EDITORIAL: Raising parking fees is wise step
It isn’t difficult to grasp the reasoning behind Mayor Greg Ballard’s proposal to privatize the city’s
parking operations.
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EDITORIAL: In Indianapolis, sports venues aren’t built to last
Indianapolis has made strides toward becoming a “greener” city in the last few years. Reusing what we discard makes sense, but not everything should be disposable.
That includes the sports landmarks we’ve made a habit of turning into rubble.
EDITORIAL: City needs to keep momentum from utilities deal
We’re happy to see that partisanship didn’t sink Mayor Greg Ballard’s plan to sell Indianapolis’
water and sewer utilities to Citizens Energy Group. Now city leaders need to make sure they spend the money wisely.
EDITORIAL: Timid talk won’t stop violence during Indiana Black Expo
The violence that sometimes erupts on the streets of downtown during Summer Celebration’s final weekend can no
longer be tolerated.
EDITORIAL: Deal for Pacers is worth making
Conseco Fieldhouse does not belong to the Pacers, but to the city. And we need the Indiana Pacers.
EDITORIAL: Electric-car gang is ahead of pack
The drive to make central Indiana a leader in the use of electric vehicles is smart—regardless of where the money comes
from.
EDITORIAL: New gun, booze laws make no sense
Businesses no longer can prohibit their employees from
bringing firearms to work, and everyone buying alcohol must show ID. Say what?
EDITORIAL: Circle Centre worth watching
City government brought Circle Centre into this world. It makes sense, then, that city government is involved in positioning
it for the future.
EDITORIAL: Improvement needed, but value of statistics in education limited
Few Hoosiers have any concept of the scope of the information tsunami washing over state education policy, but they’re
beginning to find out.
EDITORIAL: Next grand plan for City Market
While it seems ominously similar to earlier efforts, there are components that might result in a better outcome.
EDITORIAL: Lots of promising local firms in IPO pipeline
There’s a reason we’re thrilled to see the Indianapolis area is building a healthy pipeline
of firms primed to go public: It bodes well for our economy.
EDITORIAL: Executive pay policies, not salaries, need reform
In the wake of a recession blamed largely on Wall Street, boards need to act. But reducing executive pay shouldn’t
be their primary objective.
EDITORIAL: Business strength benefits city
The recession is dragging on, unemployment remains above 9 percent, and Lilly is chopping its way through 5,500 layoffs.
Business bummers abound. But it’s not all bad news.
EDITORIAL: Ballard making good moves a habit
More than two years into his term, Mayor Greg Ballard has shown a creative flair and a pragmatic streak the city needs.
EDITORIAL: Celebrate victory over apathy by voting
Isn’t it great to live in a country where citizens have a say in who serves in every public position from president
to school board? Wouldn’t it be even better if citizens actually took that privilege seriously and went to the polls?
EDITORIAL: Don’t abandon basic services because of tax caps
The property tax caps that are all but sure to become part of the Indiana constitution after a voter referendum
this November
are definitely good politics—and might prove to be good policy. We won’t know for sure until we see what becomes
of two property-tax funded entities that are starving as the caps fully phase in.
EDITORIAL: Simon could score for city library
Perhaps it’s time for Pacers owner Herb Simon—a billionaire
like his late brother—to burnish his credentials as a philanthropist who makes the city a better place to live and work.
EDITORIAL: Shed more light on Pacers’ plight
It would be a sad day in our civic history if the Indiana Pacers packed up and left for a place with
more financial firepower. But there’s a limit to how far the city should go to keep the team from leaving home.
EDITORIAL: Time for Brizzi to heed calls to step down
Carl Brizzi’s once-promising political career is coming to an end. He won’t become a mayor or a congressman or
win election to any of the posts that seemed within his grasp when he was an up-and-coming Republican.
EDITORIAL: It takes money to raise graduation rates
After the 2008-2009 school year—the first of the Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce’s four-year Common Goal program, the overall
graduation rate among public schools in Marion County had jumped from 69 percent to almost 74 percent.