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ALTOM: Go above and beyond Google for Web searches
It’s getting so you have to use a search engine on the Internet to find a search engine. There are now dozens, perhaps hundreds,
many of them highly specialized.
NOTIONS
NOTIONS Dear fellow citizen: What were you thinking? Last week, I posted a message on Twitter and Facebook. “It’s time to columnize,” I said. “What issue is ripe for enlightenment (or disparagement)?” My microcosm erupted. Tristan tweeted to suggest puppy-mill dogs. “More specifically, the view by their breeders that they’re simply goods to be sold.” […]
STATEHOUSE DISPATCH: Political posturing puts session on strange trajectory
Casual observers of the legislative process might be confused by the political posturing, lack of a sense of imperative, and seeming non sequiturs in this General Assembly special session. Rest assured that even many veteran legislative observers also share the sense of puzzlement about June’s events. However, there is some method to the madness, and […]
EnerDel poised to get jolt of stimulus juice
Within weeks, EnerDel expects to receive notification that it’s getting as much as $480 million in financing under a U.S.
Department of Energy program aimed at fostering advanced vehicle manufacturing.
Colts extend home sell-out streak
Despite a ticket price increase, the terrible economy, and an uncertain season ahead, the Indianapolis Colts have sold out
of season tickets, assuring the team will extend its sell-out streak to 97 regular-season home games.
Planned Parenthood promotes health services for men
Planned Parenthood of Indiana has launched a campaign to capitalize on the small but growing number of men who use its 34
health centers around the state.
EDITORIAL: Project near MSA may be worth the risk
The city has unveiled a dramatic plan for new housing and retail development to revitalize the old Market Square Arena site.
Despite some shortcomings, the project deserves a chance to give the stagnant area a boost.
Central Indiana Land Trust
Central Indiana Land Trust 1500 N. Delaware St. Indianapolis, IN 46202 Phone: 631-5263 Fax: 638-5263 Web site: www.conservingindiana.orgFounded: 1990 Paid employees: three Highest-paid staff member: Heather Bacher, executive director, $55,000 Top volunteers: James Wilson, president, five years. Brian Muckerheide, vice president of finance, six years MISSION Through land protection, stewardship, and education, the Central Indiana […]
LOU’S VIEWS
LOU’S VIEWS Sticking around: Midwestern and proud, then and now This week, artists who stayed, a star-tobe at the ISO, and a return to India for Gregory Hancock. I’d be very interested in hearing where Indiana State Museum visitors spend more time-at “Making It in the Midwest: Artists Who Chose to Stay” or across the […]
Government-run insurance plan draws mixed reviews from employers
Businesses all want to see reform of the health care system, but they diverge on how much the U.S. government’s entrance into
the insurance market would help or hurt them.
Are you smarter than a 5th grade teacher?-WEB ONLY
For Indiana students to meet realities of 21st century global competition, state schools chief Tony Bennett says it’s critical to fill the ranks of elementary teachers with the highest academic achievers. But students going into and out of Indiana’s teacher education programs tend to score below average on standardized test scores. And national data indicate […]
Boomtown on hold-WEB ONLY
This small town between Indianapolis and Cincinnati was hardly ailing when it landed the economic development prize of the decade-a new Honda plant. Back in June 2006, Decatur County’s unemployment rate was a healthy 4.2 percent, lower than the state’s as a whole. With Honda’s promise of 2,000 jobs by 2010, a boom seemed just […]
SPORTS: Sports questions of all sorts as I ponder the future-WEB ONLY
Ch-ch-ch-changes, sang David Bowie. Questions that arise while pondering future ch-ch-chchanges in sports: If we are seeing the beginning of the end of the internal combustion engine, how does that affect the Indianapolis 500 in particular and motorsports in general? Will we see a day in which either hybrid, totally battery-powered, hydrogen-powered, or natural gas-powered […]
Colts extend home sell-out streak-WEB ONLY
Despite a ticket price increase, the terrible economy, and an uncertain season ahead, the Indianapolis Colts have sold out of season tickets, assuring the team will extend its sell-out streak to 97 regular-season home games. The Colts’ 95 percent season-ticket renewal rate for the upcoming season was several percentage points ahead of the league average, […]
Law firm still in merger talks-WEB ONLY
Merger talks that began last year between Ice Miller LLP and a Louisville-based law firm continue to progress toward a deal, sources familiar with the negotiations said. IBJ reported in December that the city’s third-largest law firm was poised to tie the knot with Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC. But operational differences-namely in the way […]