SKARBECK: Investors lose enthusiasm for actively managed funds
there are just too many funds, and underperforming funds continue to exist as inattentive or apathetic investors let their money linger.
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EDITORIAL: Workforce effort has teeth
For economic development professionals, the splashy, fun side of the business is the press conferences, where local and state leaders come together to announce a company’s plans to hire hundreds or even thousands of workers. But the eco-devo experts trying to bulk up central Indiana’s economy for 21st century success know the reality of the […]
BOHANON & STYRING: Drugmaking business has economics like no other
Manufacturing the drug itself typically costs pennies, but getting FDA approval certifying the drug as “safe and effective” can run upward of $2 billion.
HOOSIER BEACON: Hoagy Carmichael, legendary Indiana composer
After hearing one of his songs on the radio, Carmichael abandoned his legal career and devoted himself to music.
LOU’S VIEWS: For ‘Coriolanus,’ home is as dangerous as the battlefield
Catalyst Repertory's Bard Fest production benefits from an appropriately intense and committed cast.
DINING: Piling it on at Circle Centre’s new Primanti Bros. eatery
If you are from Pittsburgh, you might not want to read the commentary that follows.
LOPRESTI: An NBA season preview in 140 characters or less
The Tweetable pros and cons of every team in the league.
LETTER: Feds aren’t to blame for ITT failures
Most “private” educational facilities provide less than stellar graduates.
LETTER: Students are ones to suffer in ITT closure
I can assure you that the CEO and CFO of ITT were not saints in this whole situation, but the good people I worked with and the students didn’t deserve to pay the price for the C-suite’s foolishness.
NALLI: Progress on mental health, but a ways to go
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, approximately one in five U.S. adults—43.8 million people—experience mental illness in a given year.
SMITH: Reversing the poverty trend in Indianapolis
Today, more than one-third of Indianapolis children live in poverty, meaning our schools deal daily with the repercussions of kids coming to school hungry and living disorganized lives.
SMULYAN: Why culture matters
For any culture to flourish, there has to be mutual respect and a willingness to consider and debate any point of view.
EDITORIAL: Have faith in our vote
There’s no evidence of widespread fraud subverting the will of the people by changing the outcome of a national election.
KIM: High time to sharpen executive pay clawbacks
There is little agreement on how to make management financially accountable for its actions and decisions.
BOHANON & STYRING: Rewards app makes market, educational sense
Give the students an incentive to turn their cell phones off in class.
LOPRESTI: High school football playoffs started innocently enough
Back in ’73, few imagined basketball’s little brother would become such a spectacle.
DINING: Food carries the day at Punch Bowl Social
The Circle Centre newcomers isn’t just another interactive party palace.
LOU’S VIEWS: Documentaries highlight Heartland Film Festival
Real-life stories outshine fiction films at the Oct. 20-30 cinematic soiree.
High school football playoffs started innocently enough
Did you hear the one about the time the high school football team in Indiana flew to play another high school football team in Indiana? It’s 1973, and football is the little brother in Indiana. There are no Indianapolis Colts. No Lucas Oil Stadium, nor RCA Dome. The high school season is over by early […]
SKARBECK: Buffett’s 1999 speech offers wisdom for today
Speaking in front of newly minted IPO multimillionaires, Buffett’s killjoy speech threw cold water on the long-term outlook for investors.