MYERS: Children need moms and dads at home
Single-parent families are at a significant economic disadvantage, and more black children in Indiana (42 percent) are living in poverty than are nationally (36 percent).
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FARGO: Mildly agnostic about finishing I-69
When Interstate 64 came to my hometown, I was too young to appreciate what an amazing engineering feat it was. To me, the construction zone was a wonderland of big trucks and other exotic-looking equipment.
KRULL: The war against marijuana isn’t working
Indiana seems to be experiencing a fresh outbreak of reefer madness.
TAFT: Restore City Hall to its rightful place
Just north of the revived City Market, along the Alabama Street stretch of the Cultural Trail, stands a vacant landmark that has resisted redevelopment for almost a decade—the old City Hall.
VANE: Ballard quietly restored City Market
Legacy can be a tricky word. Most leaders are interested in the legacy they will leave when their term ends or they step down from running an organization or entity; others, you could say, probably border on obsessed. Politicians, my reading of history has educated me, fall mostly into the obsessed category.
MAHERN: Ballard turning competition on its head
While the Republican brand in some quarters may be a bit tarnished these days, there is no doubting what it represents—the idea that we should have smaller government at all levels, and that government should stay out of our personal lives at least so far as taxation and guns are concerned.
STYRING: Forecasting the next General Assembly
Battle lines for the next General Assembly are evident already.
WAGNER: Pence could learn from Daniels’ style
Here are six words I never imagined stringing together: I’m going to miss Mitch Daniels.
LONGWORTH: To a fault, Daniels focused on costs
Mitch Daniels will leave the governor’s mansion to a chorus of hurrahs from budget-balancers, conservative pundits and the Republican Party, which wishes—now even more than before—that he had run for president. But what can other Midwestern states learn from the Daniels era?
GEIB: Daniels led powerfully from weak office
Mitch Daniels had 48 former governors as role models when he took his oath of office. Now we can decide how he stands among them.
WellPoint reaffirms 2012 earnings forecast
WellPoint Inc. is sticking with a 2012 earnings forecast that it had cut in July, and the nation's second-largest health insurer said it expects next year's earnings to be on par with this year's performance.
Housing group sues Buckingham over apartment accessibility
The National Fair Housing Alliance alleges in a lawsuit that four of the local apartment developer’s properties violate Fair Housing Act accessibility requirements.
Angie’s List commits to 850 new jobs by 2017
The pledge from the provider of online consumer reviews came as part of a larger announcement Tuesday, in which nine companies operating within the state said they will add a total of 2,550 jobs by 2018.
Man arrested in Noblesville stabbing
Noblesville police arrested a man late Tuesday night after he reportedly stabbed two other men. Corey L. Smith, 24, of Noblesville, was charged with battery with a deadly weapon. Steve W. Everett, 38, and David W. Forbush, 42, both from Noblesville, were treated for stab wounds at Riverview Hospital and released. Smith also was treated for knife wounds. Police are investigating the incident and may file additional charges.
Police fatally shoot burglary suspect
Indianapolis police fatally shot a burglary suspect in a home on the city's northeast side Monday night. Residents arrived home to their house near East 38th Street and Arlington Avenue about 7:30 p.m., discovered someone had broken in and called police. Police found the suspect in the basement of the home and shot him when he reached for his waistband, they said. Officers Christopher Wilburn and Erik Keys were placed on administrative leave while the shooting is investigated.
Mother shot to death after trash argument
Police have preliminarily charged an Indianapolis man with murder after they said he shot his mother multiple times during an argument about taking out the trash. Paula Day, 54, was found dead Monday afternoon at her home on the 6000 block of Nolte Street. Police arrested 36-year-old Eric Bowman in Morgan County. Bowman was shot when he reportedly resisted arrest. He was last reported in stable condition Monday night at a local hospital.
Cheerleading CEO to become chief at Herff Jones
The founder of a cheerleading-supply company will become the next CEO of Indianapolis-based Herff Jones Inc., one of the city's largest private companies.
New entertainment venues heat up Clearwater Crossing
Two huge new dining and entertainment attractions are scheduled to open on back-to-back days next week, both at Clearwater Crossing.
Also this week
Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre revives its popular production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” Dec. 14-Jan. 5 at the Center for the Performing Arts. Details here.
The Dec. 14 Hoosier Holidays concert at the Inn at DePauw University in Greencastle features Cara Jean Marcy, Tim Grimm, Jan Lucas, The Banisters, Bobbie Lancaster and more. Details here.
The Cabaret at the Columbia Club offers a Martinis & Mistletoe concert featuring Shannon Forsell, Brenda Williams and the Buselli Wallarab Jazz Septet Dec. 12-15. Details here.
Sufjan Stevens performs at Deluxe at Old National Centre Dec. 14. Details here.
“Live: Family Christmas,” Dec. 15 at the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site, includes an opportunity to interact with actors playing Harrison, his family and staff. Details here.
The release of trumpeter Pharez Whitted’s new CD “For the People” is celebrated at a concert Dec. 14 at the Jazz Kitchen. There’s also a Jazz Kitchen Holiday Sing-a-Long Dec. 19. Details on both and more concerts here.
Members of Actors Theatre of Indiana are among those providing strolling entertainment at Carmel City Center Dec. 15. Details here.