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Education & Workforce Development
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS: Data thin on rural areas, and likely to get worse
September 26, 2005
Patrick BarkeyThere was a time in this country when cities had electricity and the countryside did not. This side-by-side existence of two
lifestyles-one filled with leisure and convenience, another with endless drudgery and work-ultimately shamed the federal government
to subsidize rural electrification and turn lights on in the country that had been burning in cities for several decades.
That same situation exists today for broadband Internet, and its implications for economic development have already motivated
many communities to pursue plans to...
MoreVIEWPOINT: 40 years after Civil Rights, opportunity calls
September 26, 2005
Jesse MooreAs the Civil Rights Act turns a middleage 40 this year, it's time to celebrate accomplishments and consider the future. From
a business and higher education perspective, we've witnessed a major turnaround. Many companies and institutions seek out
minority businesses and students now. Those that are well-prepared can use the opportunity to succeed and make a big difference
for our state and nation. Altruism and fairness may lie beneath some of the change, but it also just makes good economic...
MoreVOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY: Building a proper nest egg takes investment strategy
September 26, 2005
David M.Retirement planning means far more than simply accumulating a nest egg for the years when you're no longer working. It involves
developing a long-term investment strategy that helps you meet this critical goal without losing sight of your more immediate
financial concerns, such as paying your mort gage or sending a child to college. Where will nest egg come from? Many retirement
planning experts agree that you will need about 75 percent of your pre-retirement income to maintain your current...
MoreHow Clarian funds building projects:
September 26, 2005
- TomClarian Health Partners CEO Dan Evans offers a simple explanation for how the People Mover, Clarian's futuristic rail system,
came to be a few years ago. "People ask me all the time how we paid for it. I said, 'Thank the stock market,'" he said. The
bull market of the late 1990s allowed Clarian to use mostly investment income to fund the $40 million transportation project
that opened in 2003 and connects its three downtown hospitals: Methodist, IU and Riley...
MoreDebtors hurry to file bankruptcy: Law that takes effect Oct. 17 makes filing harder, requires more to make restitution
September 26, 2005
Scott OlsonConsumers who have been contemplating bankruptcy are now flocking to file before more stringent regulations take effect Oct.
17. Federal lawmakers passed a bankruptcy reform measure in March to make it harder for people to wipe away unsecured debt
while keeping some protected assets. The aim is to curb perceived abuses of the system by shepherding more filers through
Chapter 13-instead of Chapter 7-which requires consumers to at least repay some debt. Indiana already has a high bankruptcy
rate. The...
MoreProposal aimed at curbing medical mishaps: Indiana hospitals, surgery centers may have to start submitting data on serious
errors by the first of the year
September 19, 2005
Tom MurphyThe state health department wants to spotlight serious medical errors in hopes the scrutiny will reduce the likelihood of
future mishaps. The department's Indiana Hospital Council recommended last month that it start requiring hospitals and ambulatory
surgery centers to disclose 27 severe problems-also called "never events"- within 15 days of their discovery. The list of
those events, which was devised a few years ago by the not-forprofit National Quality Forum, includes surgeries performed
on the wrong body part or the...
MorePocket-protector crowd to preach quality: Group plans first conference to promote better practices in information technology
September 19, 2005
Chris O\'malleyBecause of them, people stocked basements with food, guns and ammo. Others fell prostrate on hilltops and sang Kumbaya. There
was fear software developers would inadvertently destroy the world with the infamous Y2K computer glitch, in the opening hours
of 2000. These days, however, it is the developers who are worried-about things like how a glitch can give hackers access
to customer credit card and Social Security numbers. Or get companies in trouble when software doesn't capture information
required by...
MoreDon't turn back on local needs: United Way deserves support as much as hurricane victims
September 19, 2005
How do you compete with Hurricane Katrina? For three weeks, we have been inundated by images of suffering and devastation
on the Gulf Coast. In the midst of it all, United Way of Central Indiana has struggled to attract attention to the kickoff
of its annual campaign. It's a tough sell, just as it was four years ago when another horrific event-the 9/11 terrorist attacks-coincided
with the campaign kickoff. "It took the fund-raising community about three years to recover from...
MoreVIEWPOINT: We all pay the price of homelessness
September 19, 2005
Brian S."The moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are
in the twilight of life, the elderly; and those who are in the shadows of life, the sick, the needy, and the handicapped."
-Hubert H. Humphrey The most recent sessions of the Indiana General Assembly and the U.S. Congress have focused significant
efforts on addressing the needs of children through education and the elderly through prescription drug...
MoreAttorney: Heiress opposed big gifts: Deposition says Lilly upset when arts groups got $185M
September 19, 2005
Greg AndrewsRuth Lilly garnered headlines around the globe in 2002 after an Indianapolis judge approved a new estate plan for the heiress
that earmarked an estimated $185 million for two tiny arts organizations, the Chicago-based Poetry Foundation and Washington,
D.C.-based Americans for the Arts. Now, in a newly public deposition, Lilly's personal attorney, Tom Ewbank, charges his client
was opposed to the large bequests and instead had wanted to funnel more of her billion-dollar estate into her own foundation,
for the...
