History actually shows that Republicans have been the authors of the largest publicly funded transportation projects in U.S. history because they believed infrastructure investment was an important way government could be a catalyst for economic development.
The reality is that we now have two political parties determined to go to Disneyland for the weekend. They just want to take different groups and pay for the trip with different kinds of credit cards.
This is the ideal time to step down. He can become a senior statesman, enjoy an exceptional retirement package, and devote his time to other kinds of public service.
If you’ve ever dealt with the local courts, you know that nothing is particularly easy to find or logically laid out.
A few months out from Election Day, voters have what amounts to their first chance to reflect upon Ballard’s accomplishments and credentials. They will find each wanting.
Citizens are only now waking up to the notion that vital services will be cut unless dramatic changes are made.
Even with the money already sunk in new terrain, I-70/U.S. 41 is the superior option.
Indeed, an astute governor who wants to push the boundaries of executive power can simply do so when legislators are looking the other way. While they are literally out of town.
Yes, for me this is personal. My father, Woodrow Sr., died of lung cancer caused by cigarettes. So did his brother Rufus. So did his brother Alphonso. So did his brother Joseph.
It might take a big chunk of the 21st century for the state to catch up to the 21st century.
In these 30-some pages of advertising, there are photographs of 30 different individuals. Not one is African-American.
Is that our position? Stand there confident that the inscrutable workings of a free market will restore our failing towns? Pretty much.
It is easy to focus on the scandals and the politicians who fall gracelessly from grace. But for every one of them, the ones we’d like to forget, there is a Richard Lugar or an Andy Jacobs whose service to this country we should never forget.
It is time we start to look at these issues as a whole: Broken families are costing us dearly in both dollars and struggling lives.
We are witnessing antics from neophyte legislators who prefer symbolism over responsible governance.
What Texas shows is that a state offering cheap labor and, less important, weak regulation can attract jobs from other states.
Satellite voting, a type of “convenience voting,” does not enhance citizen participation and might actually hurt voter turnout.
I believe flexible and convenient voting options encourage voter participation, which stimulates turnout.
In response to “Congress let us down across the board” [Doran Moreland column in the Aug. 22 Forefront], has the author considered that the sharp divide in Congress might have something to do with the trillions of dollars at stake?
For Indiana to prosper, we need interesting work that provides value to the world.
