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MORRIS: I’m from the government, and I’m here to help
May 18, 2013
Greg MorrisObama's troubles might save us from his heavy-handed, second-term agenda.
MoreMORRIS: Home-selling process isn’t for sissies
May 4, 2013
Greg MorrisWhen was the last time you sold your home? Was it a smooth and pleasant experience?
MoreBIRGE: Building a state of innovation
April 27, 2013
Jim BirgeAre entrepreneurs born or made? As a corporate finance attorney who spends most of his waking hours with leaders of high-growth
businesses, I’ve observed that entrepreneurs have certain shared traits: ambition, dynamism, curiosity and confidence.
MoreMAURER: Reuben didn’t forget when Rivi turned him away
April 27, 2013
Mickey MaurerMy friend settled an old score with the once-racist swim club, but scars remain more than 50 years later.
MoreMORRIS: Under-the-radar group builds success
April 20, 2013
The Indiana chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth held its annual Corporate Value Awards dinner April 18. Three
companies were recognized for their success: Mainstreet Property Group, Grammer Industries and the Braun Corp.
MoreMAURER: A prostate cancer treatment worth considering
April 13, 2013
Mickey MaurerGet a second opinion, then head to Seattle.
MoreMORRIS: Celebrate city’s philanthropy scene
April 6, 2013
Good things are happening in the philanthropic community.
MoreMAURER: Want money? Have an idea and a plan
March 28, 2013
Mickey MaurerI have a favorite excuse for failure in business: “It takes money to make money.”
MoreMORRIS: Looking back, things never looked so good
March 23, 2013
Greg MorrisI’ve been feeling a bit reflective lately as I just completed 22 years at IBJ a few weeks ago.
MoreMAURER: Prepare for great new Knight book
March 16, 2013
Mickey MaurerWarren Buffett, chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., in his shareholder letter of March 1, 2013, took a page out of Bob Knight’s
new book “The Power of Negative Thinking,” a twist on the best-selling treatise of yore by Norman Vincent Peale.
MoreMORRIS: After long winter, thinking of parks and how we fund them
March 9, 2013
Greg MorrisI know we had snow last week, but spring is almost here. Daylight saving time is just kicking in. We’ve been cooped
up much of this winter, and it feels like it’s way past time to get up, get outside and MOVE! That means we’re
about to see more people outside taking advantage of our parks and greenways, something that far too many of us take for granted.
MoreMAURER: Big Q's lofty mission didn't involve flying
March 2, 2013
Mickey MaurerQuentin Paige Smith died in January at age 94. If you didn’t know the Big Q, you missed a hell of a man—his own
man—unbowed by the evil racism of the pre-Civil Rights era. I wrote his biography for my book “19 Stars of Indiana—Exceptional
Hoosier Men,” and now I can tell you the rest of that story.
MoreMORRIS: Run for your lives—sequestration is upon us
February 23, 2013
Greg MorrisThis is a very scary week. I hope everyone has received that message loud and clear. The great sequester deadline has arrived.
March 1 is only a few days away. Not since last year’s end of the Mayan calendar has there been such focus on a date
that could preclude the end of days.
MoreMAURER: One politician getting a second chance
February 16, 2013
Mickey MaurerThat irrepressible Mel Reynolds is running again. Janie and I were just laughing with Rose and Bill Mays about being duped
when we rallied our respective communities for an “Oreo” fundraiser on Reynolds’ behalf two decades ago.
MoreMORRIS: Post office is cutting back, but IBJ isn’t
February 9, 2013
Greg MorrisYou’ve seen the news coverage. Starting in August, the United States Postal Service will discontinue Saturday mail delivery.
Forget the bills. Forget the junk mail. Who cares if you have to wait until Monday to get those items? In fact, studies have
shown that seven out of 10 Americans are fine with eliminating Saturday mail delivery.
MoreMAURER: Deli delight
February 2, 2013
Mickey MaurerI am proud to relate that Pawel Fludzinski, Ph.D. recently published his first crossword puzzle in The New York Times. Pawel
has worked at Eli Lilly and Co. for more than 28 years with the last 20 years being in executive level leadership positions.
He has a Ph.D. in synthetic organic chemistry, but never mind that: He shares with me a love for construction of crossword
puzzles.
