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BONIFIELD: Mourdock's bent is too hot for Senate
October 13, 2012
Jake Bonifield / Special to IBJI miss Richard Mourdock. His goofy smile, his bizarre antics, his brand of angry patriotism—all have been notably absent
over the past month.
MoreKRULL: New GOP strategy won't help Mourdock
October 13, 2012
John Krull / Special to IBJFor the past few days, Indiana Republicans have pounded away at a new message in their fight to hold onto the U.S. Senate
seat that’s up for grabs this fall.
MoreMUTZ: Change won't come without realignment
October 13, 2012
John Mutz / Special to IBJWith the political landscape littered with failed attempts to end impasse and frustrated citizens worried about the need for
change, many voters are saying they intend to vote for the man, not the party. Apparently they think this approach will get
results.
MoreMAHERN: School boards should stop butting out
October 13, 2012
Louis Mahern / Special to IBJAfter reams of newsprint and a bazillion 1’s and 0’s on the Internet bemoaning the state of public education in
general and Indianapolis Public Schools in particular, you finally get your chance to weigh in.
MoreVANE: Pence is the substance candidate
October 13, 2012
Robert Vane / Special to IBJIf there is a word to describe the 2012 gubernatorial race, I would have to choose “curious.”
MoreRIVERA: Others should follow Hoosier leadership
October 13, 2012
Angel RiveraWhen good men and women fail to lead, problems get worse. This has happened for too long, and now we need concrete proposals
from our candidates for state and federal offices that address the crises that threaten our republic.
MoreSWAYZE: The real 'war' is now about abortion
October 13, 2012
Sue Swayze / Special to IBJThe slogan “war on women” has gained traction in the election, but it is an old notion and a war that’s
already been won.
MoreTAFT: An excellent adventure in Portlandia
October 13, 2012
Bill Taft / Special to IBJI am sitting on a plane with 90 representatives of Indianapolis returning from a leadership exchange to Portland, Ore., trying
to puzzle out what we can learn from a city that is so different from our hometown. Portland is similar in size and has a
blue-collar history like Indianapolis, but it followed a very different path the past 30 years.
MoreMYERS: Monitoring health with an iPhone
October 13, 2012
Woodrow Myers / Special to IBJI did not wait in line to get my new iPhone 5; I ordered it online and it arrived exactly when they said it would. The battery
was charged when I got it out of the package, and it took all of about 10 minutes to transfer (using the “cloud”)
all of the stuff from my antiquated iPhone 3GS.
MoreVAUGHN: Stop the campaign money shell game
September 29, 2012
Julia Vaughn / Special to IBJWhile it is easy to see the effect of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in the Citizens United case, since corporate-sponsored
political ads have dominated our airwaves for months, it is much more difficult for voters to determine exactly who is paying
for these ads.
MoreBOHANON: Rating the candidates for governor
September 29, 2012
Cecil Bohanon / Special to IBJThe outgoing Daniels administration takes great pride in its fiscal probity and not without justification—the state’s
budget is in surplus, its credit rating is better than the U.S. governments’, and business taxes have been reduced.
MoreMARCUS: Candidates silent on grave projections
September 29, 2012
Morton MarcusIn the decade of the Great Depression, the 1930s, the population of Indiana grew 5.8 percent. Later, in the 1970s, a decade
of great economic turmoil, the state’s population advanced 5.7 percent. The 1980s saw a strong recession and a subsequent
restructuring of American business; Indiana’s population grew a mere 1 percent.
MoreCARSON: Come together to improve the economy, create jobs
September 29, 2012
Andre Carson / Special to IBJAs a nation, we remain in the middle of a long and arduous economic recovery, so it should be no surprise that the most important
issue facing the 7th District is how we continue to grow our economy. We must continue moving forward. I am committed to doing
everything I can to put Hoosiers back to work.
MoreMAY: Spur job growth by helping businesses compete
September 29, 2012
Carlos May / Special to IBJThe most critical issue for District 7 residents is the economy. We need to redouble our efforts to create an environment
for greater job growth. Mayor Ballard has done an excellent job of attracting investment domestically and by building partnerships
throughout the world in this global economy. However, he needs a stronger partner in Washington.
MoreWINSTON: Indiana will contribute to Obama victory
September 29, 2012
Robin Winston / Special to IBJOn Nov. 6, all eyes will be on several battleground states. Unfortunately, the pundits will miss one of the most important
states that will contribute to an Obama victory—Indiana. While some will debate whether the president will win Indiana
(I still contend that he can), keep in mind that several Indiana-related items will play a role in the fall campaign and will
have an impact in other parts of the country.
MoreSOUDER: Larger point overlooked in Senate race
September 29, 2012
Mark Souder / Special to IBJThe trick that is easy to play on the average person is to imply that Washington is like your experience in most life situations
in a business, church or even city or state government, which tends to be solution-oriented as opposed to establishing the
ideological framework and laws for all private business and increasingly all governmental standards.
MoreLEIGHTY: Donnelly hurting economy enough
September 29, 2012
Hilary Leighty / Special to IBJJoe Donnelly needs a lesson in economics. Donnelly’s campaign advertisements say he’s “about jobs and balanced
budgets,” but throughout Donnelly’s time in Congress, the public debt has increased $7.3 billion and every American
citizen’s individual share of the debt is now $51,823. He voted to increase the debt ceiling five times. In Donnelly’s
last two terms alone, net private-sector jobs have decreased a half million.
