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As a child, racial segregation was a fact of my life, whether by law or by custom. In the South, barriers between whites and blacks were rigidly codified by statute before the civil rights victories of the 1950s and 1960s.
Those of us who have seen the progress Indianapolis has made over the last several decades are justifiably proud of what has been accomplished. At the same time, most thoughtful observers agree on the need to address a range of problems—notably crime, fiscal pressures, education, transportation and neighborhood development.
It was a warm, sunny Monday in November when John McCain came to the Indianapolis airport seeking to pull out an Indiana win in the 2008 race for presidency. It was the day before Election Day. Confident Hoosier Republicans were thrilled about the first real campaign rally in this state by that year’s GOP nominee.
I generally stay away from education issues in my column, but recent thoughts compel me to divert from that practice.
We welcome a new leader to town to take one of our most important jobs—superintendent of Indianapolis Public Schools.
There has been significant discussion this summer about gay rights and marriage equality. Specifically in Indiana, House Joint Resolution 6, the amendment that would permanently alter Indiana’s Constitution to define marriage, has produced strong emotions on both sides.
College sports’ governing body grew its investment portfolio to $527 million for the year ended June 30, with an 11-percent gain in its $304.5 million quasi-endowment and an 8.8-percent return in its $222.5 million operating reserve.
Former Gov. Daniels seems to have a good grasp of Orwell’s notion that who controls the past controls the future and who controls the present controls the past.
Here’s something to ponder in the wake of the big stories that keep trickling out from the emails released by state Superintendent of Public Education Glenda Ritz: What if the emails in question had been from her own tenure in that office? Or, what if a reporter had asked Tony Bennett for the same emails while he was still in office (or asked for the emails from then-Gov. Mitch Daniels)?
When I read what then-Gov. Mitch Daniels said in an email to then-Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett about Marxist historian Howard Zinn’s work, my immediate reaction was, “My thoughts exactly!” I take great exception to Zinn’s characterization of American history.
It’s time to reboot the American Dream for Indiana by doing three things:
The answer is as old as the Bible: “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he gets old, he will not depart from it.” Likewise, we are all familiar with the idea that we will reap what we sow, and this is true in our educational system.
Indiana lawmakers grilled the head of the state's pension system Tuesday on a decision to push future retirees into a market-based system that could almost halve the amount they earn from annuity plans.
A large gas grill exploded Monday afternoon outside Grace Community Church in Noblesville, killing a 52-year-old man preparing for a cookout. Senior Pastor Dave Rodriguez said the victim, Doug Gripp of Carmel, was a “very beloved volunteer” in the men's ministry. No other injuries were reported.
A fire that erupted at Annaberry Park Apartments about 3:30 a.m. Tuesday damaged seven units and displaced at least 16 people. Damage to the two-story building near West 79th Street and Harcourt Road was estimated at $100,000. Indianapolis fire officials are investigating the cause of the blaze.
Indianapolis police chased two men in a Ford Taurus for nearly 30 miles early Tuesday on Interstate 465 before finally capturing them. The chase began about 12:30 on the north side, near 75th Street and Keystone Avenue, and ended on foot on the southwest side, near Mann Road, after the suspects ditched their vehicle. Salmon Frye, 40, and John Davis, 42, were charged with resisting arrest, possession of meth and criminal gang activity.
The dance moves of the-artist-formerly-known-as-Hannah-Montana aren’t nearly as embarrassing as the media coverage. Anyone surprised hasn’t been paying attention.
The tech community is rallying around an initiative to brand Indianapolis as the “marketing technology capital of the world,” trading on the success of such firms as ExactTarget and Angie’s List.
Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business is expanding its certificate programs for executives, combining noncredit webinars, for-credit certificates, and graduate degrees into a single educational program, mostly for corporate clients.
Indiana University Athletic Director Fred Glass said Monday that he wouldn't replace Assembly Hall if he could do it "for free." IU officials plan to launch a capital campaign later this year to improve the 42-year-old venue.
