EDITORIAL: Council’s $15M CIB raid is shortsighted
Democrats on the Indianapolis City-County Council who voted to plug a hole in the city budget by charging the Capital Improvement Board $15 million risk creating more problems than they solved.
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UPS Foundation providing $50,000 for technology program
The Hire Technology manufacturing-logistics curriculum was developed by Conexus in partnership with Ivy Tech Community College.
Institute for Working Families wants to extend subsidies
The institute’s latest report shows how relatively small pay increases can lead to big losses in benefits, including food stamps and child care vouchers.
Homestead credit sparks heated debate
Before the Indianapolis City-County Council adopted its budget Oct. 15, Republicans argued passionately to end a property-tax subsidy for the wealthy, and Democrats resisted.
NFP OF NOTE: Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra
The Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra’s mission is to advance and promote music composed for the small orchestra through professional concert performances and education programs.
SKARBECK: Stocks climb as markets look past looming issues
Considering the issues to be faced in just the next few months—a heated election and the fiscal cliff—how in the world can stocks be going up?
HICKS: Is family composition an economic issue?
The proximal causes of poverty—dropping out of school (one in five kids) and single parenthood (two in five kids)—are best described as failures of families.
Obesity battle can be won
The shocking news about obesity keeps on coming. As IBJ reported in its Oct. 8 editorial, “Residents’ health a weighty issue,” more than half of Hoosiers will be obese by 2030, costing us billions of dollars in health care and lost productivity.
Disheartening response
Thank you for the [Oct. 8 Morris column] on the Senate race. Some important issues seem to be swept under the rug in this important race.
Might leave the state
[Hetrick’s Oct. 8 column] was spot on. I tend Democrat but have been voting for Richard Lugar since I could vote in 1972.
Sports, arts not rivals
Bill Benner’s [Oct. 15] column on arts versus sports drives home the point of the misguided view that the arts and sports are equal rivals! This column should have appeared on your front page!
Question Rockport
One is left to wonder why Bill Styring [Oct. 15 Forefront] and others like him were so darned slow to engage in this issue.
STEINOUR: Midwest leads national recovery
The real news is that the Midwest in general and Indiana in particular is bouncing back. In fact, the Midwest is not only resurgent—it is leading the national economic recovery.
KENNEDY: Elections have consequences
Try as I might, it is close to impossible to escape the political ads blanketing the airwaves in these last days leading up to the election.
Ethics ruling keeps Daniels clear for Purdue job
Indiana's top ethics official says Gov. Mitch Daniels won't face any restrictions on his new job as Purdue University's president.
Three injured in north-side crash
A 32-year-old Carmel man was critically injured Wednesday afternoon after police said his car hydroplaned, sending it into a spin before it collided with a pickup truck on the north side of Indianapolis. Emergency crews responding to the scene in the 4200 block of College Avenue at 4:10 p.m. found the driver of a black Audi unconscious and not breathing. The driver of the pickup truck was uninjured, but his two passengers were hospitalized with serious injuries.
Police seek east-side shooter
Indianapolis police are investigating a shooting Wednesday morning in the 9400 block of Stouffer Court on the city’s east side. Investigators said the victim was a woman who was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries to her arm and stomach. Police believe the woman knows the shooter.
Colts avoid blackout with sellout
Indianapolis Colts fans will be able to see their team take on the Cleveland Browns on TV this Sunday. The team announced Thursday that it had sold all tickets for the game to avoid a blackout. The sellout marks the 83rd in a row for Colts home games.