LETTER: Medicaid cuts will harm elderly, disabled Hoosiers
The Better Care Reconciliation Act proposes significant cuts to Medicaid by capping the federal government’s participation with states.
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LETTER: Trump’s climate move frustrates architect
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, buildings are responsible for 73 percent of all electricity consumption in the U.S., with about half of that coming from commercial buildings.
LETTER: Beware the gerrymander monster
Don’t let the scary monster get you down. Stand up and fight for the right to be heard.
LETTER: Indy neighborhoods need smart growth
Unfortunately, providing adequate parkland in the northern tier of Marion County townships, including Washington Township, has not been a high priority either for the city or for most community groups.
LETTER: Boycott liquor stores to demand Sunday sales
Of course, grown adults would like to have access to beer and wine on Sundays.
LETTER: State should recruit veterans to Indiana
The Military/Veterans Coalition of Indiana has a short-term solution for recruiting people to Indiana that would make the state money, grow the population and provide new taxpayers in Indiana counties.
LETTER: Vonnegut Museum persists
We are gathering steam, garnering loyal local support at all levels, national recognition, and international press and continue to prove our worth.
LETTER: Trump budget hits rural areas hard
In President Trump’s proposal, the community development block grant budget would be completely eliminated. If approved, this decision could be devastating to many Indiana communities.
LETTER: Ricks should detail how to cut spending
The Lilly CEO’s commentary would gain strength and legitimacy if he told us how to make up the revenue lost to tax reform.
LETTER: Be fair to vape products
Vapor products are a new, potentially life-changing technology that provide many with a viable avenue to tobacco cessation.
LETTER: Tolls are bad idea
Interstate tolls increase supply chain shipping costs, making businesses less competitive and raising consumer prices.
LETTER: Ricker’s owner got it wrong
Every time there is a major retail data breach, the banking industry comes to the rescue. The sad reality is that banks must cover the fraud costs of data breaches, even though they are not to blame.
LETTER: Single-payer idea flawed
Costs associated with obesity and life style are 70 percent of the result of high-cost care.
LETTER: Ricker’s played by rules
Ricker’s met the qualifications for an in-store restaurant alcohol permit by having $200,000 in food sales and a dining room capacity of at least 25. He went through the public hearings and was approved by both the local board and the ATC.
LETTER: Trash burdens once-clean city
We live on 86th Street, about five blocks from Ditch Road where there are a multitude of places to buy a snack or a beverage.
LETTER: Confused by political column
A business owner should want to mentor women to be leaders, not just leaders who are Democrats.
LETTER: VA to consider other sites
We continue to operate in good faith, as we seek to balance our mission to serve veterans, our responsibility to the American taxpayer, and our sincere desire to engage cooperatively and collaboratively with the community.
LETTER: VA irresponsible in Crown Hill ‘debacle’
The Department of Veterans Affairs made the absolute minimum effort required by law, which was the purchase of legal ads in a local newspaper, and several notices in the Federal Register.
LETTER: IBJ falls for quality-of-life hype
Where do I find evidence to support the contention in the IBJ editorial from March 20 that “companies increasingly base decisions on where to invest and hire on quality-of-life issues”?
LETTER: Hospital heads call for Verma confirmation
We believe Ms. Verma is especially qualified to lead CMS and modernize its programs to increase the effectiveness of health care delivery.