MoreSHELLA: Lugar plots next chapter in storied career
September 29, 2012
Jim Shella / Special to IBJRichard Lugar is leaving the Senate, yet the Republican who lost the May primary election to Richard Mourdock still intends
to continue some of the work that defined his life as a lawmaker. Lugar spelled out his plans for the first time in a recent
speech to the Contemporary Club of Indianapolis at a dinner staged to honor his more than four decades of service as school
board member, mayor and six-term U.S. senator.
MoreBOEHM: Tread cautiously through this study
September 29, 2012
Ted Boehm / Special to IBJYou may have seen recent news reports discussing a Ball State University study of how the total tax burden in this state varies
for different industries and forms of organization. The takeaway is that there are multiple “inequities” in Indiana’s
tax structure.
MoreODLE: The changing face of homelessness
September 29, 2012
Samuel L. Odle / Special to IBJMost would probably agree that a stereotypical picture of homelessness exists. Many think of people dealing with alcohol or
drug-dependency issues, dangerous deadbeats and the mentally ill. These stereotypes lead to misconceptions, whereby people
don’t feel responsibility toward helping address and end this sad and unnecessary issue.
MoreEARLY: We could have watered our lawns
September 29, 2012
Rex Early / Special to IBJWater is a valuable commodity. Wars have been fought over water rights. This summer’s drought certainly made people
here in Indiana become water conscious. Geist and Morse reservoirs were both being tested before we finally got relief.
MoreHARRIS: Far too many students still aren't ready for college
September 29, 2012
David Harris / Special to IBJIn Indiana and other states, we face a sobering reality: Far too few students are prepared for college-level coursework.
MoreMEREDITH: Academic and career skills prepare students for life
September 29, 2012
Teresa Meredith / Special to IBJI stopped into a local discount store on a stormy night this month and purchased items totaling less than $40. Lightning had
struck the store and registers were not working. The manager gave clerks calculators and instructed them on how to track purchases.
MoreDAVIS: Building momentum on the near-east side
September 29, 2012
Kathy Davis / Special to IBJIndianapolis Public Schools and the community centers and ministries of the near-east side came together to apply for a Promise
Neighborhood grant—committing to organize supports for students and families around schools in order to significantly
improve the educational and developmental outcomes of all children.
MoreSTYRING: Carmel no longer can afford Brainard
September 15, 2012
Bill Styring / Special to IBJFour-term Carmel Mayor James Brainard has to be on a publicity-induced high. Keystone Parkway recently got a design award
from a national transit engineering firm. Better still, Money named Carmel first on its list of America’s best
small cities.
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So the Mayor adds another non value added layer to having a vehicle towed? Whereby the City Government RECIEVES AN ILLEGAL KICKBACK FROM A LGOISTICS COMPANY THAT SUBS THE WORK TO LOCAL TOW COMPANIES? What is the service the City performs for receiving the "tribute"? This is RICO!!!!! What a corrupt and unnecessary layer. What a dirtbag Mayor and his cronies.
Owner occupied housing. Clear enough?
So people think I am paranoid. It's from experience in dealing with puds requested by developers who make major donations themselves to representatives, have nice fund raisers for those running for office and hide through pac's. then there are the public relation firms. You will note some pr comments below. You there Clyde Lee? My opinion. Commercial along 421, great. Multifamily housing, terrible idea that will change the town. Senior condos or zero lot line homes west, great. I suggest keeping all entries to commercial areas at 421. All entries to owner occupied on sycamore. Will keep the traffic on sycamore down some. Two other things. You can't trust what will be there in 10 years. Steve builds quality stuff, but areas change over time. Look at the changes at the wall mart center at 86th and 421 over the last 10 years. Look at the apartments and neighborhoods behind St Vincent's. Raintree properties WILL decrease in value if commercial and multifamily goes in near. It has already been happening around the bridges area. The houses that have been sold recently are way below market. Several deals not closed due to the Illinois construction and the whole unsurety of the bridges. It's pretty simple, Zionsville will approve the whole thing because the city council has been groomed over a LONG period of time for this. I might even suggest some are in their position as a result of this.
Esta, do you have a dog in this fight? You seem to really want to knock anyone against this project. No, I didn't move to Indiana for the architecture. I moved here for that red barn in the field. The horses and fields of corn. A place that is NOT overdeveloped. There are plenty of nearby places in Indianapolis that could be REDEVELOPED instead.
RKW - OK, we get it, you're paranoid. The question is, are you paranoid enough? Greg - Yes, Pittman(s) is (are) at it again. They are developers, they build things. It's what they do. So when you go to work tomorrow, Greg, you're at it again too. Cliff - Really? You moved to Indiana for its progressive architecture? That's like moving to England for the cuisine. Zionsvillain - The house you moved to was once a field or woods. I'm willing to bet folks were upset when that ground was plowed under and a house was built. But I guess now that you are in, everything should stop? "My house was OK, but the next one is sprawl." SE Guy - Please don't paint us with such a wide brush. Most reasonable Zionsville residents welcome planned, measured development.