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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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These quaint,obsessed musings by the stalkers are certainly entertaining, but I'm trying to figure out what, if anything, all the yelping below has to do with Zak Brown.
It's evident that Moffett was pushing the right buttons and corporate America is now trying to squash him. He just wanted to withdraw the free pilot services provided to the company by the pilots to try and put some pressure on a company that has not been interested in negotiating a contract in over 5 years. The company does not provide a contract because not having one has saved them a bundle of money. Shame on any Republic pilots not standing behind their union leader just because things are getting tough, can you not see such strategic moves by the company as putting the last union president in a corporate position and into THEIR pocket. Do you really believe the last union president is so appalled at the attempts by Moffett, do you not remember his oppositions to the company? We stood behind him. It has been proven over and over again for thousands of years without fail, a man cannot serve two masters. Anyone that believes people vote contrary to their paycheck and livelihood deserve to be taken advantage of, the recent statements by the former union president are laughable as he denounces the current union president from his new corporate position. Have you ever seen a drafted sports player score points for his previous team, it cannot be done, he is not on the pilots side anymore, he gets his money a different way now than you and I do, and he should not be allowed to remain on the seniority list. A drafted player brings strength, credibility, tactical knowledge, and a strategic advantage to his NEW team, he would not be drafted or paid were it otherwise. We are all forced to choose only one side to play for and support, not doing so has many references in life such as insider trading and shaving points, all illegal for good reason. This basic fact is why corporate moguls, scientist, and engineers all sign non-discloser agreements and non-compete clauses, as protection in case they are lured into switching sides as our former union president has done. No NFL coach ever drafted a player so that both teams could benefit and better understand each other, they are recruited to win the game against that former team, period. Likewise the company does not recruit the former union president by accident or mutual understanding, its strategy. Don't confuse playing the game with good sportsman-like conduct in support of common business and prosperity goals, with the requirement to only play for one side. Good men we all love and favor fall subject to this manipulation, often without their knowledge, and it is not a betrayal of their friendship to oppose them when they switch sides. If we did not love and trust them, they would not have been chosen and lured to the other side in the first place. The deception by the drafted player is not made at a conscious level, it's just human nature and it's all about money and power which corrupts our ability to be objective and loyal to two masters. This is why our court system created the defense attorney, and why our military created counter intelligence. Its strategy and its propaganda, and it works, and that's why the "powers to be" manipulate the chess pieces by sometimes changing their colors. Some players know they are being manipulated when their color is changed, but it brings them more money and power so they do not care. The rest have good intentions but do not even realize they are being manipulated. This tactic is also known by another name, Divide and Conquer. In battle sending an imperfect message with an imperfect team is obviously not ideal, but it's still being sent by YOUR team, your union leader, a leader that has common goals and common rewards with you, they are the best, because we have elected them to do a job for us. If you are not backing Moffett but believing the spin by those that have recently switched sides, you are taking food out of your own mouth. Showing unity and backing an imperfect situation still results in taking just as much ground, it's about unity and bargaining power. It's not necessary to wait around for that perfect attack because it will never come, the company will spin and attempt to destroy anyone that gets in their way. Ultimately it's not about any specific attack anyway, ASAP or whatever it makes no difference, it is and always has been only about power. If this company cared about safety it would not build pairings with 8 hour overnights, come on, are you that naive? Besides, do you really think Hoffa cares, no, he got a call from corporate America and was squeezed into denouncing Moffett. If he didn't they would spin the safety card against him and the Teamsters National with implication for truckers, future contracts, insurance rates etc...saying something like the Teamsters use safety as a bargaining chip, blah blah blah... Do you really think any pilot is going to do something unsafe for the contract, absolutely not, the only ones threatening safety here is the company with reduced rest, fatigue, and poverty. Do you not find it odd that Hoffa and the Teamsters are opposing a Teamster president publicly? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and work with one of their own? Why did they not sit down and help him strategize, correct any mistakes, and charge ahead? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and leverage a contract for all those pilots that have been paying Teamster dues, isn't that why we have all been paying Teamster dues in the first place? I sure haven't been paying dues so that the Teamsters National could come along and write this kind of an article undercutting our union leader and our unity. Whose side is the Teamsters National really on, it's obviously not the Republic pilots side.
No matter what Moffatt does the company is going to spin it like he is the terrorist and brainwash people like you into believing it, wake up, back your players that are trying to change things for you and your livelihood. Where has Hoffa been for the last 6 years, except collecting our dues. Seriously, do you really think an FO going for upgrade, signed off by a checkairman ready for the upgrade, who then fails, is not even capable of returning as a First Officer.
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