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DAVIS: Support workers' volunteerism
May 18, 2013
With businesses everywhere working to attract and retain great talent and customers, giving back to the community can end
up on the back burner. The time and effort required to connect with charities, plan events and provide time off from critical
business focus initially seems to be counterproductive. This paradigm leaves many leaders scratching their heads about corporate
social responsibility.
MoreDRESSLAR: Extremists hindering Common Core
May 11, 2013
David Dresslar / Special to IBJControversy over education policy is normal for the General Assembly, but this session’s pointless rancor over Common
Core State Standards has only hindered progress in teaching our children and building our communities.
MorePartying like it’s 2013
May 4, 2013
John Ketzenberger / Special to IBJEven after the Great Recession and throughout the stubborn economic recovery, it’s getting harder to recall when Indiana’s
fiscal house was a shambles.
MorePHALEN: Schools for the technology age
April 20, 2013
Earl PhalenThe world has changed so much over the past century due to the rapid pace of invention and new knowledge. Systems and processes
are constantly updated to serve our realities.
MoreUPDIKE: A millennial view of transit
April 13, 2013
Jordan Updike / Special to IBJIt has been a discouraging year in local politics. Several baby boomers have apologized to me for the state of affairs they
are handing over to my generation, and each conversation has made clear the deep and fundamental issues Indiana’s next
leaders will face.
MoreIndiana leads in Medicaid change
April 6, 2013
Mike PenceA society can be judged by how it deals with its most vulnerable. When it comes to health care, the best thing for every Hoosier,
rich or poor, is more choices and more incentives for preventive care. In the debate over Medicaid expansion, our aim must
be to protect the health of Hoosiers in need and maintain the fiscal health of our state. Expanding traditional Medicaid cannot
accomplish both.
MoreWILLIAMS: Cost-cutting obsession is myopic
March 30, 2013
Often with great pride, elected officials and those seeking elective office exclaim that Indiana is a paragon of fiscal probity
and that bountiful state reserves demonstrate the caliber of Hoosier leadership.
MoreKENNEDY: There’s no free lunch
March 23, 2013
Sheila Suess KennedyI continue to be amazed by the pundits and politicians who insist that eviscerating government programs will save money.
MoreWHITE: In honor of native son Michael Graves
March 23, 2013
Drew Whitehe architecture of Michael Graves is controversial. Some dismiss his work for its post-modern and overly decorative qualities.
MoreWALDO: It’s inevitable that plans go wrogn
March 16, 2013
Charles Waldo / Special to IBJYears ago, Murphy observed, “If anything can go wrong, it will.” Murphy’s law has endured because, although
we might chuckle, it rings of truth.
MorePAULEY: Indianapolis is an education epicenter
March 9, 2013
Jane Pauley / Special to IBJA few years ago at a dinner in Washington, D.C., with some of the nation’s leading education reformers, one of them
asked if I knew about The Mind Trust.
MoreHOLLENBERG: Deregulation has gone too far
March 2, 2013
Cindy A. Hollenberg / Special to IBJAs an environmental policy analyst, the governor’s ordering of a moratorium on environmental regulation concerns me.
It should also concern Indiana residents and businesses.
MoreKISSINGER: That's not fair!
February 23, 2013
Pete KissingerA number of accusations on both sides in the 2012 elections were extrapolations rebroadcast out of context. I began to wonder
if the very notion of fairness was worthy of study, or if the word had any substantive meaning beyond complexion and the weather.
MoreBARANOWSKI: Indy is a great city, except...
February 16, 2013
Grace Baranowski / Special to IBJIt was my privilege to testify recently before the House Roads & Transportation Committee in support of House Bill 1011.
I joined more than three dozen citizens, community leaders and elected officials to share our support for mass transit in
central Indiana.
MoreZAHN: Attack health problems the Indy Way
February 9, 2013
Tamara Zahn / Special to IBJWith all the talk about increasing health care costs, the Affordable Care Act and Hoosiers’ poor health standings, now
is the time for Indianapolis to be bold and take action.
MoreMAGID: Invest in the ripple effect
February 2, 2013
Julie Manning Magid / Special to IBJCompetitive, growing public companies that develop job opportunities and invest in the needs and resources of our community
have a long-standing ripple effect.
MoreHINCKLEY: Fads undermine school reform
January 26, 2013
Peggy Hinckley / Special to IBJWould you launch four or five initiatives in your business in a year? And then introduce three or four more the following
year? Of course not!
MoreLANGELLIER: Pounce on this tech opportunity
January 19, 2013
Mike Langellier / Special to IBJFor several years, the national media and venture capital investment community have focused myopically on consumer Web and
social Web companies like Facebook, Zynga, Groupon and others.
MoreCLARK: The fairness of marriage
January 5, 2013
Micah Clark / Special to IBJIndiana defines marriage in a singular way—between a man and a woman. As I discussed the merits of this law recently
with an opponent, his disagreement fell into two fundamental areas: fairness and civil rights.
MoreGUY: How to revive dying service clubs
December 29, 2012
John GuyDespite evidence that change is necessary, some businesses, not-for-profits and associations cannot do it. An example is service
clubs. The Indianapolis Jaycees, having had more than 400 members in 1976, appears to have canceled its telephone number.
Zionsville Kiwanis ceased business in September.
MoreLIBMAN: Shrink unwieldy not-for-profit boards
December 22, 2012
Steven Libman / Special to IBJAs major arts institutions in central Indiana search for administrative leadership and financial stability, a logical question
might be, what should be the role of the board for a not-for-profit organization?
MoreSWIECKI: New era for automotive investment?
December 15, 2012
Bernard Swiecki / Special to IBJFrom the mid 1980s through perhaps 2008, automotive investment in the Great Lakes region was driven by General Motors, Ford
and Chrysler losing market share to competitors from Japan, Korea and Europe.
MoreGIGERICH: Need for leadership growing critical
December 8, 2012
Larry GigerichAs a father of four (three of whom are about to become teenagers—yes, triplets), my wife and I are constantly talking
to them regarding the importance of being a leader and making good choices.
MoreFORSELL: Knowing this, how shall I act?
December 1, 2012
David ForsellOver the past few weeks, I’ve had a couple of terrific opportunities to reflect upon the deepest things in life. One
opportunity came thanks to the Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, of all things, and the other from a life-threatening
disease.
MoreROKITA: Sweeping tax reform long overdue
November 24, 2012
As I’ve traveled across Indiana and met with Hoosier employees, business executives and civic groups over the past two
years, I’ve heard many stories about the complex, unfair nature of our federal tax code.
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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.