MoreBEHIND THE NEWS: Beneficiaries of Lilly largesse lose bid to spank bank
September 19, 2005
Greg AndrewsRound one goes to National City Bank of Indiana. An Indianapolis judge last week signaled he plans to dismiss litigation filed
by two big beneficiaries of Ruth Lilly's estate, Washington, D.C.-based Americans for the Arts and the Chicago-based Poetry
Foundation. The groups charged the bank bungled management of her assets, costing them tens of millions of dollars. Judge
Charles Deiter on Sept. 12 canceled a 10-day trial that was to start Sept. 26 and asked the bank to submit a...
MorePrivate high school set: Cristo Rey to open downtown with 46 companies behind it
September 19, 2005
Anthony SchoettleA private high school that relies on business participation, the first of its kind in Indiana, is set to open downtown in
the fall of 2006. A work-study program designed to help lowincome students pay for tuition and give them corporate work experience
is what will set Providence Cristo Rey High School apart from its private and public counterparts throughout the state. Corporate
sponsors said it will also give promising students a local business connection, which could help keep them...
MoreEconomic developer for hire: Miller's brain trust spreads advice from town to country
September 12, 2005
Peter SchnitzlerIt's about soybeans and high hopes. Clinton County has only 34,148 residents, nearly half of them living in the county seat
of Frankfort. Most of the labor force works in either farming or auto-parts manufacturing. Neither is generally considered
the field of the future. Enter economic development consultant Thomas P. Miller & Associates. Since Clinton County is the
state's fifth-largest soybean producer, TPMA counseled a strategy based on what it already does well. Starting next year,
federal regulators will require...
MoreGERALD BEPKO Commentary: FFA is important to our future
September 12, 2005
What major, national, student-oriented not-for-profit organization with deep roots in Kansas City moved its headquarters to
Indianapolis in the last decade and now has made commitments to bring a huge number of visitors to Indianapolis each year
into the future? If you think the answer is the NCAA, you would be half right. The complete answer is that there are two such
organizations: the NCAA and FFA. Both the NCAA and FFA brought economic benefits along with their headquarters. Through...
MoreVOICES FROM THE INDUSTRY: The design-build option bodes well for taxpayers
September 5, 2005
John AndrewsIn the last legislative session the Indiana General Assembly passed Senate Bill 244 to become Public Law 74, commonly known
as the Design Build Law. The new legislation established the use of design-build delivery on most public works projects in
the state. Initial reaction within the construction community has been mostly positive because design-build delivery has the
potential to become a valuable resource for administrators of public works projects. The law went into effect July 1 and,
predictably, we have...
MoreState unrolls insurer-friendly plan: New strategy aims to recruit, nurture insurance businesses; watchdogs wary of approach
September 5, 2005
Tom MurphyThe state of Indiana is aggressively courting the insurance industry to add high-paying jobs to the economy, a strategy that
comes with a touch of controversy. The Indiana Economic Development Corp. announced late last month the appointment of Mike
Chrysler as Indiana's first-ever director of insurance initiatives. Chrysler then hit the ground driving. He's already visited
the Fort Wayne market and plans to reach several other corners of Indiana to let insurers know the state appreciates their
business and wants...
MoreEYE ON THE PIE: We need better number-crunchers
September 5, 2005
Morton MarcusQuietly, the Daniels administration is doing something that may be a historic first: It is trying to improve the information
available for administrators, legislators, analysts, scholars and ordinary citizens. It's a big task, with many barriers to
success. Typically, units of state and local governments don't share data with one another. They think narrowly about what
they have to do today and don't consider the needs of anyone else. The Indiana Data Initiative-which involves Indiana University,
other state universities and...
MoreStudent teachers get taste of urban schools: Ball State lets future educators spend semester in IPS
August 29, 2005
Tracy DonhardtreporterFor many students majoring in education at Ball State University, thinking about teaching in an urban elementary school conjures
up images of unruly students, apathetic parents and old, rundown buildings. These and other similarly negative perceptions
are generally inaccurate, say BSU educators, but they are gathered in surveys conducted each year. So the BSU Urban Semester
Program places students in an Indianapolis Public School for 16 weeks in the hope they acquire more positive-and accurate-images.
"We find students have horrible...
MoreCleaner diesel fuels growth at southeast-side factory: Former International Harvester plant is a star for Chicago-based parent
Navistar International Corp.
August 29, 2005
Anthony SchoettleWorkers at the once-beleaguered International Truck and Engine Corp. plant on the city's southeast side are thinking expansion
following a $300 million plant upgrade and word of an aggressive 2006 marketing campaign designed to clean up the public image
of diesel engines. Improvements to the 1.1-million-squarefoot Brookville Road facility were necessary to meet U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency mandates for diesel engines set to take effect in 2007, but the plant's future seems secure well beyond
that. The local subsidiary of...
