Curt Smith: Three voices worth hearing in fight to stop violence
The pandemic and perhaps other factors are driving general crime down. But murders are skyrocketing.
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Brad Rateike: I told you so: Working from home is just fine
Will we look upon the physical location where work is being done with the same reverence?
Dr. Richard Feldman: Stop ignoring plight of prisoners in pandemic
Because one-third of incarcerated people are in local jails with short stays, “jail churn” … promotes infection and spread to communities.
Jennifer Wagner: In Indiana, common sense is keeping virus at bay
Are we generally the kind of people who follow instructions and look out for one another? We are.
Michael Leppert: ‘I can’t breathe’ are words not easily forgotten
Like it or not, it was our job to keep him safe.
Pierre Atlas: Yes, systemic racism and white privilege exist
Only African Americans have lived with nearly four centuries of the law being used not to protect rights but to suppress an entire people based on their race.
Marshawn Wolley: Myers is the change we need in the Governor’s Office
Dr. Woody Myers faces an uphill battle, but I think Hoosiers will appreciate the option for change—maybe small businesses might even benefit from some progress Myers could bring. We can already see potential contrasts.
Jennifer Wagner: Start doing little things to move past fear, grief
It might help us inch away from helplessness toward something over which we can feel more control.
Deborah Daniels: Whites must concede publicly that racism still exists
We must listen carefully to our brothers and sisters of color, and we must change the circumstances that cause a disparate impact on minorities and the poor.
Shariq Siddiqui: Leaders must push back against attacks on Muslims
We need you to stand up to the hateful rhetoric that emanates from the White House and by many within your party.
Dr. Richard Feldman: Politics is winning over science in move to reopen now
Within a month, we will know the effects of reopening. Meanwhile, don’t listen to the man behind the curtain. Listen to Dr. Fauci.
Riley Parr: Purdue’s Daniels sets right tone with reopening decision
Freedom is messy and complicated and comes with costs.
Jim Shella: Town halls give voters nonbiased look at candidates
We were able to get the candidates on the record on important issues from the coronavirus response to immigration.
Curt Smith: Discontent emerges among some conservative voters
Governing from the middle works most of the time, but shoring up the base may become necessary in disquieting 2020.
Abdul-Hakim Shabazz: Is this what George would have wanted?
Martin Luther King Jr. said a riot is the language of the unheard. But he also said riots are socially destructive and self-defeating.
Marshawn Wolley: ‘Baby bonds’ are an idea that could close racial gaps
While family wealth grew for white, black and Latino families from 2013 to 2016, the gaps grew as well.
Jim Shella: We’re better off when TV news isn’t trying to be perfect
The moral to the story is not that TV is now flawed and substandard. It’s that content matters.
Shariq Siddiqui: Muslim American not-for-profits need your help
Traditionally, these organizations have been overlooked by American foundations.
Deborah Daniels: Central Indiana steps up to help during pandemic
Disasters tend to bring out the best in people.
Bill Oesterle: Leaders who are reopening economies are courageous
Without these actions, we would remain beholden to hypothetical dire predictions and “experts” who are also amateurs.