Jennifer Wagner Chartier: Good leaders accept responsibility and are honest
In my experience, the people and organizations that lead with honesty and transparency are the ones who succeed as leaders in the long run—even if their ideas do not.
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Deborah Daniels: Reasons to vote yes on justice retention this fall
Chief Justice Rush, and the court as a whole, are recognized as national models of what a chief justice and a supreme court should be.
Dr. Richard Feldman: Is endgame tobacco control the best answer?
Millions of lives and billions in health-care costs would be saved.
George Hornedo: To overcome poverty, we must work together
I’m here today in Indiana because my American Dream was made here.
Karen Celestino-Horseman: Immigrants aren’t interested in eating your pets
Unfortunately, our country has a long history of demonizing recent immigrant arrivals.
Jim Shella: Campaigns need just a few things—mostly money
I feel like I have a new pen pal. Well, no one is picking up a pen, the medium is email. You know what I mean. Then again, I don’t respond, so maybe pal is the wrong word, too. What I am trying to say is, I get a lot of messages, suddenly, from one […]
Curt Smith: Family support takes the stage in presidential race
Both the growing focus on family policy and the fact it is a bipartisan conversation in both the U.S. House and U.S. Senate offer some encouragement.
Rep. Ed DeLaney: Our elected officials are playing mission creep
It is hard to say who is worse: State Treasurer Dan Elliott or Attorney General Todd Rokita.
Dana Black: Harris outperformed Trump in presidential debate
Trump was incapable of offering anything new in that debate, only the same old blabber that he has been spewing since 2015.
Brian Schutt: The need for transcendence, revisited
Beyond a diatribe encouraging disconnection from digital media, I hope to underscore a testimony of reconnection.
Shariq Siddiqui: Zakat serves as a tool of macroeconomic policy
Explore the idea that only not-for-profit organizations or institutions of specific sizes would be better equipped to collect and distribute Zakat systematically.
Brad Rateike: To be successful, figure out people’s why
Doing right by your current friends, making new friends and offering to help them is always the path to follow—in bull and bear markets.
Marshawn Wolley: Believing there are Black jobs segregates the economy
There are no Black jobs. There are no white jobs.
Claire Fiddian-Green: Exploring green space is good for our health
Fortunately, every corner of our state boasts wonderful green spaces, from local playgrounds to state parks like Fort Harrison, Turkey Run and Mounds.
Abdul-Hakim Shabazz: Reflecting on my 20 years in Indianapolis
I have to say, it has been a fun two decades.
Curt Smith: Here’s how we move the needle on child well-being
This ad hoc group believes the key is harnessing the strength of Indiana’s nearly 50,000 not-for-profits to bring true entrepreneurial innovation while reimagining social services.
Claire Fiddian-Green: Despite tumultuous times, there’s plenty of good news
One thing I can control is how I balance my consumption of positive and negative information and choose to approach life as a result.
George Gemelas: Nuclear needs Operation Warp Speed; Indiana can lead it
Indiana’s strengths, if harnessed, could be a key to taking on these challenges and enabling the U.S. nuclear industry to leapfrog.
Rep. Ed DeLaney: Braun’s tax proposal puts schools, others in peril
The economic lever that Daniels used was reducing the reliance of schools on local property tax by sending increased state dollars to the school systems.
Dana Black: Harris is giving the Democratic Party new life
Trust, know and believe, the MAGA crew is shaking in their boots.