Shabazz: A more honest look at the satellite-voting debate
Satellite voting might make it easier for people to vote, but there’s no evidence that it increases participation.
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Wagner: Increased polarization breaks down trust
Political officials in the middle either give up or move farther left or right to mitigate the sting of criticism.
Ritz: Why we must encourage master’s degrees for teachers
Solving this problem long term will attract and retain quality educators in Indiana.
Shella: Could football go the way of boxing?
Football will never be risk-free. That’s the attraction.
Hale: Our personal histories should influence DACA debate
We have built a sense of our collective American character of grit and hard work based upon our fight to come to and thrive in this country.
Schneider: Real reform—after the flood
Taxpayers are footing the bill as some homes are repeatedly flooded and fixed, in a horrendous cycle of disaster and waste.
Shepard: Educating Indiana’s DACA kids makes economic sense
In-state tuition for students of this capability and commitment seems like a limited, well-targeted investment in Indiana’s future.
Wolley: Companies must value diversity—and inclusion
Consider diversity as an invitation to a dance. Inclusion means you get to dance.
Parr: Progressive professors and academic ‘freedom’
Some professors are more interested in telling students what to think, than in how to think.
Daniels: Putting speech and violence into perspective
Our country was founded on the right of people—even purveyors of hateful thoughts—to express themselves peacefully.
Leppert: Indy’s Confederate monument’s origin matters
My advice to those who think the city should do something about our own Civil War statues or monuments is to not make a decision until they do the reading first.
Ireland: Thomas Benton murals offer IU a teachable moment
Benton included this dark feature of our past—images of a Ku Klux Klan rally—as a unique reminder of our sins and a testament to our growth.
Adams: Put the controversial mural in a museum
If it depicts racial terrorism, put it in a space where individuals can choose whether to engage with it.
LOU’S VIEWS: Western art lures buyers
Eiteljorg’s annual “Quest for the West” show brings some of the genre’s leading commercial artists and their work to town.
LOPRESTI: A baseball—and Anderson—legend reflects on 90 years
It’s been 70 years since Carl Erskine first stepped up to the plate for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
URBAN DESIGN: Amazon likely to pick an ‘18-hour city’ for HQ2
Proud of helping downtown Seattle, would the innovative firm not hope to do the same elsewhere?
SKARBECK: HSAs are powerful way to save for retirement
Health savings accounts are one of the most attractive investment vehicles available in the marketplace.
BOHANON & STYRING: NCAA deck is stacked in favor of schools
One service the NCAA provides for its members is to rig the market for student athletes
LETTER: Let’s go get Amazon HQ2, but not leader’s politics
Jeff Bezos is as capitalistic with his own money as anyone else and is very successful. However, he is very “socialistic” with everyone else’s money—meaning yours and mine.
LETTER: Smart growth means sensible regulation
Many businesses have large amounts of impervious surfaces on their rooftops and parking lots with no areas to allow for natural drainage to wetlands or corridors planted with native species that filter harmful substances and clean the water before it enters the storm sewer system.