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Debt-shedding efforts start to pay off for Brightpoint

November 19, 2009

The wireless phone wholesaler had survived two prior recessions and recognized the spoils in tough times go to companies with
the strongest balance sheets.

MAURER: Cousin Eddie is a fine doctor and a special guy

December 10, 2009

Remember Cousin Eddie? He is the obstetrician/gynecologist in Houston I wrote about who tried to cut the mustard
in the hot dog business (“There ain’t no hog in the Yoso Dog”). He dreamed of having his own restaurant
and, against the advice of friends, he went to the dogs.

Packard parts supplier thrives, but nostalgic niche may fade

December 28, 2009

Franklin is home to one of the
nation’s foremost sellers of antique car components, but co-owners Fred Bruner and Max
Merritt fear the ride might be slowing.

Smoking should be part of health reform

January 7, 2010

As Congress debates health care reform, it’s easy to lose sight of what we agree on—and what we know works
to prevent disease and lower costs. Helping people quit smoking and keeping young people from starting are proven ways to
reduce the awful toll of cancer, heart attacks and other serious illnesses.

Study: Urban tax money subsidizes rural counties

January 12, 2010

A report from the Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute says metropolitan counties pay more in state taxes than they receive
in benefits. The results, though not surprising, document the disparity for the first time in Indiana.

Group: Blame policies for smoking

January 12, 2010

When it comes to encouraging smokers to quit, Indiana just isn’t getting it done. That’s the upshot
of a report card issued Tuesday by the American Lung Association.

HICKS: Urban-to-rural state tax flow makes sense

January 14, 2010

With only a few exceptions, tax dollars flow from urban counties to rural counties.

Rising credit card fees eroding retailers’ profits

January 21, 2010

Businesses say the money they must pay to provide customers the convenience to use plastic adds up. For example, Ricker Oil
Co. paid a whopping $3.9 million in 2009, according President Jay Ricker.

Senate bill would snuff out Indiana’s smoking-cessation agency

January 22, 2010

Anti-tobacco advocates worry cost-cutting move could seriously diminish state’s efforts to curb Hoosier tobacco use.

EDITORIAL: Lawmakers should save tobacco agency and ban smoking

January 28, 2010

If the General Assembly
wants to create some good news in this budget-conscious short session, it will continue our wise investment in Hoosier health,
and go one better by passing a statewide smoking ban.

Indiana freezes some medical savings account rolls

March 23, 2010

The new federal health care bill will put 500,000 more Indiana residents on Medicaid and lead to higher state taxes, Gov.
Mitch Daniels said Monday, but a government insurance proponent said it will help families and businesses.

Red Key’s rules will live on after owner’s death

April 5, 2010

Russel Settle, 92, was renowned for telling customers at the landmark Red Key Tavern to mind their manners in the northside
pub featured in a Dan Wakefield novel.

Man attacked for smoking at boarding house

April 30, 2010

A quarrel over smoking left a south-side Indianapolis man with a broken jaw and eyesocket. Gary Biggerstaf said he was smoking
Wednesday night in a kitchen he shares at a boarding house at 1872 South Shelby Street when his new neighbor, Fred Robison,
told him to put out the cigarette. Biggerstaf said Robison, 28, began to beat him when he refused. Robison told police he
was defending himself from Biggerstaf.

Zoning board denies plan for club catering to under-21 crowd

June 1, 2010

The music has stopped for a proposed under-21 club at Madison Avenue and Southport Road after a city board on Tuesday unanimously
denied a controversial rezoning request.

CIB audit shows agency finances improving

July 2, 2010

The Capital Improvement Board earned $10 million last year after reporting a $16.8 million loss in 2008. Its financial future
is clouded, however, by talks with the Indiana Pacers over Conseco Fieldhouse operating costs.

Vonnegut memorial library to open this fall in Indianapolis

August 18, 2010

The Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library scheduled to open this fall in downtown Indianapolis will be part library and part museum.

Lung Association: Smoking costs state $7.7 billion annually

September 15, 2010

The study conducted by researchers at Penn State University said tobacco use kills 9,700 Hoosiers every year. The report also found that if Indiana were to invest in comprehensive smoking cessation benefits, the state would receive a 19-percent return on its investment.

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