MoreEarlier start dates draw criticism: Schools like to get a jump on the schedule, but tourist sites say business is suffering;
legislators take notice
August 29, 2005
Scott OlsonA schoolyard brawl is beginning to brew over whether districts are cutting summers short and sending students back to class
too soon. For most school districts, the era of starting school after Labor Day went the way of the typewriter in the 1980s.
But some Indiana lawmakers and tourism advocates are beginning to clamor for a state academic calendar that would turn the
clock back on early start dates. That's because many school districts in Indiana resumed classes in mid-August....
MoreYouth, law enforcement pair up to reduce crime: Local companies providing money, rewards and time
August 22, 2005
Tracy DonhardtOne of Marcus Ballance's cousins is in prison for shooting another man. Another was recently shot after serving a prison term
of his own. Ballance, a 12-year-old who attends Margaret McFarland Middle School, lives with his mom, her boyfriend and a
baby sister on the city's east side. He's been exposed to crime and drugs his entire life. Some would say that means Ballance
has a good chance of ending up either a victim of homicide or in prison. But...
MoreEYE ON THE PIE: Let's turn our children into assets
August 15, 2005
Morton MarcusCould we reduce some of the major costs in our society if we had fewer children and more immigration from abroad? Think about
it. Children, particularly those 15 to 19 years of age, are a major disruptive and expensive aspect of our nation. They establish
behaviors that lead to lifelong misery for themselves and expenses for the rest of us. Teens get into all sorts of costly
trouble. They lead police on dangerous chases because they will not obey the...
MoreSpecial Report: Buying blind: Lack of oversight leaves state in dark on real estate deals The state of Indiana knows how much
it's spending to lease property statewide -nearly $40 million a year. But it doesn't know if that's too much.
August 15, 2005
Tammy LieberThe state of Indiana knows how much it's spending to lease property statewide -nearly $40 million a year. But it doesn't know
if that's too much. State contracts for third-party real estate services give government officials few safeguards to ensure
they're paying a fair price for office, laboratory and storage space outside of state-owned buildings, those in the industry
say. And state administrators have no control over seven-figure commissions paid to two Indianapolis real estate brokers in
the past decade,...
MoreSpace crunch prompts Indiana to seek help with real estate leasing duties:
August 15, 2005
- TammyBetween the Statehouse, the Indiana Government Center and the State Library building, the state of Indiana owns 1.1 million
square feet of real estate in downtown Indianapolis. Still, that's not enough room to house all state government's agencies
and functions-which is why Indiana spends nearly $17 million each year to lease space elsewhere in Marion County. Some agencies,
including the departments of education and health, house nearly all their office workers in privately owned buildings near
the Statehouse. Other departments...
MoreTOM HARTON Commentary: Dragging parents back to class
August 15, 2005
The day he was hired in June, Indianapolis Public Schools Superintendent Eugene White broached a topic too often missing in
the dialogue about public education. White said that parents are among those who will be held accountable for student achievement
in Indianapolis Public Schools. The words "parents" and "accountable" might have shown up together on a school vocabulary
test sometime in the last 100 years, but they don't often go together when those of us who aren't in the trenches...
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These higher rates Co. e about only because physicians are now hospital employees. otherwise physicians couldn't charge these rates and share the windfall with the hospital. Community/rural hospitals probably not buying physicians practices and thus weren't getting the windfall anyway.
The incentive for poor people to get themselves off public assistance and "no longer be poor" is even with help...they're STILL POOR! Being poor, even with some assistance, isn't all that pleasant. (I speak from experience) It's a stubborn myth that poor people, who are on public assistance, are sitting in the lap of luxury. You should try living on just those "freebies" that you mentioned and see how meager they actually are. By the way, I didn't mean you had to buy/own a puppy...just pet one. :)
As near as I can tell the minority has ZERO constitutional obligation to offer a quorum to the majority. A requirement for quorum was inserted into the constitution so that tyrannical majorities could not simply shove through odious and objectionable legislation (which is exactly what they did.) By allowing a tyrannical majority to charge fines against the minority for exercising their constitutional prerogative to deny quorum the court as made a mockery of constitutional governance in the state of Indiana.
The voters elected the Reps to make a vote not walk out on the vote. They had to the right to exercise their opinion and vote "no" to the bill. Let me ask you this if you walked out of your job for 5 straight weeks would you get paid? Would you even have a job to go back to? If any elected official walks out on the people they should be arrested for stealing tax dollars from the public. They were elected to do a job and not leave when the job gets stuff.
I have been to several of their locations in Pennsylvania and always go in for 1 item and leave with a basket full of things. I'm very happy they decided on Indiana, now if only they would put the other store in eastside.