PARR: What if America is destined for constant disagreement?
There has always been a tension in America between the costs and benefits of too much government and too much individual freedom.
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SHABAZZ: My take on the flap over Jennifer Messer’s Fishers contract
I didn’t write this column in my downtown office, but in my back yard, where I can have a cigar and adult beverage.
SHELLA: It’s time to make it easier to vote in Indiana
I don't care what party or candidate benefits.
DANIELS: Can we wake from this scary era of polarized politics?
People no longer have to hear the voices of those with whom they disagree—and they rarely force themselves to listen.
WOLLEY: Police-action shootings deserve better investigations
This flawed process is generally exacerbated by local media's rush to research and report criminal backgrounds demonizing the victims.
HALE: The disturbing decline in trust in our institutions
You have to wonder, when high schools students go to write term papers in five years, what will they consider to be a trustworthy news source?
LEPPERT: It’s no surprise that America’s image has suffered
Too many of the complex problems facing the planet today cannot be resolved without building coalitions.
IRELAND: Trump’s actions portend meaningful progress in North Korea
As Republican infighting continues to stall the president’s domestic agenda, Trump has shown laudable strength as commander-in-chief.
SHEPARD: Hoosiers recognize wisdom of gas-tax hike
It was a story of Indiana as a place where collective goodwill still plays a large role in civic life, to good result.
RITZ: Health care issues follow children into the classroom
We all know who pays for health care—the American people.
ROBERTSON: Pro-life doesn’t always mean what you think
It's about reducing the number of unintended pregnancies so that a woman never has to make that decision.
LEHMAN: Let’s balance individual rights and government oversight
I believe we must be diligent in finding ways for Hoosiers and local governments to coexist in this sharing economy.
TALLIAN: Neighbors need to have protections, too
The Legislature cannot simply decide to eliminate the ability of local zoning or other regulations regarding property use in their towns.
LOU’S VIEWS: My picks for best of Indy Film Fest
Where else are you going to see a Mexican-American/Palestinian-American lesbian wrestler romantic comedy?
SKARBECK: Markets humming along, despite political climate
Considering the contentious political discourse taking place in our country and across the globe, it is remarkable how steady the investment markets have been.
BOHANON & STYRING: Widely cited CBO scores have their shortcomings
CBO doesn’t look beyond immediate, first-order consequences of legislation.
LOPRESTI: Former Indians have storied history of big moments in All-Star Games
Johnny Callison, Dave Concepcion, Randy Johnson are among former Indians who have made big impacts in All-Star games past.
This former GOP’er ashamed of party
Republican spokesman Pete Seat’s comments in support of Donald Trump’s malicious comments [about MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski] made me beyond angry. Apparently, you think that Hoosiers are a bunch of ignorant yokels that don’t keep up with what is going on in the nation’s capital. To say that the vast majority of voters don’t care what is going […]
LETTER: ISTA leader focuses on wrong ideals
Responding to Teresa Meredith’s viewpoint [State can’t afford two school systems, June 26], she would have us eliminate public funds for vouchers to private schools and one presumes charter schools and use that money to increase funding for public schools and “… get serious about doing what works.” Her concept (and that of ISTA) of […]