Una Osili: The Red Line is an investment in community
I am interested in how mass transit can deliver a more connected and inclusive city through shared community space and local civic engagement.
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Deborah Hearn Smith: Liberal, conservative or common sense?
History shows us the way forward as a nation is together not as 50 subunits.
John McDonald: Data centers are Indiana’s new factories
The technology sector accounted for about one-third of our state’s new job commitments from mid-2017 through July of 2018.
Brad Rateike: Here’s how a little passion goes a long way
When I meet someone new, I treat that conversation as an informal, internal race to find something I have in common with him/her.
Jennifer Hallowell: Results-driven leadership in Lawrence deserves praise
Lawrence is often overshadowed by Indianapolis and other cities in central Indiana.
Shariq Siddiqui: One way Trump isn’t so bad for Muslim Americans
Politicians, advocacy organizations and other groups opposed to President Trump that have taken on Islamophobia.
Abdul-Hakim Shabazz: My ‘black agenda’ for the city of Indianapolis
The city should increase opportunities for more school choice.
Randall T. Shepard: DCS official’s resignation reveals much
Gov. Eric Holcomb spoke for us all when he told The Star he was ‘disgusted by what I read.
Jim Shella: Scoops don’t wait for sentimental moments
TV stations used to sit on breaking news until the 6 p.m. newscast for optimum impact. No longer.
Tom LoBianco: When to cover words and when to cover action
The rise of digital media … has driven a new culture that is based on driving up clicks and so-called ‘engagement’—and pissing matches fit the bill.
Let’s treat gun violence like a public health problem
We are currently entertaining changes in policy that sound good or intuitive but are not necessarily data-driven and evidenced-based.
Marshawn Wolley: Red Line offers hope to residents trying to move up
I find some irony in the naming of the Red Line giving the legacy of redlining in the black community.
Curt Smith: A skeptical but hopeful view of the Red Line
When the system starts charging, and the weather turns cold, will folks walk blocks to the bus and give up the convenience of point-to-point driving?
Riley Parr: The real political divide is more freedom vs. less
An intended consequence for liberals is that by using government action, they hope to achieve the desired end now.
Michael Leppert: Don’t count on the ostriches to save us
Our federal government has its head buried in the sand.
Bill Oesterle: 38th Street is not a highway, but it’s treated like one
Streets are about moving people, not just cars. They are about living and commerce.
Deborah Daniels: Our country is worse for Dan Coats’ resignation
He continued to provide honest assessments of the threats facing the country.
Jennifer Wagner: Talking to our children on the anniversary of 9/11
How do you boil down something so horrific … for an 11-year-old who doesn’t yet understand international political alliances or diplomatic differences?
Pierre Atlas: On guns, the political winds may be shifting
While the Constitution guarantees a right to firearms ownership, no right is absolute, not even the right to bear arms.”
Leah McGrath: Own the culture you want to see in your community
As we look around us, there is a feeling that things are not right. We see it in on TV, online and in the news. We see division widen when we should be working to find common ground. We see too much hatefulness when we should be understanding. We see fear to challenge the status […]