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Lawmakers think 'gloomy' in spite of rosy forecast
April 27, 2009
Ed FeigenbaumSometimes the news is just so good you can't believe it, and that is just what happened with the state revenue forecast this
month.
MoreIs poor management Indiana's problem?
April 27, 2009
Morton MarcusHoosiers identify many factors contributing to our state's long-term economic difficulties. It is fashionable to blame our
workers. It is easy to decry a lack of natural amenities: no mountains, no coral reefs. Our public schools are inferior and
perhaps our higher education is overrated. Our taxes are too high but we have substandard government services. We ain't got
no culture. Rarely do we hear anyone say that our problem is management.
MoreWestfield mayor hopes $60M stadium project will transform city
April 27, 2009
Cory SchoutenWestfield Mayor Andy Cook is proposing a $60 million youth sports complex with a 4,000-seat multipurpose outdoor
stadium, indoor sports facilities and sports fields with the goal of establishing the Hamilton County community as the "Family
Sports Capital
of America."
MoreObama's reforms could bite Lilly
April 20, 2009
When it comes to health care reform, Eli Lilly and Co. has its derriere exposed more than its drugmaker peers.
MoreCIB's deficit is a state problem, not a local one
April 20, 2009
Casting the CIB's deficit as an Indianapolis problem is simplistic and inaccurate because it overlooks the millions of dollars
in state tax revenue generated by those venues and an endless list of vendors that do business with them.
MoreGeneral Assembly is shame of Indiana
April 20, 2009
Morton MarcusWhen we read that all the Democrats in the House voted against all the Republicans in the House on a given issue, we know
independence has been cruelly killed by the leadership of each party. The same applies to the Senate.
MoreCompeting interests to collide in final days of session
April 20, 2009
Ed FeigenbaumThe two principal matters that all agree must be resolved are the biennial budget and a plan to return the Unemployment Insurance
Trust Fund to solvency.
MorePresident Daniels? Never say never
April 20, 2009
Mickey MaurerIndiana Gov. Mitch Daniels would make a remarkable president. Governor/ presidentâ??it's the same game, just a different scale.
MoreCasino-tax controversy lit fire under residents of Fairland, a long-forgotten town
April 20, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinWith a town government behind them, Fairland-area residents hope any future growth will be to their benefit.
MoreMayor hopes to fix budget by offering naming rights to city-owned properties
April 20, 2009
Anthony SchoettleCity officials want to raise money by selling sponsorships, advertising and possibly even naming-rights deals for city-owned
properties as they attempt to chip away at a projected $23 million deficit in the municipal budget.
MoreSimon layoffs would jeopardize HQ incentive deal
April 20, 2009
Cory SchoutenDuring one of the worst markets for real estate in decades, at a time when developers of all sizes are shedding employees,
officials with Simon Property Group Inc. continue to insist they have had zero layoffs.
MoreProlonged woes reshape Connersville, city once known as 'Little Detroit'
April 13, 2009
Kathleen McLaughlinWith economists predicting the statewide unemployment average will reach 10 percent this year, the experience of a hard-hit
city like Connersville offers a glimpse of what lies ahead for other manufacturing-reliant Hoosier communities.
MoreHopeful news about the nukes aimed at your head
April 13, 2009
Bruce HetrickBecause President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitri Medvedev have now dared to raise that tired and trivial matter
of nuclear disarmament, you must focus on mundane matters of mass destruction.
MoreColts, Pacers or Indians ticket stumbles would trip up Kenley plan
April 13, 2009
Peter Schnitzler, Anthony SchoettleSen. Luke Kenley's CIB bailout plan counts on the Indianapolis Colts to keep up their sellout streak, and assumes the Indiana Pacers and Indianapolis Indians will maintain at least their current popularity.
The tax system has fluctuated throughout the ages
April 13, 2009
Mike HicksLet's reflect on the origins of the current income tax system to help understand it better.
MoreDaniels strangely quiet as fiscal issues fester
April 13, 2009
Ed FeigenbaumThe Indiana General Assembly session will end with a focus on what has dominated discussion since Organization Day back in
November: fiscal issues.
