Jim Shella: Censoring questions about redistricting is spineless
I do not understand an elected leader being afraid to answer the question of the day.
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Claire Fiddian-Green: Can Final Four initiative boost state reading levels?
One of our committee’s priorities is supporting Read to the Final Four, the NCAA’s annual literacy challenge aimed at strengthening literacy skills and fostering a love of reading.
Dr. Richard Feldman: Measles has returned due to failures to immunize
There is no substitute for the measles vaccination, which is 97% effective after full immunization.
Brad Rateike: Be it barbecue or a job review, give healthy feedback
If someone is willing to step into the arena, they deserve feedback that helps them grow.
Nathan Gotsch: ‘Leadership recession’ also fertile ground for change
Civic revival doesn’t come from caution. It’s often fueled by a new generation willing to take risks.
Jennifer Wagner Chartier: Embracing democracy requires sustained action
Protests and vigils are nothing new. They are evidence of a democratic impulse as old as America itself.
Rep. Ed DeLaney: The only thing we have to fear is fear itself
As a legislator, especially one in the minority, you get exposed to the power of fear.
George Gemelas: Indiana needs a complete rethink on solar—and fast
We can’t discard this next-gen energy tech while it’s on the rise globally.
Deborah Daniels: Honesty, clarity about America’s past are essential
Revealing the truth demonstrates how far we have come as a nation since the days of slavery.
Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith: Death penalty gives voice to those who are silenced
Capital punishment is not vengeance. Rather, it is justice.
Rep. Bob Morris: If human life is sacred, it must always be sacred
Even if evidence confirms a clear-headed confession, we still have no right to take another human life.
Jodie English: Death penalty wastes resources, fails as deterrent
Nationally, there is one exoneration for every nine executions, an error rate of 12%. Would Hoosiers board planes if they crashed that often?
Rep. Jim Lucas: Ensuring the punishment suits the crime
While it is rare to pursue this penalty, that does not mean we should not have the option in particularly despicable and clear cases.
Liz Houdek: Capital punishment subverts legal system’s credibility
Every dollar wasted on this broken system is a dollar not spent solving the hundreds of murders and sexual assaults that leave victims without justice.
Chris Daley: Executions waste taxpayer money, survivors’ time
Our system isn’t perfect, and its imperfections carry too high a risk that innocent people will be executed.
Brad Rateike: Smiles and miles: Update headshot to show true self
There’s quiet power in letting the image match the reality—”warts” and all.
Claire Fiddian-Green: Decline in college enrollment signals need for new route
It’s time we implement a pathway that will lead to positive employment, income and societal outcomes for more Americans.
Rep. Ed DeLaney: Tax incentives for data farms growing like weeds
We really have no solid idea of how much tax revenue we will forgo.
Abdul-Hakim Shabazz: Want to fix local government? Drop party labels.
Nonpartisan elections would force candidates to run on ideas, not labels.
Jim Shella: Media bends, breaks when confronted by money, power
I’m not sure public broadcasting in Indiana will be able to overcome the whims of Donald Trump.