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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Three Magi
Cats out of the bag. The object of the game is to get acquired. That means the company has no idea how to grow beyond a certain point. Email is a 1990s technology. I have laughed at this company since day one. Such a small bit player. If it was anywhere but here, it wouldn't be newsworthy.
Esther, Indy has passed Chicago in the local government corruption arena. Don't downgrade us. We're No. 1 in the Midwest.
Does the buyer get to keep the recent Accu-Chek J.D. Power award? Be careful, those Swiss cannot be trusted. Last June they pimped Mayor Ballard and former Governor Daniels at a media op, announcing plans to invest "$300 million at its Indianapolis headquarters, creating up to 100 new jobs by 2017," only to turn around and close the Roche Nutley, NJ facility and eliminate 1000 jobs there later the same week. It seems that healthcare can be innovated only as long as money is to be made. Right now Roche seems to have big eyes for China: there are many Chinese in China and potential billions in Swiss francs! Since Roche is having difficulty with US insurance companies swallowing the bill for overpriced cancer drugs (with debatable efficacy) why not sell insurance to the Chinese and market the drugs to them there? There is a name for these sort of business practices however proper decorum precludes it use in this forum.
Same kind of Luddites who oppose I-69. Guessing their 501(c)(4) application probably sailed right through the IRS.