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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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"And the success of the Indiana GOP to not allow an expansion of Medicaid had nothing to do with Indiana hospitals' financial woes? Fixed that for you; editorial bias rebalanced. Seriously, there are so many things wrong with Obamacare that the only way one can view it as a success is to assume that it was designed to fail our way into a government single payor healthcare system. The system is complex, creates huge regulatory burdens and overhead and yet still does not have adequate means to control escalating health care costs. But then when you elect a 10th grade math drop out with no quantitative reasoning skills to be President of one of the world's most important economies in troubled times, you can't really be surprised by blatant stupidity.
No NIMBYs here to chase off a decent development. We don't need tons of parking and we'd happily play the role of host to a downtown Whole Foods.
Whatever you do, don't change a single thing about Broad Ripple. I want it to look just like it did in the late '70s, with 30% of the north side of Broad Ripple Avenue burned out and plenty of places to park. That's right Broad Ripple, NEVER CHANGE. Let the world pass you by, don't improve your empty, abandoned lots full of weeds. Someday someone will want to film a zombie movie here.
Hollywood could step in and make a movie about the history about this forlorn series. It could be a full celebrity cast of characters. WOW. http://www.advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2013/02/indiana-taxpayers-forced-to-pay-for.html
This shouldn't come as a shock to many. Austin is a great city, and Indy needs to take some notes. Austin invests in decent transit options, has a highly educated workforce, embraces a creative class, and --despite being the state capital-- is not micromanaged by rural and suburban legislators. Want Indy to grow? Invest in the city (i.e. spend money). Raise taxes a bit, and use the money to improve education. And keep the state legislature out of Indy the other 9 months of the year.