DORSON: Sometimes the mentor becomes the mentee
In a world full of discord, I find hope and reassurance with my students. They are hard-working, committed and—maybe most important—thoughtful.
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MORRIS: Eastern Time plus DST is right course
Central Time advocates won’t give up, but Indiana should stay in its zone.
EDITORIAL: Public deserves details about $1B health project
The project is too big and too important in its potential size, location and services for the public to be in the dark about exactly what will be located on the site—especially as local officials prepare to start debating zoning changes that could make it possible.
URBAN DESIGN: It’s our turn to reconsider necessity of urban freeways
Indiana should join other states that have found alternatives to these concrete barriers.
‘Philly Special’ a recipe for Super Bowl—and investing—success
No situation illustrates both the benefit of analytics and curse of conventional wisdom than whether to “go for it” on fourth down in football.
PING: President should look to Ivy Tech as example
Community college can be the right place to learn a trade, take a business class or a computer science class, or get started on the path to a four-year degree.
SLASH: To be a black, female, semi-conservative millennial
If you’re dealing with a millennial, it’s likely you’re interacting with a person who feels they were lied to their entire educational journey.
GARD: How to use $41 million to help Indiana’s air quality
The public meetings generated smaller attendance and fewer comments than anticipated.
Celestino-Horseman: Hillary Clinton and Yoko Ono did not have an affair
We can stop the Russian influence on our elections and our society simply by not blindly accepting whatever pleases us on the internet.
LANOSGA: Transparency, records are backbone of democracy
The Trump administration has shown little but contempt for the public’s right to know.
DELANEY: It’s time to hold government to account
We rarely look back and report on the consequences and costs of programs we au-thorize or administer.
McDONALD: Next Level Fund—avoiding the mistakes of other states
The overriding goal is to create a vibrant ecosystem of venture capital and entrepreneurship here at home.
HATHAWAY: Julian Center is about more than sheltering victims
I choose to focus on the survivors and ensure they have a path to long-term safety, stability and self-sufficiency.
McGRATH: Let’s call a truce and talk about school shootings
Let’s have the courage to ask: What about guns? What about mental health? What can we do for our youth who are hurting, lonely, abandoned?
OESTERLE: Indy should brag that it’s a meritocracy
Your last name, your high school and your golf club membership just don’t matter that much here.
BLACK: Women need to be present and recognize our power
Inaction and complacency are no longer options.
SMITH: Why the sound of silence?
Where are the people who stood with me in my youth championing the causes of the greater good of fairness and equal rights for all?
LARA: Payday loan bill would drown Hoosiers in debt
When it comes down to dollars and cents, these payday dollars make absolutely no sense for struggling consumers.
WHETSTONE: Struggling consumers need more loan options
HB 1319 will ensure that hardworking Hoosiers continue to have credit options for managing financial difficulties.
WORKPLACE: The answer will always be ‘no’ if you don’t ask
A study highlighted in Harvard Business Review shows starting salaries of male MBAs from Carnegie Mellon were almost $4,000 higher than those of female MBAs. The researchers said that’s because most of the women “simply accepted the employer’s initial salary offer.”