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Although they don’t all have a natural sense of rhythm, and a few of them are always laughing and carrying on, some of my best friends are Republicans.
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MACALLISTER: Gay marriage detractors need space, time
We rejoice in technological change when it improves the efficacy of our computers, but greet societal changes with less exuberance.
DANIELS: Fight over marriage amendment is foolish
Indiana has a habit of being a bit behind the curve. In recent years, we have departed from that tradition, moving boldly in education reform, telecommunications reform and economic development. We have been named the fifth-best state to do business, third best in job attraction, and best in the country for international investment.
FROEHLE: Ritz’s, Pence’s bickering hurts education
emocratic Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz and Gov. Mike Pence are spending more time arguing than doing anything worthwhile for Indiana’s education system.
Zender nears deal for 16-building apartment portfolio
The privately owned company has been shopping the 16-building portfolio for more than a year and thought it had a buyer before the deal fell through. Now, another potential suitor has stepped forward.
MEREDITH: Voters spoke clearly; now give democracy a chance
Despite being an underdog in her first run for public office, Glenda Ritz defeated incumbent Tony Bennett to become Indiana’s superintendent of public instruction in November.
HARRIS: Allow the governor to lead completely on education
For decades, the nation’s governors have been the driving force for changing—and improving—education policy.
New Carmel company to boot J.C. Penney off S&P 500
J.C. Penney, which is trying to bounce back from its worst sales year in two decades, will be replaced by Carmel-based electronic security company Allegion, which is being spun off by Irish industrial conglomerate Ingersoll-Rand Plc.
Survey: One-third of Hoosier workers in high-deductible plans
An annual survey by the benefits consulting firm Mercer found that, among 75 Hoosier employers, 34 percent of workers are already enrolled in consumer-directed health plans. And that number is only going to go up due to new Obamacare rules.
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Dr. Anantha Shekhar, a psychiatrist, has been named associate vice president for university clinical affairs at Indiana University. In his new role, Shekhar will coordinate all clinical research at the IU School of Medicine, serve on IU's clinical affairs cabinet, and serve on the research and education subcommittee of the board of the IU Health hospital system. Shekhar will also continue to be director of the Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, a collaboration among IU, Purdue University and the University of Notre Dame. Shekhar holds a bachelor’s degree from St. Joseph's College, a medical degree from St. John's Medical College, and a doctoral degree from the IU School of Medicine.
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Franciscan Alliance, which operates three hospitals in the Indianapolis area, has signed an affiliation agreement with the University of Chicago Medicine that will affect its facilities in northwest Indiana. Both institutions said they plan to work together to develop new models for delivering health care services, such as accountable care organizations. Franciscan, based in Mishawaka, operates 13 hospitals in Indiana and Illinois. The partnership with the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Medicine will involve the Franciscan facilities in Crown Point, Dyer, Hammond, Michigan City and Munster.
Indiana will not allow health insurers to reinstate customers’ policies that were canceled due to new requirements of Obamacare, the state Insurance Department announced Nov. 20, saying that would “create logistical chaos” and “destabilize” Indiana’s individual insurance market. The announcement, which affects an estimated 108,000 Hoosiers who have had their policies canceled, came in response to President Obama’s request Nov. 14 that state insurance commissioners let insurers reinstate policies that they had decided to cancel for 2014. Indiana is the eighth state that has announced it will not allow insurers to reinstate canceled policies. According to the Atlantic Information Services, another five states have said they have allowed insurers to do so. However, some Hoosiers still have the option of renewing their canceled policies for 2014, as long as they do so before Dec. 31. The state's ruling announced on Wednesday would apply to customers whose policies had been canceled, and who waited until 2014 to buy coverage for that year.
The Hoosier Healthcare Innovation Challenge helped launch three young health information technology companies. CreateIT won the entire competition by developing an application for sending educational articles, event alerts and baby updates to the mobile phones of low-income pregnant moms. The goal is to help reduce infant mortality, which has surged to high levels in Indiana. Other companies that received awards during the competition were DeDupIt, which created a way to merge electronic medical records about a patient into a single report; and MedDiary, which created a new system of care that tracks all medications, over the-counter and prescriptions, being taken by a single patient. Each company received cash prizes and free professional services.
Former deputy prosecutor escapes jail time in sentencing
David Wyser pleaded guilty in July to charges of accepting a $2,500 bribe in 2009 from a prisoner's father to reduce her 70-year sentence on murder charges.
Carmel station robbed again
A gas station on the edge of Carmel was robbed for the second time in a month early Monday. Police say a masked man wielding a butcher knife held up the Circle K at 106th Street and College Avenue about 1:30 a.m. He fled on foot with money from the cash register. The same station was robbed Oct. 25 by a masked gunman.
Two die in likely murder-suicide
Indianapolis police say a man and a woman who were found shot to death Sunday in a west-side residence likely died in a murder-suicide. The shootings took place about 9 p.m. in the 1000 block of Waldemere Avenue, near West Washington Street and Interstate 465. Names of the victims were withheld.
Why insurers want to limit your choice of doctor
In spite of President Obama’s promises that if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor, the president’s health reform law is spurring health insurers to make him a liar on that point too.
Wheaton Van Lines acquires high-end Boston mover
Indianapolis-based Wheaton is making a strong move into the high-end corporate relocation business with its purchase of Boston-based firm Clark & Reid Co. Inc.
Man dies in Franklin fire
One man died and another was hospitalized Monday in a Johnson County house fire. The blaze broke out about 4 a.m. in the 100 block of Herriott Street in Franklin. Firefighters found one resident outside the home in serious condition, but the man’s brother-in-law failed to escape the house on his own and was pronounced dead at Johnson Memorial Hospital.
Fares up, flights down at Indianapolis airport
Indianapolis International Airport has lost a third of its passenger flights since early 2005 while inflation-adjusted airfares here have risen 23 percent.
Pro hockey returning to coliseum in 2014
The Indiana State Fair Commission announced Monday that it signed a deal with Indiana Hockey Club LLC, an ECHL expansion franchise that will become an anchor tenant for the fairgrounds’ newly renovated coliseum.
Americans reluctant to spend on holidays without big deals
Since the recession began in late 2007, stores have had to offer financially-strapped Americans ever bigger price cuts just to get them into stores. But those discounts eat away at profit.