Not chump change
Talking heads and politicians are notoriously bad at math. Morton Marcus [Jan. 9 Forefront] acts as if paying higher wages equates to something like 30 cents per diner. I think this is disingenuous.
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Former Colts QB Schlichter in trouble again
Former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Art Schlichter violated his bond conditions in a fraud case by twice testing positive for cocaine and by refusing several times to provide urine samples, according to a federal probation officer.
‘Right-to-work’ is a charade
As an attorney who has practiced labor and employment law for 37 years, I’m concerned by the widespread confusion about the so-called “right-to-work“ bill being promoted by Gov. Daniels.
GUY: I’m pretty good, sure, but outstanding?
In Indianapolis, 65 of us are “outstanding,” meaning measurably better than all the rest. Hard to imagine.
RUSTHOVEN: A retrospect on 50 years of desegregation
We honor King’s legacy by recognizing that challenges remain, and by continuing to work for an America where people are judged “by the content of their character, not the color of their skin.”
MAURER: Daniels could have rested on laurels
The governor did not need to take on right-to-work to leave a legacy of success.
EDITORIAL: Pass the proposed city smoking ban and be done with it
A flawed but ultimately acceptable ordinance that would strengthen Indianapolis’ workplace smoking ban is now headed to the City-County Council. The council should pass the ordinance and Mayor Ballard should sign it.
Smoking-ban proposal moves forward
A proposed smoking ban with new exemptions is on its way to the full City-County Council. A committee passed the plan Tuesday night. The ban would exclude off-track betting facilities, tobacco stores, hookah bars and some other clubs. It would allow membership clubs to vote on whether to allow smoking as long as all members were older than 18. The full council will hear the proposal Jan. 30.
Overnight accidents kill one, injure two
One person was killed and two others injured in three overnight accidents in the Indianapolis area. A female pedestrian died on the city's southeast side at about 6:45 p.m. Wednesday at East County Line Road and Madison Avenue. Witnesses said she was hit by a white Dodge Stratus traveling north on Madison Avenue. Police are investigating a different hit-and-run accident Wednesday on the southwest side after a male teenager was seriously injured by two cars while riding his bicycle. One of the vehicles fled the scene near Lynhurst Drive in Decatur Township. Another pedestrian was struck and critically injured at about 1 a.m. Thursday at 60th Street and Michigan Road.
Man arrested in girlfriend’s murder
Challie Gray, 53, was arrested early Thursday morning by Indianapolis police and preliminarily charged with murder in the death of his girlfriend. Regina Roska, 41, was found suffering from gunshot wounds at about 11:15 p.m. Wednesday in a home in the 400 block of Rybolt Avenue. She died a short time later at Methodist Hospital. Witnesses told police they heard multiple gunshots and saw Gray flee the home on foot.
Super Bowl parties are boon for fledgling downtown venue
The operators of the new Crane Bay Event Center two blocks west of Lucas Oil Stadium expect to more than recoup their $1.2 million investment in renovating the space by hosting high-profile parties before the Super Bowl, including the Rolling Stone events.
Prosecutor files charges in two white-collar crime cases
One case involves an Indianapolis attorney accused of stealing nearly $600,000 from two accounts she oversaw as trustee. The other involves the theft of $200,000 from the foundation of a national collegiate fraternity.
Lilly Endowment gives $6.6m to public policy institute
Lilly Endowment is giving $6.6 million to support a new fundraising campaign by Indiana University's Public Policy Institute.
KIM: Investors should discard herd mentality and go for it
Don’t let conventional decision-making reduce your chances of winning the investment “game.”
HICKS: Measuring intangibles part of economist’s job
A frequently heard criticism of economic analysis is that it focuses only on those things that can be easily measured. This is an astonishing and vacuous censure championed largely by the innumerate among us.
Colts will have trouble attracting big-name coach
Ryan Grigson and Jim Irsay are faced with one of the most difficult tasks for any business: searching for hidden talent and unseen potential.
House bill would cut barber licensing requirement
Besides no longer requiring barbers and cosmetologists to be licensed, the bill also exempts dieticians, hearing aid dealers, private investigators and security guards.
Daniels to give GOP response to State of Union speech
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, a popular fiscal conservative who flirted with a presidential bid, will deliver the Republican response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address on Tuesday.
Indiana Democrats continue right-to-work boycott
Indiana House Democrats kept up their legislative boycott over the right-to-work bill Thursday morning, a day after majority Republicans voted to start imposing $1,000-a-day fines.