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MASSON: Past was prelude in Zinn controversy

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.

LANOSGA: In government, clarity trumps efficiency

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)?

BOHANON: I wish I’d said that, but not in an email

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.

BUCK: Educate Hoosiers about fundamentals of economics

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.

State pension board change cuts retiree payouts

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.

Grill explosion kills church volunteer

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.
 

Fire displaces 16 apartment residents

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.

 

Two arrested after I-465 chase

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.
 

Tech group to trumpet city’s digital marketing niche

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.

Kelley School expands executive degree programs

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.

IU rolling out capital campaign to improve Assembly Hall

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.

Marion Superior judge faces 45 judicial misconduct counts

Marion Superior criminal court Judge Kimberly Brown faces an array of accusations, including counts that her actions led to the delayed release of at least nine defendants and that she created “a hostile environment for attorneys, court staff, clerks, and other court officials.”

Butler’s $4M parking project coming to close

The private university is slated to finish improvements soon to 90 acres of land it owns west of the Central Canal that should help alleviate parking problems and give the public better access to the waterway.

SEC charges Noblesville man in $6M investment scheme

John K. Marcum, 49, portrayed himself as a trader and asset manager to raise more than $6 million from at least 37 investors in six states through his company, Guaranty Reserves Trust, the SEC alleges.

Dems, Republicans bring Obamacare fight to Indy

The conservative Heritage Action for American organization brought its anti-Obamacare tour to Indiana’s capitol city on Monday. Meanwhile, supporters of the existing federal health care law held their own event.

Patients get what they pay for

Patients, in spite of what it may feel like, pay only a tiny fraction of the total health care bill directly from their own pockets. It’s no wonder then that prices and good service are hard to find.