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EYE ON THE PIE: The soul-searing side of shopping

December 17, 2007

For me, shopping at any time, any place is an ordeal. However, from time to time, I am pressed into service by our household purchasing agent. My role is either to be a surrogate buyer or just the designated driver/hauler. When a surrogate I am sent out with lists of desired substances. These lists might work for a less conscientious, or more sophisticated, person. After all, five pounds of sugar or flour can mean only just that. However, I find…

EDITORIAL: Lilly picks wisely at tough juncture: Lechleiter well-groomed for top job

December 24, 2007

Lilly picks wisely at tough juncture Lechleiter well-groomed for top job Indianapolis’ business and civic leaders are rightfully worried about Eli Lilly and Co. these days. The entire pharmaceutical industry is under extraordinary pressure, in part because the blockbusters that have been its lifeblood aren’t gushing out of development pipelines anymore. Lilly faces the monstrous task of finding successors to its antipsychotic Zyprexa, whose U.S. and European patents expire in 2011-a milestone that’s expected to send the drug’s sales into…

EYE ON THE PIE: Fiscal bombs in Hoosier political waters

December 24, 2007

The Indiana Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF) issued a “Citizens’ Guide to Property Taxes” on Nov. 20. That document contains the following paragraph: “What factors contribute to property tax increases? Local spending is the reason for property tax increases-or decreases-depending on local fiscal management. Other factors that contributed to increases during the 2006-2007 pay cycle include the elimination of the inventory tax and the onset of the annual adjustment process, also known as ‘trending.'” Got that? Property taxes rise…

RETURN ON TECHNOLOGY: The worst of this year’s technology snafus

December 24, 2007

Another year gone, and yet another Christmas gift for you. Every year, I collect examples of utterly horrendous technological snafus and write about them. No matter how awful your own meltdowns may have been, they can’t have been as bad as these, so enter the new year with a light heart. The first example of disaster is fresh in the news still, at least in reports from the British Broadcasting Corp. The English government has lost disks with personal information…

EYE ON THE PIE: Tying up the loose ends of 2007

December 31, 2007

I prevailed on Evelyn Elkhorn to meet at the new Dunkin’ Donuts. “Doughnuts are both fattening and addictive,” she protested. “Doughnuts are delightful, and life should not be conducted as if its extension is its objective,” I insisted. She yielded, ordering a coffee and two over-sized doughnuts. As we found a convenient table, she asked, “What subject haven’t you covered this year that you wish you had?” That was a tough one. I am free to write what I wish….

EYE ON THE PIE: Change economy to raise incomes

January 7, 2008

My holiday gift was the latest quarterly data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Santa put them in my e-mail box and I played with them when not attending to ritual family matters. Yes, personalincome numbers for all the states right up to the third quarter of 2007. Oh, joy; oh, ecstasy-feeding my lascivious quantitative desires. And what did I find? Over the past year, the third quarter of 2006 to the same quarter of 2007, Indiana has ranked…

NOTIONS: Will the change bandwagon ever roll our way?

January 14, 2008

On the presidential campaign trail these past few weeks, the dominant exit-polling insight seems to be that Americans are hungry for change. Voters have told interviewers they’re weary of the direction we’re headed, tired of the politics of the past and eager to forego the status quo. And so the presidential candidates, Republican and Democrat alike, have jumped on the change bandwagon, ridden it from Iowa to New Hampshire, and tried to explain why they’ve been, are, or could be…

EYE ON THE PIE: Indiana being stamped with wrong image

January 14, 2008

Blessed be our friends at the U.S. Postal Service. They do a great job of collecting and distributing the mail. They face strong competition from private carriers and from the Internet, but they continue to serve the public well. Then, too, USPS always looks for new ways to honor America and Americans through the issuance of new stamps. If a particular series catches on, they can make a pretty penny by selling stamps that are never used. That’s why USPS…

TIPPECANOE COUNTY

January 21, 2008

TIPPECANOE COUNTY Purdue wants tax abatement to expand research park The Purdue Research Foundation has received preliminary approval for tax abatement on its research park that would save the foundation $1.5 million in taxes. The abatement for the Purdue Research Park was approved Jan. 7 by the West Lafayette Economic Development Commission. It likely will […]

EYE ON THE PIE: Hoosier excess contrary to our nature

January 21, 2008

People think of Indiana as a place of moderation. We’re not known for extremes. We are followers, not leaders. Certainly, we are not risk-takers. How then can we explain some inexplicable behaviors? Indiana’s secretary of state and others were in Washington, D.C., before the U.S. Supreme Court recently to defend the nation’s most extreme voter ID law. No one was prepared to say we suffered from an avalanche of voter fraud. There was not even evidence of a snowflake of…

EYE ON THE PIE: New jobs: Will dreams come true?

January 28, 2008

A skeptic would say, “Small potatoes when compared to the nearly 3 million jobs Indiana currently has.” Let’s put 22,600 jobs in perspective. That number exceeds the number of jobs added in Indiana in 2007 when job growth (December-to-December) was 5,800. It also exceeds job growth in 2006, which was 13,400. The reader proficient in arithmetic will immediately recognize that 22,600 jobs are more than those gained by Indiana in 2006 and 2007 combined. IEDC added that, since January 2005…

Commentary: Isn’t a criminal record relevant?

