December 22, 2012
Peter J. Rusthoven / Special to IBJBen Franklin said nothing is certain but death and taxes. One could add a third item: If there is surplus revenue, legislators
will spend it.
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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?
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December 22, 2012
Mike HicksThe vintage and durability of classic Christmas songs carry an important economic lesson for our times.
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December 22, 2012
Mickey KimIn June 2010, Buffett joined Bill and Melinda Gates to announce the Giving Pledge—their effort to persuade the richest
Americans to donate at least half their wealth to charity.
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December 22, 2012
Mickey MaurerNow that the elections are over, please relax and enjoy this crossword puzzle and the political riddle it poses.
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December 22, 2012
Bruce HetrickTime after time, we get ourselves in a lather; do nothing more than talk about the need to talk; then rinse and repeat when
the next mass killing occurs.
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December 22, 2012
Interesting how a Democrat liberal [Kennedy column, Dec. 3] can say, “They burden taxpayers now in diapers in order
to deliver today’s services,” and ignore mentioning the fact that today’s entitlements are what the taxpayers
in diapers will be paying for long after present taxpayers have enjoyed the new roads built during the Daniels era.
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December 22, 2012
Kudos to Greg Andrews on his [Dec. 10] column about the Fair Finance fraud. There is no excuse for this criminal behavior,
and Tim Durham and his buddies got what they had coming to them. But Andrews is spot on in highlighting the complicity of
the investors in their demise.
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December 15, 2012
IBJ StaffAny discussion of the state’s transportation priorities would be incomplete without including the one topic legislators
have been reluctant to take on: mass transit.
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December 15, 2012
Greg MorrisMy job takes me out of my office into the community on a regular basis. As I’m out talking with folks in the business
community, a common theme surfaces almost without fail on a weekly basis.
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December 15, 2012
Sheila Suess KennedyEquality is one of those principles that almost everyone subscribes to—a concept we can all endorse in the abstract,
because in the abstract, we don’t have to decide what it really means.
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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.
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December 15, 2012
Mike HicksThis is the season of economic forecasts, for which there are many uses beyond their pure entertainment value.
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December 15, 2012
Ken SkarbeckAn Indiana University grad and author of five books, Jim Grant possesses deep knowledge on the role central banks have played
throughout history and the cumulative results of their monetary policy decisions.
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December 15, 2012
Tim AltomThis is the last column before Christmas, and in keeping with long tradition, I’m writing a year-end column about screw-ups
and techno-pratfalls that should make you glad you’re not in the hottest of hot seats.
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December 15, 2012
Lou HarryThe Indianapolis Museum of Art proves that the mineral isn't just for pencils. Plus new shows at the Indianapolis Art Center.
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December 15, 2012
George Geib / Special to IBJMitch Daniels had 48 former governors as role models when he took his oath of office. Now we can decide how he stands among
them.
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December 15, 2012
I have appreciated several of the columns Greg Morris has written about the leadership of Gov. Daniels and Tony Bennett.
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December 15, 2012
Mitch Daniels will leave the governor’s mansion to a chorus of hurrahs from budget-balancers, conservative pundits and
the Republican Party, which wishes—now even more than before—that he had run for president. But what can other
Midwestern states learn from the Daniels era?
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December 15, 2012
I was disappointed that the IBJ didn’t cover the ongoing issue of the proposed Leucadia coal-to-gas plant and
the role that Citizens Energy could play in preventing the construction of this project.
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December 15, 2012
Jennifer Wagner / Special to IBJHere are six words I never imagined stringing together: I’m going to miss Mitch Daniels.
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December 15, 2012
I’m extremely troubled by some members of the Republican Party recently saying that they will not honor their promises
not to raise taxes on the American people.
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December 15, 2012
Jerry Torr / Special to IBJAnytime a government program makes tax dollars available to certain individuals, unfortunately, a few will look to game the
system.
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December 15, 2012
David Niezgodski / Special to IBJConsider for a moment what it’s like to be on unemployment in Indiana.
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December 15, 2012
Bill Styring / Special to IBJBattle lines for the next General Assembly are evident already.
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It's also across the street from Fogo de Chao and Morton's....
Yep, the haters are trying to make good news bad. I guess it is hard to get people to believe the series is dying when they are gaining new sponsors.
David Copperfield! I remember watching his specials on TV when I was little.
Don't forget this is next to an MMA gym, a pawn shop, and some abandoned spaces.
Good project for Zionsville - A group who has owned the property for many years has waited and worked patiently to bring highest and best use development to a major corridor, and mix that in with the great downtown you have. Win Win. All the Best to Pittman Partners and Zionsville.