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We must explore alternative energy
The Viewpoint essay penned by Peter Grossman [in the July 26 issue] was infuriating.
MERISOTIS: Boosting education boosts your company
By 2018, 63 percent of all jobs in this country will require some form of postsecondary education
or training. That’s a huge increase since the mid-’70s.
MARCUS: Unemployment is a waste of our resources
People have to be hired to do valuable things with the money the government pumps into the economy. That money can’t be given to people or to businesses with the hope that they will use it. It has to be spent on activities that increase employment.
ALTOM: What can business learn from techies?
There have been some technical materials that have taught me a great deal about how business should be conducted. I’d like to share a few with you.
Heat wave could renew push for later school start
A mid-August heat wave that has left some students sweltering in classrooms without air conditioning could renew the push
for an Indiana law preventing schools from starting classes before Labor Day.
Lawmaker wants Durham donations returned
State Rep. Ed DeLaney of Indianapolis said Thursday that contributions of more than $800,000 by Indianapolis businessman Timothy
Durham should be sent to a bankruptcy trustee for Ohio investment firm Fair Finance Co., which was forced into bankruptcy
earlier this year.
Schrenker to plead guilty to securities fraud
A former money manager convicted of trying to fake his own death in a Florida plane crash last year has agreed to plead guilty
to securities fraud charges in Indiana. Marcus Schrenker would face 10 years in prison.
U.S. effectively bankrupt, economist says
Boston University’s Kotlikoff warns the U.S. is actually in worse shape than Greece.
IndyCar’s Randy Bernard revving up his grade
Series is scoring a record entry field for Chicagoland at a time when many racing grids across the country are contracting.
The series' new boss seems to be gaining sponsors' confidence.
Daniels: Schools likely will avoid more budget cuts
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels says the state's current assessment is that education funding will not have to be reduced further
after $300 million in cuts this year.
Fish sculpture poached from iconic IU fountain
A bronze fish that is part of the Bloomington campus's Showalter Fountain is missing just a year after it was replaced
following an absence of more than 20 years.
Teen sentenced for dumping baby
A teen mother accused of giving birth in her apartment and then getting rid of the baby in the trash was sentenced yesterday
to four years in a mental health unit and 18 months of probation. Tasha Miller, 19, gave birth to a baby in her Indianapolis
apartment in May. She claimed the infant died after delivery and that she put the body in a shoebox and tossed it in a dumpster.
The baby's remains have never been found.
Carmel Clay teachers OK contract
The teachers union at Carmel Clay Schools has ratified a proposed contract. Members voted 228-70 Wednesday night to approve
the agreement with the 15,000-student district. The teachers had been working under terms of an expired contract since July
2008. Union President Sherri Pankratz said she wouldn't disclose details of the contract until the school board approves
it. The board plans to meet Thursday night.
Crews work to fix water-main break
Crews from Indianapolis Water worked all morning to fix a large water main break on Tibbs Avenue between 20th and 21st streets
on the west side of Indianapolis. The broken cast iron pipe is 12 inches in diameter and was installed in 1949. Crews said
extreme heat or cold can cause ground to shift, putting pressure on water mains and, in this case, causing the road to buckle
and the pipe to burst.
Review: ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona’
Heartland Actors Repertory Theatre’s latest Shakespeare in the Park offering
New jobless claims hit highest level in six months
Initial claims for unemployment benefits have now risen in three of the last four weeks and are close to their high point
for the year of 490,000, reached in late January.
Edward Jones eyeing Indianapolis expansion
The St. Louis-based financial services firm plans to add 62 branches within the next five years here to complement the existing
90 locations it already has in the city and surrounding counties.