MoreTaxes, fees should be determined case-by-case
April 13, 2009
Morton MarcusIf an honest case for the general good cannot be made (as in the case of most education services, and, sports, entertainment
and tourist facilities), government revenue streams should not be used to support private enterprises.
MoreCIB rescue plan counts on new hotel being big success
April 13, 2009
Peter SchnitzlerThe Marion County Capital Improvement Board's bailout depends on the success of Indianapolis' new downtown JW Marriott convention
hotel.
MoreBallard trip to explore clean energy
April 6, 2009
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard and other city officials will travel to Brazil in May to explore renewable-energy production,
in hopes of making the city a leader in the technology.
MoreCentral Canal needs green space
April 6, 2009
The Indiana War Memorials Commission's proposal to build a USS Indianapolis submarine memorial on the east bank of the Canal
just north of the existing
USS Indianapolis (cruiser) National Memorial would unwisely occupy nearly the last piece of green space on the Canal.
MoreFocused, clear direction is needed to end recession
April 6, 2009
The solution to ending the current recession is not more trillion-dollar debt on future social health care, education and
energy ideas, nor any increase in taxes.
MoreCIB solution may be wrapped into state budget
April 6, 2009
Ed FeigenbaumThe Legislature has been behaving as expected lately: little public sound and fury, but action beginning to stir behind the
scenes.
MoreGambling habit puts state at risk
April 6, 2009
The state's overreliance on gambling, what once seemed like easy money, is becoming a major concern to taxpayers.
MoreIndiana among first states targeted by expanded program to root out coding, billing problems
April 6, 2009
Erin LewisModern-day bounty hunters are preparing to fan out across Indiana as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services expands
a program to ferret out fraud and overpayment in the health care system.
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In my opinion the estridge companies are crooks. They filed bankruptcy on their 'track housing' side of the business two weeks before they closed on one of my clients' homes. When my client first interviewed Estridge as a builder 6 months before, they specifically ASKED about the solvency of their business, knowing that some builders were struggling. Estridge truly misrepresented their financial situation at that time. I suppose I am more unhappy with the whole system than I am with the builder because what the heck==you can file bankruptcy on 'track homes' but still keep building and make money off of 'custom built' homes??? How ridiculous! They are all homes. How can a company be allowed to bilk thousands of dollars from their subcontractors but still be allowed to build houses?? they should have been made to pay back all their unpaid contractors before being allowed to profit from building any more houses! This alone makes them and the system crooks in my eyes. I would never build an estridge home and I would not recommend for my clients either. If they were truly 'bankrupt' how could they afford to keep building homes anyway??? The whole system needs fixed.
I live a couple blocks east of the Angie's campus and my house is assessed for ~$160,000. If I could get that amount, let alone $384,000 (a 140% bonus), I'd sell in a minute. Either Angie's stockholders just got fleeced, or Angie's is getting about a 58% discount on their property taxes, if these properties are actually worth what they paid Mr. Oesterle for them. Which do you think is the case?
Perhaps the IMA board is really to blame! They agreed to hire Charles. They can't seemingly find donors among themselves, or bring in new blood that will support the museums operating budget with an expanded museum and money to provide curators with something to do (ie buy art). The headlines of disarray at the museum and mass firings are hurting the reputation of the museum for some time to come. If people on the board had misgivings, perhaps they shpuld have more forcefully opposed efforts that they have seemingly been unable to fund, like expansion and the costs it has created!
See, I told u Indyman and Dipsicle....this 8 days is overkill. It's barely worth a weekend....great job Tony George! Your dream has been fulfilled....he fans want the I r l back. Thats how good it was.....and that sucked.
I have been in training for a short time now but right off I can see that safety and quality are the number one issues, my experience as of late has been a positive one, the employees along with Jeff the plant manager and the operation supervisor as well as the engineers are a highly motivated group of people, what an asset for the area to have and for company's in need of a quality metal products.