Greg Porter: It’s time for GOP to loosen grip on surplus
Major cities in every European country I have visited have some sort of light rail and are connected to one another by train.
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Office of Management and Budget Director Cris Johnston and Democratic Rep. Greg Porter face off over the size and use of the state’s reserves, while other columnists tackle women’s soccer, mass transit, patriotism and viewing history through a contemporary lens.
Cris Johnston: Healthy reserves protect essential government services
Holcomb’s decision to prioritize strong reserves and a balanced budget is a key contributor to our AAA rating, the highest rating a state can receive.
Forefront
Bill Oesterle: Ball State is potentially transformative east-side tenant
I grew up in a university town. There is a kind of energy that radiates from them.
Shariq Siddiqui: As donor-advised funds grow, there are concerns
According to Nonprofit Quarterly, the number of donor-advised fund accounts has increased 200% over the past five years.
Michael Leppert: Going back to school, for the love of it this time
I have learned a whole lot about a whole lot of things in the process of writing.
Jennifer Wagner: Watching today’s debates is less than satisfying
The words uttered on stage matter far less than the theatrics of the performance.
Andrew Ireland: Charter debate needs to get beyond online rants
You might be surprised to know that all charter schools in Indiana are by statute not-for-profit, public institutions.
Tom LoBianco: In halls of power, there’s infestation—literally
Out of seven pests tracked, Washington tallied rats, cockroaches, mosquitoes, bedbugs and termites.
Riley Parr: We ought not view history through contemporary lens
The philosophy underlying these actions is frightening: It ascribes the morals of today to generations past.
Abdul-Hakim Shabazz: The right way to raise the minimum wage
Eliminate taxes for people who make less than $10 an hour.
Pierre Atlas: America’s transportation infrastructure falls short
Major cities in every European country I have visited have some sort of light rail and are connected to one another by train.
Jim Shella: Challenging authority doesn’t make you unpatriotic
Who loves America? And who doesn’t? And just what does it mean to love America?
Deborah Daniels: U.S. women’s soccer team treated unfairly
The USSF has projected a profit of over $5 million for the women’s team this year, vs. an anticipated loss for the men’s team of $1 million.
Curt Smith: How Hilton Head became such a magical place
Fraser’s first defining burst of brilliance was preserving the natural flora and fauna, including a now-330-year-old oak tree.
Dr. Richard Feldman: Doc with novel treatment couldn’t get buy-in he needed
Doctor’s dream of creating muscular dystrophy treatment unfulfilled Bonsett watched nearly all the children slowly die.
Marshawn Wolley: New fund to help address challenges in black community
There is a limit to what government can do, should do and, unfortunately, will do.
Claire Fiddian-Green: Indiana’s moonshot should be to become a healthy state
Indiana ranks 41st out of 50 states for people’s overall health, and the top driver of this low ranking is Indiana’s high prevalence of smoking.
Leah McGrath: America is more than a snapshot in time
America is an idea, the great experiment of history, a pursuit toward liberty that never ends.
Brad Rateike: Brad Paisley had it right when he sang ‘The internet is forever’
Once a post is out there, it’s out there. I’ve seen “deleted” Tweets and Facebook posts appear in vetting reports for job applicants and in stories on cable news.
Gary Varvel: Sad to see the end of Mad magazine
Mad became my art school. My instructors were Mort Drucker, Jack Davis, Al Jaffee, Don Martin, Paul Coker Jr. and Sergio Aragones.
Anne Hathaway: Holcomb deserves a second term as Indiana governor
Every elected official has detractors, but even my Democratic friends have admitted to me that the guy they didn’t know much about when he became lieutenant governor and then governor in 2016 has done a pretty darn good job.
Una Osli: One way to solve re-entry is to offer a prize for ideas
With 716 people in prison per 100,000 residents, the United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world.