SIDDIQUI: A look at our super-charged immigration debate
Our current immigration laws would permanently prohibit Superman from receiving legal immigration status. This would remain true even if he married Lois Lane, a U.S. citizen.
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DIETER: Justice delayed on the high courts is justice denied
The Indiana Supreme Court desperately needs to look more like Indiana’s population. In the court’s 200-year history, 108 justices have taken the bench. Two are women. Two are African-American.
BOEHM: Supreme Court may be ready to tackle gerrymandering
Two critical questions are unanswered. Does the U.S. Constitution place limits on partisan gerrymanders? If so, how do the courts distinguish legitimate maps from impermissible ones?
SHEPARD: New commercial court dockets could boost job growth
With its eye on the state’s economic future, the Indiana Supreme Court has launched the Indiana Commercial Court Pilot Project, in part to “enhance economic development in Indiana by furthering the efficient resolution of commercial law disputes.”
MEREDITH: Time is always right to show appreciation to educators
On average, teachers work more than 52 hours a week, which includes 30 hours on instruction and 22 hours on tasks like preparing lessons and grading papers.
DANIELS: Contempt for other views is no recipe for accomplishment
A certain nihilism has crept into our politics: a “let’s blow it up” philosophy far from an early shared belief that the end result was actually to govern.
IRELAND: Sanders plays the foil, making Clinton seem moderate
Not only did Bernie Sanders energize droves of new voters and help avoid an outright anointment, but he served to characterize Hillary Clinton in a more appealing light for the general electorate.
SPALDING: What the ‘woman’s card’ gets you in Indiana
Donald Trump’s idea that a woman has privileges because of her gender is laced with denial and the same belittling rhetoric so popular among his base.
SEAT: Inspiration from a weekend in Dallas
As the only son of two immigrant parents from a relatively small town in northwestern Indiana, I never thought my life’s journey would bring a president within eyesight. And, yet, there he was, the 43rd president of the United States.
WAGNER: State, federal candidates need suburban moms
If Democrat John Gregg can define himself as a worthy alternative, someone who can actually govern, the moderate moms so important in the 2012 election, might rally to his side in the governor’s race.
SHABAZZ: When third parties become our first choices
In a recent poll by Rasmussen, nearly one in four voters said they would stay home or vote a third party if Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump were the nominees of their respective parties.
BARLOW: NCAA should practice what it preaches
I have great respect for people who enter the public square and push for social change. I would caution, however, anyone against doing so without first taking a good look at themselves.
MILLER: ‘Bathroom bills’ are bad for everyone
Most people do not seem to experience gender dysphoria. Yet, there are thousands of people who say this is their experience. We should respect that.
WOLLEY: Let’s all be an Indy partisan—maybe even a zealot
When CEOs for Cities does its annual statistical rankings of municipalities, we don’t come in number one on much of anything. Yet, when you put all the variables together, the synergies make us “punch above our weight class.”
SMITH: Target must change its transgender bathroom policy to protect customers
The company must quit bowing to the political correctness of the radical left.
ROBERTSON: Retailer is now ally in LGBT rights fight
There has never been a single case of a transgender person going into the gendered bathroom he or she identifies with to assault someone.
HOOSIER BEACONS: Lew Wallace proves power of pen
The son of a Hoosier governor, Wallace trained as a lawyer, rose to prominence as a general in the Union army during the Civil War, received an appointment as governor of the New Mexico Territory, and later served as U.S. minister to the Ottoman Empire. But he is best known as the author of “Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ.”
DINING: New Speedway restaurant 1911 Grill offers dining a la kart
While it didn’t demonstrate what it takes to be a clear winner, 1911 Grill isn’t out of the race yet.
TRY THIS: Sarah Fisher’s new karting course furthers race relations
It’s about time Speedway had its own vroom room for the rest of us—those inspired by the landmark racetrack but without the skill or courage to ever compete there.
LOU’S VIEWS: Two historical venues celebrate state’s 200th
State Museum demonstrates breadth with “Indiana in 200 Objects” while Historical Society shows the depth of artist T.C. Steele.