Shariq Siddiqui: Program aims to educate on Muslim Americans
The philanthropic sector continues to have failed to be transformed by the impact of 9/11 on Muslim Americans.
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Claire Fiddian-Green: We need more creative ideas to boost civics literacy
Right now, participation in Hoosier Hall Pass is low, and there is often a shortage of poll workers on Election Day.
Jennifer Wagner: Downtown Indy takes proactive approach with survey
I felt like the questions were very much in touch with the issues local residents and workers are facing.
Abdul-Hakim Shabazz: Poll surveys attitudes on crime, COVID and charters
Forty percent of voters believe that Indianapolis is headed in the right direction, while an equal 40% think the city has gone off on the wrong track.
Rep. Ed DeLaney: Listen to the mothers and help end the COVID crisis
Let me suggest a simple start for Holcomb’s move toward real leadership: Require the hundreds of schools that are not reporting their COVID cases to do so.
Dr. Richard Feldman: A look at the world without vaccinations
It’s tragic that thousands of people are dying unnecessarily from our newest vaccine-preventable disease.
Deborah Daniels: Leaving Afghanistan after 20 years is concerning
Our collective lack of long-term memory and our tendency to ascribe ulterior motives to former government officials … leads us to be critical of those who acted to protect us then.
Pierre Atlas: Reflecting on the war in Afghanistan
After nearly 20 years, with about 2,400 American troops killed, 20,000 wounded, and $2 trillion, our counterinsurgency strategy failed.
Claire Fiddian-Green: New approach is needed to address K-12 equity gaps
Isn’t it time we acknowledge that what we have been doing to close K-12 equity gaps isn’t working?
Dr. Richard Feldman: We’re paying the price for COVID-19 mistakes
High rates of immunization would almost completely halt the delta wave and discourage newer variant development.
Deborah Daniels: Vaccines are not just a matter of personal choice
There is no way to beat this pandemic if we cannot get the vast majority of our population vaccinated.
Michael Leppert: Virus continues to prey on our greatest weaknesses
The problem is not even really about vaccines or masks. It’s about selfishness, which is much harder to solve.
Karen Celestino-Horseman: America needs to come together to fight COVID
If a second lockdown is imposed, it will not be pretty.
Jennifer Wagner: Moving the needle on mental health requires funding
Therapy as a preventive measure is expensive, but it’s worth every penny to have what has been described to me as a ‘paid friend.’
Dana Black: Some members of Congress have no integrity
I’m utterly baffled by the behavior and commentary of some elected officials, news personalities and other fellow Americans.
Jim Shella: Good leaders will look for answers about Jan. 6
Jan. 6 is a political loser for the GOP and they want it to go away.
Pierre Atlas: Cuba’s repressive regime faces its people
Indeed, there is nothing democratic about Cuba.
Shariq Siddiqui: Collaboration for Muslim not-for-profits is hard but key
Not-for-profit collaborations are difficult and require operational resources.”
Curt Smith: The conservative, protestant church is struggling
Believers … can and will band together to make sure religious liberty, free speech and free association remain the norm in America.
Abdul-Hakim Shabazz: When people start talking crazy, call them out
I got my first real taste of an attitude I found offensive and more detrimental than any racism white people could perpetuate.