HICKS: Thelma and Louise approach the fiscal cliff
Reaching an agreement on our budget deficit requires one or both sides to concede central parts of their arguments.
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Reaching an agreement on our budget deficit requires one or both sides to concede central parts of their arguments.
Indy Parks and Recreation faces $14,250 in potential fines for safety issues at a pool where a chemical leak sent 71 people to the hospital in June.
The Bennett/Ritz election was a contest between forward motion and status quo. Daniels and Bennett are pressing the accelerator. Ritz represents a tactically oriented teacher group and will pump the brakes to slow change initiatives.
Teachers have the most difficult job in the world. They aren’t paid what they’re worth.” Across Indiana, these words have become cliché. In their guts, Hoosiers know what data has proven—better pay for teachers translates, in the long run, to better outcomes for students.
Like many Democrats, I ended election night with polarized emotions. I started off ecstatic.
A note to heartily second your thoughts [Maurer column, Nov. 12] regarding Republican Party politics.
Schmidt Associates is pushing Indianapolis’ building facades into 21st century leadership.
Carol Faenzi hit the nail on the head [Nov. 12 Viewpoint]. I don’t find many who endorse the exterior design of the proposed Mass Ave structure.
A few months ago, I was visiting a friend in the hospital. As I observed the staff attending to him, I was impressed by the quality of care he received. It was clear he was in good hands.
I’ll admit to taking guilty pleasure from two highly significant miscalculations of this year’s election cycle: the infusion of gazillions of corporate dollars to sway voters, and efforts to (ahem!) “true the vote.
More than a dozen employees of Scale Computing had their heads shaved at work Thursday in honor of Indianapolis Colts coach Chuck Pagano, who lost his hair during treatment for leukemia. His cancer is in remission.
The Mozel Sanders Foundation, which has served thousands of needy people Thanksgiving dinner each year for more than 40 years, is about $40,000 short of its fundraising goal. It may have to turn hundreds of people away this year, organizers said. Last year, the group served more than 40,000 people on Thanksgiving Day. Organizers hope for more donations.
Police arrested Rex Ivan Murphy on Thursday morning in connection with a bank robbery at a MainSource Bank branch in Franklin. Police say Murphy, 36, entered the bank Oct. 17 at about 1:30 p.m., showed a handgun and demanded money. He ran off after getting away with an undisclosed amount of cash. The same branch was robbed about a week later, but police say Murphy is not suspected in that crime.
Two men are in the Marion County Jail after the Metro Drug Task Force discovered 11 pounds of methamphetamine in their west-side home. Jose Cota and Oscar Guiterrez face charges of dealing and possession of narcotics. They were taken into custody in the 5900 block of Alpine Avenue, near West 34th Street and North High School Road, at about 8 p.m. Tuesday. The meth, valued at more than $200,000, plus a scale and $2,400 in cash were found in the home.
Leaders for TechPoint, the statewide technology business initiative, have tapped a new president who they think is a veritable poster child for successful entrepreneurship.
The eighth Startup Weekend in Indianapolis begins Friday, when dozens of potential business owners pit their plans against each other in the fast-paced event spanning three days.
Eli Lilly and Co. and two other major drugmakers say they are collaborating in a global project aimed at getting patient tests of experimental drugs up and running more quickly and efficiently.
The Nina Mason Pulliam Trust spread the grants across two dozen not-for-profits in human services, animal and nature protection, and community enrichment.
With star forward Danny Granger injured and the Indianapolis Colts and IU men's basketball team gaining lots of attention from local sports fans and media, the Indiana Pacers may be in danger of losing some of the momentum they gained during last year's playoff run.