Daniel Haake: Give downtown pedestrians the green light
It’s no surprise that the majority of downtown pedestrian crashes take place when users cross the street.
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Josh Driver: 5 keys to an effective volunteer time-off program
Employees are not always fulfilled by their work. That can lead to expensive turnover, poor performance or disengagement. Empowering your staff to find purpose during work time creates loyalty to your company and helps fill the gaps their employment may not be creating at the moment.
Nate Feltman: Business community embraces volunteerism
Business leaders recognize today that they and their companies have the ability to positively impact their community through volunteerism efforts. Many see it as a responsibility.
Shariq Siddiqui: Not-for-profits can only do so much to change world
Social entrepreneurship is in many ways a result of the lack of perceived progress in moving the needle on social good.
Jennifer Wagner: It’s time for Indiana Democrats to offer bold ideas
If we want to lead again, we have to show we can do it.
Curt Smith: Critics of social conservatives have warped standards
Which side is filled with petty, petulant politicians afraid of a sincere questions by a fellow citizens with a different worldview?
Tom LoBianco: Trump’s tweets might be losing their firepower
His style might be street-fighting, and he might be hard-wired to tweet like Andrew Dice Clay, but now he’s giving away the power of his office.
Michael Leppert: Don’t forget to thank moms at Father’s Day, too
I still am more concerned that my two adult sons might forget Mother’s Day than I am about my day.
Christina Hale: Benjamin Harrison offers lessons for all of us
Leaders at the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site have collaborated with local funders and other partners to build on his legacy to benefit generations to come.
Richard Feldman: Legislature delivers mixed results for Hoosier health
Our poor Hoosier health is reflective of terrible lifestyle choices and lack of value placed on health by our policymakers.
Deborah Daniels: Women are valued in Indiana—just look at the Fever
Indiana values strong, capable women. And the Fever, embarking on its 20th season, just got super-charged in that department.
Pierre Atlas: Let’s focus on who has access to guns
People who commit domestic violence, make public threats of violence, or demonstrate suicidal tendencies should, with due process, be disarmed.
Bill Oesterle: How the state is smothering local experimentation
I think our biggest boldest ideas should originate in our cities and towns.
Marshawn Wolley: Amid strides, mayor must do more for black community
The homicide rate for black males in Indianapolis was about 500% that of white males in 2018—an astronomical disparity in a specific population.
Jim Shella: Clubhouse is point of light for those with mental illness
It’s a rundown building in a rundown part of town. But what goes on there is uplifting.
Abdul-Hakim Shabazz: Indiana needs to get off the pot
In the last couple of weeks, two more states—North Dakota and Illinois—took steps toward either legalizing marijuana or decriminalizing its possession.
Scott Fadness: Regional investment hub will strengthen whole region
The Indy metro is falling behind in educational attainment, median wage and the percentage of people living below the poverty line.
Mary Titsworth Chandler: Mayor Hogsett’s plan injects fairness into road funding
Of all vehicle miles traveled in the nine-county region, nearly half of the road usage takes place in Marion County.
BOHANON & CUROTT: Indiana will be big loser in Trump’s war with Mexico
If President Trump’s new round of tariffs–this time aganst Mexico–is implemented, it will raise costs for producers, lower returns for investors, raise prices for consumers, and destroy jobs.
MIKE LOPRESTI: Ten sports legends made in Indianapolis
They’re not from the city, but the time they spent here made them household names.