KETZENBERGER: Gerrymandering surpasses ignorance
Gerrymandering, not the lack of a high intelligence quotient, stunts evolution of the General Assembly.
Gerrymandering, not the lack of a high intelligence quotient, stunts evolution of the General Assembly.
Never in a science class should it be taught alongside the theory of evolution.
Trucking fleets, already buckling under higher costs for insurance and fuel, are finding ways around new rules that nearly eliminate nitrogen oxides and particulate matter but also sent prices of new trucks soaring.
This week, meet James Burnes, who launched virtual patent-marking service PatentStatus LLC in January and spent the first weekend of February hobnobbing with corporate bigwigs in town for Super Bowl XLVI.
Through March 24
Indiana Repertory Theatre
Showcase roles for a small cast of four. A single set. Issues that anyone with kids can relate to (two sets of parents try to civilly address a schoolyard fight between their children). Great New York reviews. A stack of awards. It stands to reason that Yasmina Roza’s “God of Carnage” is the hottest show in regional theaters right now. Roman Polanski’s film version (title shortened to “Carnage”) came and went without much of a blip, which may be a blessing, since audiences can come to the show with a sense of what-will-happen-next excitement. Constance Macy (see IBJ’s “Clutch Hitters” story and video here), Tim Grimm, Ryan Artzberger and Shannon Holt star. Details here.
The Big 3 automakers spent 35 percent more in the Indianapolis area to provide health care for workers and non-elderly retirees than they did in other auto-heavy cities—and two-thirds of that difference can be blamed on “excess prices” by Indianapolis hospitals.
The joint venture of the NBA and NCAA that promotes youth basketball has launched a nationwide search for a new leader.
The Indianapolis Airport Authority board has approved a $504,872, two-year contract with Indiana State University to study the federally endangered Myotis sodalis, which brings to $2.5 million what the airport has paid ISU since 2004 to track and observe the minuscule mammals.
As we used to say in a career I had long ago, you can hammer a nail with your shoe, but it’s not particularly efficient. Unfortunately, too many technology users are doing just that.
Administrators at Indiana University and IUPUI want to create a philanthropy-driven school in Indianapolis, and they might do away with another widely recognized school in the process.
FINALISTS: Innovations in health care
Indiana Rep. Bob Morris of Fort Wayne won't support a resolution celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts because he believes it is a "radicalized organization" that supports abortion and promotes homosexuality.