GREG MORRIS: A continuing fight against food insecurity
Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana and IBJ partnered this month to share the urgency of hunger and its many side effects.
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Letter: Nickel Plate plan ignores public will
Most people would support a trail that leaves the tracks intact. But they reject a vision of the right of way’s “destiny” that involves pop-up shops, drone zones and aromatic gardens.
Rebecca Buchan: Expand your workforce to include the deaf
Hiring a deaf person is inviting someone into your organization who carries a unique perspective on the world, and likely, to your company.
P.E. MacAllister: A centenarian’s take on the rebirth of Indianapolis
The story of our transformation has bipartisan authors, but growth was fueled by an outstanding succession of Republican leaders.
Charlotte Westerhaus-Renfrow: How to successfully give constructive feedback
Effective feedback is imperative to helping a workplace thrive—whether by increasing and maintaining quality performance from employees, improving flaws, helping with new skills, or creating a growth mindset in employees.
URBAN DESIGN: Parking has outsized influence on downtown’s built environment
Do we want to be known as a lively urban place … or a place for parking?
MIKE LOPRESTI: At football juggernaut Pioneer, opponent touchdowns are rare
The average margin of victory this season is 63-3 at school that never kicks an extra point.
Curt Smith: Why we should raise ‘fees’ on tobacco use
Although there is no guarantee the projected $350 million it generates will all end up covering health care expenditures, hopefully the Legislature will dedicate it to public health spending.
Glenda Ritz: Appointed state oversight of our schools coming soon
I predict that Indiana will experience a revolving door of appointed state superintendents.
Marshawn Wolley: NFL can teach not-for-profits about diversity
Don’t stop recruiting until there are viable candidates of color in the applicant pool worthy of an interview.
Shariq Siddiqui: Let not-for-profits be innovative, willing to fail
The challenge is that social value is hard to achieve when making a profit or worrying about the bottom line.
Jennifer Wagner: Vote for something, not against something else
What’s fascinating: The two men most recently elected to serve as presidents of the United States took a positive approach.
Michael Leppert: Hoosier Women Forward is a pretty big deal
In modern America, we shouldn’t have a need to address the shortage of women in leadership roles.
Mary Beth Schneider: A bad case of chicken pox
To so many women, the last couple weeks felt like another losing battle in a lifelong war to be believed and respected.
Riley Parr: Kavanaugh, hearings swayed too far into politics
Democrats have given Republicans the best possible motivation to turn out and vote.
Christina Hale: Creating a culture that supports victims
How we respond to Dr. Ford and discuss her case could discourage today’s victims of sexual assault from reporting.
Randall Shepard: Indiana does appellate nominations far better
Indiana has three appellate courts, and the chief judges of all three are presently women.
Jim Shella: News decisions shouldn’t be driven by clicks
Leadership sometimes requires turning a blind eye to analytics.
Tom LoBianco: Reporters need to stop letting Trump define them
This seemed to be a wakeup call for reporters. Maybe we need to do a better job letting the public know who we are.
Abdul-Hakim Shabazz: Consumers, farmers lose in Trump’s trade war
The only things to be gained from a trade war are higher prices, economic uncertainty and misery, much like real war.