journalism strikes again
July 13, 2009
What a disappointing [July 6 column by Chris Katterjohn]. You, like your other liberal, left-wing journalist pals, just
cannot stand it when anyone disagrees with your point of view.
MoreWhy don't Bush bashers disgust you?
July 13, 2009
Bashing the president is a time-honored tradition in the United States going all the way back to George
Washington himself and honed to a fine point by the Jefferson/Adams exchanges.
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The basic idea of nice apartments with parking and retail is a good one, but this design seems overwhelmingly big/tall for Broad Ripple. The size could be disguised a bit with lots of big trees/landscaping, but the complex is too massive to blend in easily. That section of canal between College and Westfield will also need to be upgraded on both sides. Nice apartments facing onto a nice promenade with shade trees/plantings could bring together the canal towpath/Monon recreation, the outdoor seating at existing restaurants, and this project into something that upgrades the whole area. A plan for the whole stretch makes more sense than facing nice new housing onto what looks like a ditch. Is there a plan? Does the public have input? Who pays? The apartment idea seems to be reasonable, but Whole Foods is not a good idea for appropriate retail. Besides the store being physically too big, there are already Fresh Market at 54xCollege and Whole Foods in Nora for fancy groceries. Good Earth and Kroger are within walking distance of the Shell site. There are at least 7 grocery stores within a safe bike ride. Whole Foods would add nothing but traffic congestion. This design is on the right track, but there needs to be more work done to ensure that it blends in with and enhances the existing community. A project that large will set a tone for that whole part of town. It could be a real asset, but only if done right.
I did not move to Zionsville to live in Carmel. This and the subsequent developments to follow will ensure a vanilla uniformity of strip malls and apartment buildings as we seek to bring our town down to the least common denominator. We were warned before recent elections that pro-development council members would make sure their friends (landowners and developers) would be able to make their millions off of the exploitation of Zionsville. Why in God's name would we sell out the best preserved small town in the State of Indiana?