MoreMORRIS: Finally, a new tax I can support
January 26, 2013
Greg MorrisI wrote a column recently complaining about all the new taxes bestowed on us this new calendar year. It was a lengthy list.
So, I don't want to sound contradictory when I tell you now that I want central Indiana residents to support a modest
tax increase in the future to expand mass transit.
MoreMAURER: New life for classic lines from big screen
January 19, 2013
Mickey MaurerGuys love to quote “The Godfather.” It’s no wonder, with lines like “I’m going to make him an
offer he can’t refuse” and “Leave the gun—take the cannolis.” These and other memorable movie
quips are relevant today, just with new voices.
MoreMORRIS: To trim debt, hike taxes and cut ... ?
January 12, 2013
Greg MorrisAs Brent Musburger said when he spotted Miss Alabama in the crowd at the BCS National Championship game— “Whoa!”
MoreMAURER: A look back at memorable topics
January 5, 2013
Mickey MaurerEach January, I reflect on a few of the prior year’s columns. I am always curious about the topics and people I have
written about over the course of the year. I hope you are, too.
MoreMORRIS: After many positives in 2012, let’s avoid 'cliff'
December 29, 2012
Greg MorrisPut another year in the history books. It’s time for reflection and a look ahead to the new year. I went back and looked
at my column written this time last year—“From politics to hoops, my 2012 wish list”—and I would say
the results were mostly positive, with one big exception.
MoreKENNEDY: In defense of capitalism
December 29, 2012
Sheila Suess KennedyI am a capitalist. I believe in free markets, in what the economists describe as “transactions entered into freely between
buyers and sellers both of whom have the necessary relevant information.” I also recognize that markets cannot function
without “umpires” empowered to enforce rules of fair play and protect that level playing field to which we all
pay lip service. The most significant challenge to genuine capitalism, I submit, lies in the ability of some competitors to
bribe or otherwise influence the umpires.
MoreMAURER: My gift to you is a pair of puzzles
December 22, 2012
Mickey MaurerNow that the elections are over, please relax and enjoy this crossword puzzle and the political riddle it poses.
MoreMORRIS: Balancing quality and the bottom line
December 15, 2012
Greg MorrisMy job takes me out of my office into the community on a regular basis. As I’m out talking with folks in the business
community, a common theme surfaces almost without fail on a weekly basis.
MoreMAURER: Think outside the retirement box
December 8, 2012
Mickey MaurerI realized that my original vision of the American Dream was a nightmare. I learned that there is more to business than the
money earned.
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Many serial killer types and psychopaths work as lowly bureaucrats, just waiting to impose their wrath on a powerless person, child, or pet. Don't forget, the BTK killer was a dog catcher.
If a television station wants to improve viewership, get rid of the local blackout. I was born by the brickyard, and have attended 15 or more races. I have children now, I won't attend unless circumstances are perfect. As those with growing families know, they never are. I'm always impressed that upwards of 250,000 people attend the 500. However, as a growing, or, more apt, sprawling city, Indianapolis and its immediate suburbs count almost 2.2 million. Show the race live, let the venue get a kick-back on revenues, and open-wheel racing might have a fighting chance to be relevant again. Just in time for those tax-payer lights to make sense.
John Moore, I too have had the same issue recently. A property next to my house was on the Land Bank and I was interested in purchasing. When I tried to contact Reggie, I got back emails that had nothing to do with what I asked about. Actually my latest response from him was on this past Friday. I had asked about how to buy the property and if it was still available. His response to me was to contact the mayor's office to get the schedule of his appearances. (???) Hopefully the city is able to do something to fix what this guy has done, it would be nice if they would take the properties back and sell them properly so land owners like me and you mother would have a fair chance.
I too work in the industry, with over 25 years of experience and your political spin has probably nothing to do with any rebranding. "Let's dress it up" would have nothing to do with the government "telling us how and what to eat." Give it a political rest. And being a producer for a radio show doesn't mean you've been involved in advertising and branding for 30 years.
Ms. Morris did not understand the ways of the business world, otherwise, like the IMS, she could have petitioned the State Legislature for a handout of State Funds for her charity work. Ms. Morris should consider becoming a state lobbyist for Lemonade Stand Operators.