Hale: Sue Ellspermann and the women in prison
Sometimes, elected officials do the right thing for the right reasons when no one is looking. Seriously. I know what you’re thinking, but it’s true.
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Daniels: Defending the right to bear arms—with limitations
I agree in concept with John Lott’s “more guns, less crime” theory, based on data indicating that violent crime decreases when states are required to issue gun permits to law-abiding citizens. But I don’t see any need for the general public to own semi-automatic weapons.
Smith: Christianity in Indiana by the numbers
The church is about far, far more than worship on Sunday morning. It affects whom we elect, how we earn and spend money, and the ways we solve shared problems.
Leppert: Public health and education are infrastructure, too
Just as a company is only as good as “the intelligence of its people,” the same rule applies to “the health of its people.” And these two rules apply to our nation.
Parr: Now entrenched, government health care hard to purge
in cases of extreme expansion of federal power, the court of public opinion is arguably at least as important as the legal process.
Hollingsworth: Focus on central question: Who’s in charge?
Under Obamacare, these decisions are increasingly being taken from you and your family and made by bureaucrats who don’t know you, don’t know your needs, and don’t have a stake in your future.
Donnelly: Our top priority must be to do no harm
I won’t support any effort that undermines the coverage of those Hoosiers—or of the families whose children have complex medical conditions and rely on HIP 2.0 and Medicaid to get the care they need.
Wolley: Going to war with a racially biased education system
Winning this war means my son will proudly remain black, beautiful and intelligent as he graduates from college and graduate school. He won’t be society’s statistic
Schneider: How about less groupthink, more independence?
Courage is standing against a president of your own party when he is wrong.
Siddiqui: Eliminate public funding of political primaries
We should require each political party to develop, fund and implement its own mechanisms to select electoral candidates.
DINING: Caplinger’s catches on with third area seafood location
Skepticism is understandable when it comes to seafood dining in the Midwest. Here’s a reason to believe.
LOPRESTI: Vendors, ushers, security guards are familiar stadium faces
Consider Bill Hoke. Even a stroke couldn’t keep him from his post at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
SKARBECK: After 8-year bull market, it’s time to get cautious
A virtuous circle develops as rising tech stocks continue to attract new buyers and index funds must continue their purchases to maintain their proportion in the index.
BOHANON & STYRING: Don’t sweat artificial intelligence. We’ll adapt.
Ever since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, we’ve been substituting machine power for muscle power. The main consequence has been that life has gotten better.
EDITORIAL: City gets creative with Carrier cash
The city of Indianapolis' unusual offer to spend up to $2,000 per displaced Carrier employee deserves careful evaluation to determine its effectiveness.
MORRIS: Mayor Hogsett to be in hot seat
A fundraiser for Indianapolis Legal Aid Society promises good-natured ribbing for a good cause.
LETTER: Short-term rentals unfair to others in neighborhood
The issue is not about governmental regulation but about the “sharing” property owners stealing value from their neighboring property owners.
LETTER: Media needs to look at reality of ACA
This standoff started when the ACA was force fed through the Democratic-led House and Senate, along partisan lines, as part of a partisan agenda, and among lies about the legislation’s effect on those who had health care.
CORLEY: Big-picture thinking can get you promoted
I will always remember a quote from my mentor, Ray Brown at Duke University: “You can’t keep your eyes on the hills when your nose is on the grindstone.”
McCABE: The good, bad and ugly of Paris pull-out
What difference will our country’s withdrawal really make? There’s both good news and bad news.