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FRIEDMAN: Obama leaves no doubt on his Israel doctrine
No one should want domestic electoral politics mixed up with the Iran decision.
FARGO: Internet resurrects old free-speech questions
Anonymous speech has a long history in the United States.
STYRING: Why health insurance has gotten out of hand
Today’s health insurance isn’t even insurance in any sense of the word.
RIVERA: Indianapolis can become an education mecca
The critical element missing is an unparalleled market of educational opportunities. We can fix this.
TAFT: A golden chance to mainstream urban living
The massive momentum of suburban growth seemed unstoppable until the housing bubble’s spectacular implosion.
SWAYZE: Republicans will add head count in November
Right-to-work won’t move the needle as much as once thought because of the fizzle on the Dem side.
MAHERN: Ballard’s silly intransigence on a smoking ban
If the mayor doesn’t believe the science, he should say so.
MYERS: The unvaccinated are putting society at risk
Individual liberty has limits when the health of the public is at stake.
WAGNER: Hoosiers need a high court like them
That there is no woman in the room means our state is missing out on a very important perspective.
FERGUSON: Solid higher education reforms, with caveats
It is imperative for the integrity of higher education that the faculty control the curriculum.
MUTZ: Next up in education reform: governance
Unfortunately, our existing system of elected school boards is not getting the results our state and nation need.
HOWEY: Gregg, Pence unveiling few policy details
Websites for the candidates have no “policy” sections.
VANE: Mourdock misses mark with Lugar attacks
Why in the world would any campaign question Lugar’s integrity or Hoosier credentials?
KRULL: Mourdock rolls over for big NRA endorsement
So much for a U.S. senator’s deliberative function.
BONIFIELD: Lugar loses a partisan Democrat admirer
I will not be voting for Lugar in November.
MEREDITH: Plan violates democratic role of the public in education
Indiana policymakers should not disregard the democratic will of the public in an attempt to push the reform efforts statewide.
CHU: Strategies should be launched in schools across the state
The Mind Trust recognizes that true innovation takes place in school buildings and not state or district offices.
TORR: Right-to-work won’t cost a single legislator his or her job
Our own polling showed that even union members and self-identified Democrats supported right-to-work by slim margins.
DELANEY: Teachers, working class will reject austerity world view
Union leaders will organize their get-out-the-vote efforts at a far higher level than in the past.