EDITORIAL: Covanta deal raises red flags
It doesn’t take an expert in recycling technology to raise at least a few concerns with the city’s newly approved contract with New Jersey-based Covanta.
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EDITORIAL: Time to rethink work/life balance
The constant connectivity is getting so intense that some are taking radical steps when planning vacations or getaways, to allow for digital detox.
EDITORIAL: Hogsett could spark debate
Joe Hogsett’s July 14 announcement that he’ll step down as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Indiana at the end of the month renewed speculation that he will run for mayor of Indianapolis next year. And to that prospect we can only say, bring it on
EDITORIAL:Don’t be careless with prime site
The Indiana Finance Authority is wise to take its time deciding what might happen to the full square block of surface parking immediately north of the Statehouse.
EDITORIAL: Choose roadwork based on need, not politics
The City-County Council has turned infrastructure repair into a political battleground, with Democrats and Republicans touting competing proposals for how to finance and assign a vital round of major public infrastructure needs.
EDITORIAL: Legislate some common sense on cold beer
Twenty minutes for a can. Forty minutes for a bottle. That’s how long a semi-scientific study by the website Gizmodo determined it takes to turn a warm beer into a cold one—by using a freezer or putting the beer on ice.
EDITORIAL: Indianapolis Public Schools must rebuild trust
If any local organization needs the public’s trust, it’s Indianapolis Public Schools, considering the challenges the district faces educating often-disadvantaged students.
EDITORIAL: Students need more advice
If you’re not certain whether a school counselor’s primary duty is to review college-application letters, work with troubled students, or proctor AP testing, you’re not alone.
EDITORIAL: Party conventions not an easy call
Count us among those who are skeptical the attendance and media exposure the big political parties draw are worth the cost.
EDITORIAL: Another Indy building block
There’s little glamour in the tedious work of streamlining and rewriting a grossly outdated zoning code.
EDITORIAL: Fadness agenda should advance
Fishers voters made their second forward-thinking choice in as many years on May 6 when they picked Town Manager Scott Fadness in the primary election to run as the Republican nominee for mayor.
EDITORIAL: Justice center move can benefit downtown
Most of the conversation surrounding the city’s proposed criminal justice center has focused on what the heart of downtown stands to lose when the courts and jails move out Rarely discussed is what downtown can gain from the new center, which is now officially slated for about a third of the 110-acre GM Stamping Plant site just west of White River.
EDITORIAL: Fieldhouse lid cracking open
After years of insisting that it cannot make ends meet running Bankers Life Fieldhouse, and receiving millions of taxpayer dollars to ease the pain, Pacers Sports & Entertainment has agreed to open its books—somewhat—to city officials, and to the rest of us.
EDITORIAL: Bike-share cements cycling legacy
Mayor Greg Ballard has accomplished plenty during his seven years in office, but his most enduring legacy may be in building a bicycle-friendly Indianapolis.
EDITORIAL: Find the money to attack crime
By all accounts, Nathan Trapuzzano was the kind of citizen Indianapolis is trying to recruit.
EDITORIAL: Keep attentive eye on Cummins
Last week’s announcement that Cummins would build a headquarters for its global distribution division in downtown Indianapolis was deservedly welcomed for its potential to house as many as 400 well-paid workers and add an “architecturally significant” building to a reserved skyline.
EDITORIAL: Legislative session created foothold for transit
Years of foot-dragging by Indiana legislators has put the Indianapolis region way behind its peers in developing an effective mass transit system. And the transit funding bill that lawmakers finally approved this year contains some maddening conditions. But make no mistake, passage of the bill is a major milestone in a long, difficult fight.
EDITORIAL: Polytechnic plan makes sense
One of the most promising planks in Mayor Greg Ballard’s agenda for the coming years is a new school his staff is calling Indianapolis Polytechnic.
EDITORIAL: High-earners to the rescue
Ballard is on the right track in trying to make the city attractive to people with big incomes.