URBAN DESIGN: Our parks get a bad rap—even though spending lags
National ranking doesn’t tell the full story of Indy’s green spaces.
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LETTER: Canal park plan reflects ‘irrational exuberance’
Goodbye restful greenspace, hello garish hardscape showcase.
LETTER: Vouchers’ effectiveness completely unproven
Basically, we have a one-party political state that holds itself up as being conservative yet we continue to take millions of dollars out of the public school system and plow it in to vouchers and charter schools without any significant, measurable, or quantifiable increase in student achievement.
SPRINGER: Broad Ripple High should remain a school
Yes, boutiques and coffee shops are wonderful amenities, but schools are often the determining factor for families choosing a home or neighborhood.
OSILI: Older employees are crucial to our workforce
Years of life experience, maturity and age-accumulated wisdom suggest a tech-smart older workforce is greatly beneficial to any community.
MORRIS: Health care wheel-spinning continues
Republicans better at campaigning on health care than changing it.
SKARBECK: Target-date funds aren’t always best 401(k) option
Investors have different financial profiles that might require a more hands-on approach.
BOHANON & STYRING: It’s time to own up to Social Security shortfall
No myth causes more mischief than the fiction of the “Social Security Trust Fund.
DINING: Distinctive sauces make seafood spot worth a visit
Chef Oya’s The Trap is a hole in the wall with its own flavor.
LOU’S VIEWS: A new musical Cash-es in on the Man in Black
“Ring of Fire” features more than 30 Johnny Cash tunes in addition to a bit of biography.
LOPRESTI: Andrew Smith’s kid sister chasing her volleyball dreams
Kim Smith finds her way from the indoor sport to the beaches of California.
TRY THIS: Got an axe to grind? Try throwing one instead
A new company offers a chance to hurl weapons for fun.
KIM: Passive indexing boom might turn into bust
My colleagues and I at Kirr Marbach & Co. see parallels between now and the technology stock mania of the late 1990s.
BOHANON & STYRING: What do price controls get you? Venezuela
Venezuelans aren’t eating high on the hog. Common people aren’t eating much hog—or anything else.
LETTER: State bungled I-69 from the start
Isn’t it time to tell the public that they have suffered delay in order to waste money while playing financial engineering games?
LETTER: Time for county to go totally smoke-free
The progressive cities of Hamilton County have the opportunity to make up for what the state smoke-free air law is lacking—to cover all public venues, including bars and membership clubs.
HICKS: Communities must pursue people, not fads
In communities across Indiana, efforts to shore up economic growth often have targeted whatever new bright, shiny object appears to offer hope.
HENEGAR: ‘Election integrity’ effort is attack on voters
It’s our elected officials’ responsibility to preserve and advance the right to vote, not to hinder and impair.
MAURER: Messer can do better than slinging mud
Senate candidate avoids issues, strikes early with Trump-like character assassination tactics.
EDITORIAL: Kenley exit leaves legislative void
While saying “no” invariably creates enemies, it helped that his decisions were based on hard thought, not whims.