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SWAYZE: Stats avalanche shows marriage is key
This will be the new policy battle extraordinaire: how to look objectively at the growing stack of research that marriage does, in face, matter.
MAHERN: The senseless blabbering of ‘bless you’
“Have a blessed day” suggests that the caller had it within his power to cause a blessing to be bestowed upon himself.
LADWIG: Court puts property rights in the dock
For the members of this majority, property interests may rise to the level of “rights” but never absolutes.
FERGUSON: Tea Party, Occupy invigorate the process
I find myself (supporter of the two-party system that I am) a bit encouraged by the take-to-the streets mentality of these movements.
HOWEY: Grave questions about elections integrity
We find that Barack Obama and possibly Hillary Clinton did not actually qualify for the 2008 presidential primary.
WAGNER: Intruders who make democracy work
They are dedicated. They are passionate. And most importantly, they are involved.
VANE: Cities need not be run by Democrats
There is a brand of Republican Party philosophy that fits quite nicely with the demands of a big city.
MARCUS: Metropolitan Indiana needs leadership
Most mayoral candidates will expand on how their No. 1 priority is jobs. They mean jobs in their city. This is misguided.
TAFT: The mayor as crucial recruiter-in-chief
Indianapolis could become a core of unskilled, low-wage earners in a region of knowledge workers.
KRULL: Gender a (non)factor in the mayor’s race
Kennedy shrugged her shoulders and said she didn’t think about it that much.
MUTZ: Several solid reasons to re-elect Ballard
There is no better example of courageous leadership in the past four years than Ballard’s handling of the financial crisis facing the Capital Improvement Board.
BONIFIELD: Mayors’ races could herald better news
Kennedy, if elected, would be a fresh, progressive face for Indianapolis.
Chrysler workers in Indiana approve contract
Workers at Chrysler's largest United Auto Workers local, Local 685 in Kokomo, have voted in favor of a new four-year contract.
Indiana casino expanding to fend off competition
Leaders of a southeastern Indiana casino are banking on a new $49 million convention center and hotel complex to help it compete with a casino being built in nearby Cincinnati.
Kiwanis chooses Indianapolis for 100th convention
The Indianapolis-based organization will hold its annual convention in the city in 2015, marking its 100th anniversary. About 10,000 members are expected to attend.
Wheldon memorial planned
IndyCar will conduct a public memorial for driver Dan Wheldon at 4 p.m. Sunday at Conseco Fieldhouse. Wheldon, a two-time Indianapolis 500 champion, died in a violent accident Sunday during IndyCar’s season finale at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Man arrested in fatal crash
Indianapolis police arrested 21-year-old Samuel Mack following a fatal accident Tuesday near Broad Ripple. Investigators believe Mack was drunk when he crashed a car into a tree in the 5700 block of Guilford Avenue shortly before 5 a.m. His female passenger, Daryn Barnett, 18, died at the scene. Mack was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated causing death.
Street partly reopening for FFA
Part of Georgia Street in downtown Indianapolis is expected to reopen Wednesday in time for the National FFA Convention. The section of Georgia Street that connects Conseco Fieldhouse to the Indiana Convention Center has been undergoing a major makeover ahead of February’s Super Bowl. The project isn’t finished, but the street will be open for FFA members to use. About 55,000 members are expected to attend the convention, which runs though Saturday.
Also this week
SFJazz Collective celebrates the music of Stevie Wonder in a Palladium concert Oct. 20. Details here.
On Oct. 21, Grammy-winning violinist Hilary Hahn performs a program of Bach, Beethoven and Brahms at the Palladium. Details here.
Ben Folds joins the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra for a long-ago sold-out concert Oct. 26 at the Hilbert Circle Theatre. Details here.
Huey Lewis and the News headlines at Clowes Hall Oct. 22. Details here.
Soprano Marina Shaguch joins guest conductor Christoph Konig and the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra for a concert that includes music by Humperdinck and Brahms. Details here.
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis offers Friendly Feast with the Witches, offering a buffet, Halloween entertainment, and a ticket to the Vampire Vacation haunted house. Details here.
“Let Freedom Ring: From Justice to Jazz,” Oct. 21 at the Indiana Landmarks Center, is a free concert (donation suggested) celebrating Juneteenth, freedom and jazz legends of Indiana. Details here.