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Siddiqui: Chain immigration, DACA are separate issues
We need a solution for DACA recipients. They should be allowed a pathway to citizenship.
Clark: Justice for all or only for some?
Do we really want the government to start punishing people for what they believe?
Maurer & Nasatir: Legislators ignore rallying cry for hate-crimes law
Perhaps in a future legislative session, we will seize this opportunity.
Ritz: Textbook fees cause inequities among schools
Paying these fees causes many families to sacrifice extra-curricular experiences and sports participation for their children or even curtail family vacations.
Robertson: Don’t leave foster youth behind in education
If you do not track results, there is no way to improve them-or to know if your efforts are effective.
Daniels: Changing gymnastics to protect children
Athletes must have a safe reporting channel. And above all, they must be believed.
Wolley: Community must act to stop black-male homicides
That elected officials have only recently been able to scrounge up funds for a witness-protection program is welcomed but troubling.
Hale: Fighting automation fears with creativity
Where there is creative talent, a creative industry closely follows.
Leppert: Amazon and the difference between cool and uncool
My hometown and state have seemingly been working overtime to display how uncool we really are.
Shabazz: Why should we pay for their primaries?
What do you put in place of the current primary system? Easy, a county convention.
Ireland: The hollowness of ‘Stronger Together’
Our nation cannot afford to view political opposition as an absence of morality, a defect of the heart and soul of a man.
Schneider: No one knows what goes on behind closed doors
The system of keeping serious debate behind closed doors ‘whitewashes issues and denies the public the right to hear deliberations.’
Smith: How about some true accountability for spending?
If lawmakers invest wisely, we’d likely send them back. If they invest poorly, we’d look for a wiser financial steward.
LOPRESTI: Colts fans may want to boo and hiss, but Brady-led Patriots deserve respect
Can’t stand the thought of Tom Brady waving with yet another game MVP award in his hand? Perfectly understandable. And yet …
SKARBECK: Stock markets overseas may have more upside
With the United States perhaps in the later stages of an extended bull market, many pundits expect international and emerging stocks to outperform domestic stocks going forward.
BOHANON & CUROTT: Listen to statistics, but dig deeper for the truth
A statistic presented to buttress a particular political argument can, through a simple mathematical transformation, support an entirely different point of view.
DINING: Pizza and wine bar in Greencastle is well worth the trek
A top Indy chef posted about a great restaurant an hour away. So I hopped in the car.