GREGG: Private-school vouchers, charters need thorough study
Important decisions about our children’s future should be based on facts and outcomes, not on assumptions nor on political ideology.
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PENCE: Trusting parents to make best choice for their child
Different students might have differing educational needs and some students might be better served in one school versus another.
Innovation Issue was strong
To a longtime colleague who now sells managed-IT services, I texted: “I am halfway through this week’s IBJ, and it is a masterwork of an issue. Go buy one.”
38th & Meridian too busy for walkability
Removing two lanes, one from either side, and converting to on-street parking would help quite a bit.
LEPPERT: The selfishness of supporting diversity
A common mistake made by the majority race, sex or class in any environment is the belief that adding diversity is an opportunity merely for the affected minority.
HILL: Let’s think differently about mass transit
I suggest you imagine a city where, much like the Uber app, you can request a ride from one point to another, anywhere in the region.
MORRIS: Eating Bazbeaux Pizza never gets old
Here’s to a restaurant innovator who’s product has stood the test of time.
Don’t lower scholarship hurdles
New requirements for the 21st Century Scholars program are common-sense measures that should help students choose the best college, select an appropriate major, and graduate with as little debt as possible.
DINING: Big Woods is new culinary anchor on Main Street in Speedway
An offshoot of the popular Bloomington and Nashville spots, it’s a high-ceilinged lodge with an oval bar that mimics the big track just down the street.
LOU’S VIEWS: Buck Creek Players aims high—and hits—with ‘Assassins’
“Hamilton” isn’t the first bold, rule-breaking musical that looks at America’s past in a fresh way.
TRY THIS: Pampering pachyderms
At Wilstem Ranch, near French Lick, visitors help take care of a trio of elephants. Just watch out for the trunk.
HOOSIER BEACON: C.J. Walker raised up women, charities
Walker’s Indianapolis legacy remains strong. The Madam Walker Theatre Center in the 600 block of Indiana Avenue, once the headquarters of her business empire, is now a cultural center listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
LOPRESTI: Even for sports legends (except Vinatieri), the years roll on
In our minds these celebrities are frozen in youth, but the calendar says otherwise.
BOHANON & STYRING: Turn clock way back to pre-tech economy
A modest proposal: Pass a law outlawing everything patented after 1900. Think of the marvelous effects the law would have on supply and demand almost overnight.
Speedway deserves better
It is obvious that Anthony Schoettle is not a fan of nor well informed about the Indianapolis Motor Speedway [Elements in place to keep IMS under family ownership, May 23]. Tony Hulman bought the Speedway from Eddie Rickenbacker, not Wilbur Shaw. Hulman’s “tax avoiding maneuver” was as legal and ethical as writing-off interest on a home […]
Art groups deserve fair spot
I was so disappointed to see the exclusion of the many arts organizations that count on the Broad Ripple Art Fair to spread the word about what is going on in Indy [Broad Ripple Art Fair—sans cultural organization booths—booms, IBJ.com, May 26]. It would seem that the Art Center would lend a hand to other […]
IBJ’s Innovation Issue misses the mark
You have taken years to perfect your publication—putting together columnists and articles on a weekly basis that your readers want and need to read. I look forward to reading my IBJ every weekend. And then for some unknown reason, you throw all of that good work away and put out an issue like this week’s [Innovation […]
GUY: The only thing we fear is …
Cognitive bias has an outsized effect. It causes humans to take action when no action is indicated. It prompts a healthy person to seek major medical review when a neighbor has a heart attack, and sheriffs to create barely relevant strategies of personal defense.
KENNEDY: Is Indy a grown-up city—finally?
If all goes well, Indianapolis voters will go to the polls in November, authorize a modest tax, and join the 21st century.
MAURER: Steve Russell was brilliant, unforgettable
Patron of the arts, founder of Celadon, and a soft touch for community causes.