WAGNER: More of a woman’s touch needed in politics
It would be nice to see a little more thoughtfulness and a little less brute force.
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SWAYZE: Conservatism has become mainstream
Voters want to turn back to this country’s founding principles of fiscal constraint and family values.
VANE: Brooks characterizes new Republican Party
She will be a brilliant ambassador for the type of conservatism that excludes no one.
BONIFIELD: Lugar astutely pegged Mourdock, too late
Lugar was ousted by a man whose most dangerous quality is his unabashed embrace of previously unthinkable positions.
FERGUSON: Mourdock win signals danger for deliberation
A slavish devotion to purity in ideology leads to an inability to get anything done.
RIVERA: Vaughn is right pick to help navigate the times
He knew what worried me and he showed how my vote helped solve that problem.
MAHERN: What Ballard means when he says ‘private’
The only real difference is that in private clubs smoking will be allowed and in public clubs smoking will not be allowed.
STYRING: Tripping over decrees on the way to recovery
Some businesses will just say, “We’re big enough. We don’t need that hassle.”
REED: Conditions for bank mergers thaw following long winter
A few Indiana banks enjoy prices in excess of 150 percent of book.
First Merchants has sights set on metro area growth
Boone, Hancock counties on the Muncie-based bank’s radar.
At 92, Danielson’s banking career is still going
City Securities co-chairman still dispenses wisdom accumulated over a career touching on everything from baseball to folding doors.
AT THE TRACK: Day of practice leaves room for improvement
IBJ follows driver E.J. Viso and his team of engineers and mechanics during a sometimes-frustrating practice day at the Speedway.
Indiana ranked 8th in dog bites
A list by State Farm Insurance Co. says Indiana ranks eighth in the number of dog-bite claims. The Hoosier state racked up 139 claims last year, costing the company $3.5 million. No. 1 was California with 527 claims. Next came Illinois and Texas. State Farm said 5 million people are bitten or attacked by dogs each year. In 2011, insurers paid almost $500 million in dog-bite claims nationwide..
Pet saved after apartment fire
Firefighters saved the life of a pet dog after an apartment fire Wednesday morning on the southeast side of Indianapolis. The blaze started shortly before 4 a.m. in Strawbridge Green Apartments. Resident Chris Hubbard told firefighters he and his nephew were sleeping when smoke began filling the apartment. Three dogs and two cats also escaped the fire. One of the dogs, a Shih Tzu named Q-tip, required aggressive oxygen therapy due to smoke inhalation. One of the residents told fire officials he believed a pit bull started the fire by jumping on the stove to get leftover food, accidentally turning on a burner. Damage to the apartment was estimated at $50,000.
Police shoot man in park
State police officers shot an 18-year-old man who was waving a gun in the air early Wednesday night in a Hamilton County park. Cory Michael Tucker was flown to an Indianapolis hospital in critical condition after being shot by an officer at about 1 a.m. The trouble started at about 10 p.m. Tuesday when police patrolling Lafayette Trace Park tried to check on a parked vehicle. Tucker, they say, emerged from the car with a handgun and ran. After a three-hour standoff, Tucker fired a shot in the air and waved his gun in an “erratic manner,” police said. Tucker was reportedly despondent over a recent breakup and had made suicidal threats.
Contest aims to find next hot ‘foodpreneur’
About 60 aspiring food-business operators entered the Hottest Kitchen Entrepreneur Challenge in hopes that they have the next big idea.
Cummins hires ex-Indianapolis mayoral candidate
Melina Kennedy has joined the diesel engine maker’s corporate communications team and will be responsible for executive communications, research and speechwriting for CEO Tom Linebarger.
Also this week
Brad Paisley is joined by The Band Perry and Scotty McCreery May 19 at Klipsch Music Center. Details here.
Paper Strangers and No Exit complete their Oedipus trilogy with "Antigone," May 17-18 and June 1, on the grounds of the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Details here.
At Theatre on the Square, Acting Up Productions offers the Indiana premiere of the musical “Nevermore” about Edgar Allan Poe May 18-27. Details here.
On May 17, it’s Happy Hour at Hilbert Circle Theatre with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and Time for Three. Details here.
OnyxFest at the Indy Fringe Building celebrates African-American playwrights in its first annual event May 18-20. Details here.
The recommended-for-adults-only Kinsey Institute Juried Art Show 2012 explores sex, gender and more, May 18-July 21 at Grunwld Gallery of Art, Bloomington. Details here.