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Letters to the Editor
IURC misunderstood
January 28, 2012
It was with disappointment that I read Julia Vaughn’s column in the Jan. 9 Forefront.
MoreBlame Penn State administrators
January 28, 2012
I take exception to Benner [Jan. 16 column] adding Pennsylvania State University in with the other schools that had football
scandals.
MoreHetrick created his own problem
January 28, 2012
I read with amazement Bruce Hetrick’s [Jan. 23] recent column about health care reform and an issue he had with Anthem
Blue Cross Blue Shield.
More'Right-to-work' is a charade
January 21, 2012
As an attorney who has practiced labor and employment law for 37 years, I’m concerned by the widespread confusion about
the so-called “right-to-work“ bill being promoted by Gov. Daniels.
MoreNot chump change
January 21, 2012
Talking heads and politicians are notoriously bad at math. Morton Marcus [Jan. 9 Forefront] acts as if paying higher wages
equates to something like 30 cents per diner. I think this is disingenuous.
MoreChurlish behavior isn't acceptable
January 21, 2012
John Krull is not an old fogey. His viewpoints [Dec. 26 Forefront] are what America was made of before all the too-open-minded
people, the too-liberal thinkers and the too-greedy people came to the forefront.
MoreHow to mix Manning, Luck
January 14, 2012
It’s sad to see the Polian era end. He brought football greatness to Indianapolis.
MoreGainsay art if taxes paid for it
January 14, 2012
Louis Mahern [Dec. 26 Forefront] cites an incident which was incredibly offensive to millions of Americans—a photo of
a crucifix submerged in a jar of urine—then moves easily on to say, “If an artist says it is art who are we to
gainsay it?”
MoreTechnology already helping commuters
January 7, 2012
Richard Sullivan’s letter to the editor [Jan. 2] makes some great observations about how few people take full advantage
of Indianapolis’ existing transit resources.
MoreMarkets can rein in health care costs
January 7, 2012
Congratulations to Rob Hillman, Anthem and UnitedHealthcare [Nov. 26] for allowing patients and health care consumers to shop
for lower-cost providers within their networks.
MoreUnleash biz on transit
December 31, 2011
So the big new mass transit plan has come out, and its main solution is … buses on roads. Government-owned buses, of
course.
MoreDon't snuff out rights
December 31, 2011
Smoking and secondhand smoke put people at risk. But I just don’t understand the mentality of people who are trying
to force their views on this topic.
MoreMourdock budget fails honesty test
December 24, 2011
On a careful review of Indiana State Treasurer Richard Mourdock’s federal budget plan released Nov. 15, it’s obvious
that Gov. Mitch Daniels, who knows something about federal budgeting, is in charge of the budget, not the state treasurer.
MoreRedistricting push is unnecessary
December 24, 2011
In “The Guns of August,” Barbara Tuchman wrote, “War is the unfolding of miscalculations.”
MoreWhere are the jobs from the stimulus?
December 24, 2011
According to Sheila Suess Kennedy’s [Dec. 19] column, doubling down on the $1 trillion stimulus package from 2009 will
result in a panacea of new jobs (23,000) per $1 billion.
MoreState manages risk
December 17, 2011
Ken Skarbeck’s column [Nov. 19] addressed a new strategy the Indiana Public Retirement System is using to diversify
its portfolio. T
MoreSmoking is antiquated
December 17, 2011
Keep up the writing on smoking [Nov. 28], and mention the contiguous counties, as well.
MoreChildren's Choir made memories
December 10, 2011
Greg Morris’ [Dec. 5 column ] about the Indianapolis Children’s Choir relates many of its extraordinary accomplishments
during the last 25 years, but its performances during the 7th FINA World Swimming Championships in Conseco Fieldhouse in 2004
need special attention.
MoreInsurers losing fight with hospitals
December 10, 2011
While I certainly support increases in transparency of cost and quality, I wonder why insurance companies need to resort to
gimmicks [“Insurers Push Comparison Shopping,” Nov. 28].
MorePatent reform helps small firms
December 3, 2011
Kristin Jones’ Nov. 26 column, “Patent reform is mixed bag for life sciences,” offered views on the impact
of the new patent law, the America Invents Act, on large and small life sciences companies in Indiana.
MoreSmoking column hit the target
December 3, 2011
Thanks so much for Mickey Maurer’s Nov. 28 “Mayor, Read the Smoke Signals” column. I still cannot believe
that Indianapolis and indeed, the entire state can be so backward related to creating a smoke-free environment.
MoreUp adjunct pay, Mr. McRobbie
December 3, 2011
An open letter to Indiana University President Michael McRobbie:
MoreRight-to-work view was appalling
December 3, 2011
It is stunning to read the editorial position [Nov. 28] of the foremost business journal in Indiana that cautions against
“right-to-work” legislation. Perhaps the writer forgets that Indiana has a 9-percent unemployment rate.
MoreKennedy missed mark
December 3, 2011
Sheila Kennedy is off the mark twice in her [Nov. 21] column.
MoreVaughn column was misleading
November 26, 2011
Julia Vaughn, a self-described advocate for “open and honest” government was neither open nor honest in her Nov.
14 Forefront column, “Shine More Light on Duke/IURC Secrets.”
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As a St. Vincent employee of over 20 years, I am saddened and disheartened by this announcement. Unfortunately, as the healthcare "industry" continues on this political and corporate path, all that St. Vincent Hospital has stood for spiritually for its employees and this community is being sucked dry. I know it truly has no choice. It is not just Obamacare or just competition or just any single thing. This trend started long before I was even born when the government became involved in healthcare and it became an "industry." I grieve for those who will lose their jobs, one of whom may be me, but I also grieve for this hospital which I have served for over 20 years. May God give us and it the grace to withstand the future of healthcare.
Why do people constantly harp on this issue and act ignorant about what a city population measures? A city's population is the city's population. There is no argument or debate about it. If you want to measure the density of a city--measure it. If you want to measure the size of a metropolitan area, then measure the metropolitan population. City boundaries cover different sized areas--and they always have (though the disparity has probably increased since about 1900 or so when more cities began annexing their surrounding communities). For example, San Francisco only covers 49 square miles while Houston cover nearly 600 square miles. No one argues about the population rankings of either city even though they clearly cover extremely different sized areas. Indianapolis is the 13 largest city by population in the U.S. That is a fact. While the population of a metropolitan area may give you a better sense of how large a community is, as noted, even metro areas can vary widely in the size of geographic area they cover--so that is not a perfect comparison either.
If Whole Foods went in, I doubt the Nora one would stay open, and with all those customers coming to Broad Ripple traffic would be horrible, and forget about a run to the grocery on weekend nights. I think concern over the number of apartments is misplaced, but the 400 space parking garage has me concerned - someone needs to ask the developer just how much traffic they think this development is going to generate. I am not against more neighborhood residents, but heavy commercial traffic going in and out at that location sounds like a mess.
I thought everyone was innocent until guilt was proven. Seems people have already convicted Reggie in the press. My nephew was a good kid and is a good man, more to this story im sure
Going by the Marion County population only is of little use. 13th largest? No Way! To judge the real size of a metro area, the easy way is to look at the Arbitron rating list. Indianapolis hovers around 40th largest in the nation--sometimes more, sometimes less. Advertisers want to know exactly how large the population is before they buy radio advertising. Arbitron figured it out long ago. Indianapolis is estimated at 1,427,500. The real #13 is Seattle-Tacoma with a metro population of 3,470,400. So, the population of just Marion County is completely irrelevant to anything useful as far as metro area planning.