MASSON: Pushing back against education ‘reform’
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What “D” word is used most sparingly or avoided altogether by Hoosier political, business and civic leaders when sharing how to position Indiana for growth and success? a) debt, b) deflation, or c) diversity?
I read recently that a proposed statue of a goat-headed figure of Satan, known as Baphomet, is a bad idea on the grounds of Oklahoma’s Capitol.
I’ve been listing to the Swan Silverstones. “Don’t blame it on the children,” this gospel group sings, which got me thinking about who’s to blame for the failure to regulate all our state’s child care facilities.
Free-market economists are skeptical of government programs designed to promote economic development.
I don’t think anyone can disagree we need a strategy for making the slogan “Indiana Works” a reality.
Compared with neighboring states, Indiana is doing well. For that, Hoosiers can be thankful.
Dwayne Sawyer just set a new world record for quickest rise and fall of an Indiana statewide elected official. His tenure as auditor fell just short of four months.
Each session, I work to find efficient and effective ways to streamline government functions. Bolstering our city’s infrastructure is vital for sustained economic growth.
After reviewing the facts surrounding a proposed expansion of mass-transit services in central Indiana, gathering input from local officials, meeting with the public, and listening to concerns about establishing an expanded transit system, legislators are working to develop a plan that is both efficient and cost-effective.
Folks in the business of passing laws and enforcing them must, of necessity, impose somebody’s idea of what is good on the rest of us.
I’ve written a fair bit in these pages about the pitfalls of official secrecy—the often unjustified withholding of information by public agencies at all levels of government.
It would be easy to miss the significance of the seven Indiana House Republicans all supporting the 2013 budget deal.
Zionsville officials on Monday agreed to sell 15.6 acres in the new Creekside Corporate Park to Hat World Inc. for $577,200. Local incentives tied to the deal could allow the company to recoup at least half of the purchase price.
The NBA has quietly brokered a deal with the former owners of the American Basketball Association’s St. Louis franchise that sources say eventually could save the Indiana Pacers millions of dollars a year.
Home-sale agreements in central Indiana plummeted 18.6 percent in December, as the market continued a downward trend.
Holiday sales rose 3.8 percent from last year, just shy of the forecast, the National Retail Federation said Tuesday. But sales came at the expense of profit as stores had to discount early and often to get shoppers to spend money.
The new forecast roughly matches what Wall Street analysts were already expecting. WellPoint will reveal its actual 2013 financial results on Jan. 29.
Aldi has purchased the land on Indiana 135 where a Pizza King restaurant and Dannemiller True Value store sit. The company will tear down the buildings to accommodate the new grocery.
Developer J. Greg Allen had planned to build condominiums on the site before the housing market crashed. He relinquished the property to his lender, BMO Harris.