Randy Kron: Tariff implications shouldn’t be trivialized
Food prices would rise and some farms would be in jeopardy of failing.
Forefront Debate Q
Brett Voorhies: Who’s criticizing tariffs? Wall Street
Rhetoric hasn’t stopped China from overproducing steel, manipulating currency or denying labor rights to working people.
Erin Macey: Paid leave helps employers as much as employees
We should examine the models that are already working in a number of other states to provide paid family and medical leave to all workers.
Mike Ripley: Paid parental leave a plus, but shouldn’t be mandatory
We encourage employers who are able to offer paid parental leave to do so.
Eric Dietz: Arming a few staff members can reduce casualties in school shootings
We need to re-evaluate the value of firearms with trained and law-abiding citizens and security staff instead of gun-free zones.
Teresa Meredith: Arm teachers with resources, not guns
Guns in classrooms and in the hands of teachers is antithetical to establishing a teacher-student relationship built on trust and support.
LUX: Unlicensed teachers—a dangerous new norm
The goal is not how much a teacher knows, but how much a teacher can get his or her students to know.
McCORMICK: Shortages mean hiring flexibility is necessary
Indiana has unlicensed, skilled individuals who can help meet our classroom needs.
TANSELLE: Student media must be treated as part of curriculum
Students have other avenues for the expression of their free speech rights without interference or regulation by school administrators.
GUNTERMAN: Lawmakers put suppression over free speech
Welcome to Indiana schools, where the First Amendment is merely a portion of a social studies exam.
LARA: Payday loan bill would drown Hoosiers in debt
When it comes down to dollars and cents, these payday dollars make absolutely no sense for struggling consumers.
WHETSTONE: Struggling consumers need more loan options
HB 1319 will ensure that hardworking Hoosiers continue to have credit options for managing financial difficulties.
Clark: Justice for all or only for some?
Do we really want the government to start punishing people for what they believe?
Maurer & Nasatir: Legislators ignore rallying cry for hate-crimes law
Perhaps in a future legislative session, we will seize this opportunity.
ANDERSON: The question should be, when will CBD be available?
Even though CBD is confused with THC, it does not produce psychoactive effects.
POWELL: CBD’s promise marred by unsubstantiated claims
CBD remains an illegal controlled substance under federal law. We know this isn’t popular, but it is true.
SINDER: Pass expanded sales, expanded safety rules
To make Sunday sales happen, we need more collaboration and less division.
IMUS: Alcohol reform for all, not just the powerful
These Hoosiers are our partners; we call them customers.
Clere: Clean needles save lives, while sharp rhetoric kills
Compared to the cost of treating HIV or hepatitis C, clean needles are cheap.
Hill: Handing out needles does nothing to curb abuse
Providing items that enable and even encourage exactly the destructive behavior we want to stop is a self-defeating exercise.