September 1, 2012
Richard Mourdock / Special to IBJThere’s a lot of sincere talk these days about compromise. Most Hoosiers honestly struggle with the question of whether
we need to get tough on Washington and firmly stand our ground against business as usual or “compromise” and strike
the middle ground. It’s a fair and natural dilemma.
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September 1, 2012
Robin Winston / Special to IBJI am the parent of a seventh-grader who looks forward to this school year with excitement, hope and a sense of optimism. Unfortunately,
many of her peers do not share those thoughts. I am particularly concerned about African-American males.
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August 18, 2012
Brian A. Howey / Special to IBJYou say you want a revolution? You believe we need constitutional term limits?
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August 18, 2012
Sue Swayze / Special to IBJAs pressure mounts from states pushing back on federal decisions and mandates, representation by their congressional delegations
becomes increasingly important.
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August 18, 2012
Tony Bennett / Special to IBJWhen I took office in 2009, the Indiana Department of Education set high expectations for our children. My staff and I set
ambitious goals for student achievement: improving ISTEP+ pass rates and high school graduation rates, having more students
taking Advanced Placement exams, and increasing the number of college credits and technical certifications students earn in
high school.
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August 18, 2012
Glenda Ritz / Special to IBJThe definition of reform is to “make changes in a system to improve it.” The “reforms” under the Indiana
Department of Education are not changes to improve our education system.
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August 18, 2012
John Mutz / Special to IBJIndiana school corporations no longer have a monopoly on public school programming because the charter movement has given
families a choice. But charter schools do not have financial support from state or local government to build, remodel or lease
locations for their schools.
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August 18, 2012
Lara Beck / Special to IBJWhen Melina Kennedy ran for mayor of Indianapolis last year, childhood education was a cornerstone of her campaign. The issue
caught the attention of parents, employers, educators and the media, and Kennedy made a compelling case for investing in our
community’s human capital.
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August 18, 2012
Bill Styring / Special to IBJNearly everyone claims to have a strategic window into Mitch Daniels’ head. In truth, no one, including me, knows his
plans for Purdue University when he assumes the presidency. Perhaps he, himself, isn’t entirely certain at this point.
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August 18, 2012
Angel RiveraAccording to @IUBloomington, the Twitter account of my alma mater Indiana University, our alumni have won 50 gold medals throughout
Olympic history.
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August 18, 2012
Louis Mahern / Special to IBJ
Dear Mayor Ballard: You need to talk to your guys. They are not giving you the best advice.
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August 18, 2012
Bill Taft / Special to IBJThe disagreement between Mayor Ballard and City-County Council Democrats over the use of tax increment financing sounds like
a wonky tax policy debate, but behind this conflict are far more fundamental questions of how we use our city’s resources
to prepare for its future.
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August 18, 2012
Jennifer Wagner / Special to IBJEveryone loves to say that all politics is local, and it’s largely true that people get the most riled up about things
they see or that affect them on a daily basis.
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August 18, 2012
Woodrow Myers / Special to IBJI like Michael Bloomberg, the mayor of New York City. He says what he thinks and thinks about what he says.
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August 18, 2012
Jake Bonifield / Special to IBJGovernment, perhaps even more than most private-sector industries and business models, is reliant upon human capital to thrive.
Even as the tenor of most modern discourse on government has to do with its size, the people behind it are the single most
important element in successful public policy.
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August 18, 2012
Robert Vane / Special to IBJIn an economic climate that can at best be deemed uncertain, and at worst catatonic, it is critical that the public and private
sectors encourage and aid small-business entrepreneurs.
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August 18, 2012
Anthony L. Fargo / Special to IBJI was hesitant to weigh in on the Chick-fil-A controversy, but I decided not doing so would be chicken. (Sorry—couldn’t
resist.)
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August 18, 2012
John Krull / Special to IBJMitch Daniels’ letter inviting the candidates who want to succeed him as governor to weigh in on how Indiana should
implement parts of President Obama’s health care reform law demonstrates at least two things.
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August 4, 2012
Mark Souder / Special to IBJSteve Goldsmith was one of the brightest men to run for governor of Indiana but he lacked a populist touch.
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August 4, 2012
Jim Shella / Special to IBJHe lost the majority in 2010 and staged two failed walkouts in 2011 and 2012. That was part of it.
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August 4, 2012
Julia Vaughn / Special to IBJWith the Purdue University job awaiting him, Gov. Daniels is apparently taking a Rube Goldberg approach to state government.
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August 4, 2012
Samuel L. Odle / Special to IBJThe political season is nearing full swing and inevitably taxes will take center stage.
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August 4, 2012
Chelsea Kane / Special to IBJIt has been unfortunate to hear the criticisms and judgmental rumblings regarding the decorum of expo visitors and tourists
over the past few years.
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August 4, 2012
Rex Early / Special to IBJMickey Mantle played baseball for the New York Yankees, where he hit 536 home runs. He was one of the greatest switch-hitters
in baseball.
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August 4, 2012
While the top priorities for Congress must be improving our economy and creating jobs, it is also important to ensure the
implementation of the Affordable Care Act does not lead to counterproductive results.
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First, the Athenaeum is going to have to get past the hurdle with the Lockerbie residents and the agreement that the parcel would be residential. Second, and in my opinion, this prime piece of property should include parking, PLUS, a black box theater(s), some market rate and affordable artist housing and a plan to renovate and reconfigure the second story theater. I would negotiate to add the DeHaan property surface parking lot into the development mix, place a one story surface parking garage on the DeHaan lot on the street level (for the Dehaan tenants use during the daytime) and add a second story to the garage that would become an addition to the current second story theater and then change the direction of the theater by moving the stage across the alley and on top of the DeHaan lot parking. You can add all the stage elements that are currently missing from the Athenaeum stage to make it more attractive for use by Ballet, Opera and traveling productions. Plus, the theater changes would probably help solve some of the soundproofing issues. Alas,it does not seem to be a part of the strategic plan to conduct a study to determine best use of the property. Seems like the current plan is a quick and easy move that ignores the property best use/potential and any strategic property planning for the effect on future generations.
I recall that MSA's pilings are still in the ground and hard to remove. It’s not likely any proposal will include significant underground construction/parking because of this. Start adding 2 floors of retail, 8 floors of parking and 5-10 floors of possible hotel, and/or 10-20 floors of residential, and you are at 30 floors already with possible expansion of all the uses. But then again I could be wrong.
Accoriding to their website there is no deadline to the Do Not Call list. What is this article referring to??
On what planet are they entitled to this largesse from the stockholders? These people make multi-million dollar salaries: Pay for your own personal travel.
It matters because they're already paid enormously fat salaries: Pay for your own personal travel. Being "taxed on it" isn't a valid excuse--so what? They're still being gifted a raft of luxury perks from somebody else's money on top of an enormous, lavish salary.