February 4, 2008

I have a bit of a problem with the court system, and maybe one of you out there can help me with this. I wrote a column in December about my experience with jury duty. The case involved a daughter, a mother and a question of whether the defendant-the daughter-would be charged with auto theft (a felony) or criminal conversion (a misdemeanor). Briefly, here are the facts. The mother purchased a car and titled it in her name, but gave…

EYE ON THE PIE: Subprime mortgages meet subprime plans

February 4, 2008

I’m a clipper. I clip articles from newspapers, newsletters, magazines and Web sites. For example, back on March 12, 2007, I clipped an article in which the U.S. Treasury’s undersecretary for domestic finance said, “We monitor the markets all the time, and are hopefully pretty aware of market conditions. It seems to us that the situation [in the subprime mortgage market] is a manageable one, that we’re watching.” That was a relief. Treasury is watching and they believe “the situation…

EYE ON THE PIE: Readers respond to Indiana stamp

February 11, 2008

On Jan. 14, I wrote about the new Indiana stamp from the U.S. Postal Service. I objected to the selection of a farm tractor with a cityscape in the distance as being typical of Indiana and invited readers to comment. Below are a few typical remarks: From a reader in Tennessee who grew up in Kokomo: “As I read your column, I was torn between what you were saying and my warm fuzzy memories of my childhood. … Indiana represents…

Commentary: Ice Miller finds gem in ag hire

February 25, 2008

Indianapolis law firm Ice Miller recently announced the formation of an Agricultural Law Initiative and named Beth Bechdol as its director of agribusiness strategies. The group includes more than a dozen attorneys and industry specialists. The recruitment of Bechdol is a brilliant move that was ultimately possible because of a family tragedy. Bechdol is a farm girl from just outside of Auburn who graduated from Georgetown University in 1994 with a bachelor’s degree in foreign service and visions of becoming…

EYE ON THE PIE: Primaries and prudence demand attention

February 25, 2008

Today-not tomorrow or next week, but now-is the moment to get involved in improving your life and the lives of your family and neighbors. Don’t delay. All you need do is both of two simple things. First, find out who is running in the primary election on May 6 for the Indiana House of Representatives and Senate from your district. Yes, the national news media have told us that our Indiana primary may be meaningless. They are referring to the…

SPORTS: Memo to IU: Hire the right people this time

March 3, 2008

Deadlines for a weekly publication are tricky. Sometimes when news breaks, you get lucky. Sometimes, you don’t. In this case, forgive me if I’m a little late to the parade and-following the elephants with broom and shovel-to the sorry mess involving the men’s basketball program at my alma mater, Indiana University. So, to sum up, this is what bothers me most: Everything. And who’s to blame? Everyone. It’s the culture. It’s the media. It’s gross mismanagement. It’s poor hiring. It’s…

RETURN ON TECHNOLOGY: Get away from techno-gadgets and breathe deeply

March 3, 2008

When I worked in a factory some 30 years back, it was a dangerous place filled with heavy machinery, slick floors, sharp edges, overhangs and chemical fumes. Many of us envied the office workers who never got dirty and never seemed to face anything more dangerous than a bad-hair day. Now that I work in offices, I’ve discovered a whole new realm of dangers, such as carpal-tunnel syndrome and headache from squinting at computer monitors. But little did I guess…

EYE ON THE PIE: Taxes are toys for legislators

March 3, 2008

“I don’t believe you,” Carolyn Cornpone laughed. “It’s true,” I said. “Some members of the Indiana General Assembly have proposed tying property taxes to the income tax.” “But,” she said, “that makes no sense. They already intend to raise state and local income taxes just to pay for the property-tax relief they are currently considering.” “Who said Hoosier legislators have to make sense?” I asked. “All they think they have to do is posture for votes.” “Whatever happened to the…

EYE ON THE PIE: Waiting for evidence of recession

March 10, 2008

Save the date: March 27. That’s when the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis will release the latest data on Indiana’s economy. At that time, we’ll get the first estimate of personal income for the last three months of 2007, plus revisions of previous quarters. If there is a recession, that’s where we will see the first clear indications. If? Yes, it is still not clear if there is a recession because the data, our photos of economic performance, are not…

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EYE ON THE PIE: The soul-searing side of shopping

EDITORIAL: Lilly picks wisely at tough juncture: Lechleiter well-groomed for top job

EYE ON THE PIE: Fiscal bombs in Hoosier political waters

RETURN ON TECHNOLOGY: The worst of this year’s technology snafus

EYE ON THE PIE: Tying up the loose ends of 2007

EYE ON THE PIE: Change economy to raise incomes

NOTIONS: Will the change bandwagon ever roll our way?

EYE ON THE PIE: Indiana being stamped with wrong image

TIPPECANOE COUNTY

EYE ON THE PIE: Hoosier excess contrary to our nature

EYE ON THE PIE: New jobs: Will dreams come true?

Commentary: Isn’t a criminal record relevant?

EYE ON THE PIE: Subprime mortgages meet subprime plans

EYE ON THE PIE: Readers respond to Indiana stamp

Commentary: Ice Miller finds gem in ag hire

EYE ON THE PIE: Primaries and prudence demand attention

SPORTS: Memo to IU: Hire the right people this time

RETURN ON TECHNOLOGY: Get away from techno-gadgets and breathe deeply

EYE ON THE PIE: Taxes are toys for legislators

EYE ON THE PIE: Waiting for evidence of recession