Kudos to governor for principled stand
The doing away with coal is completely devastating to our economy and puts an undue hardship on all citizens.
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MADDOX: Trump’s better than Dairy Queen
By November, a majority will tire of Trump’s traveling show. To avoid a blowout, The Insulter-in-Chief will have to do more than continue to insult his opponents and make razor-thin policy statements that double as bumper stickers.
KENNEDY: Anthem’s algorithm and denial of coverage
According to the very apologetic caseworker, insurers deny approximately 50 percent of requested moves to acute rehab. There doesn’t seem to be a pattern for these refusals, which are issued without seeing the patients or consulting with their doctors.
MORRIS: Apple takes an un-American stand
If national security is secondary to Tim Cook, I can do without my iPhone.
EDITORIAL: Judge selection needs hard thought
Merit selection would be a radical change from the current election system, which a federal appeals court last year declared unconstitutional.
DINING: All-you-can-eat sushi on Pendleton Pike? Just roll with it
At Watami Sushi, what you may give up in strong flavors, you gain in accessibility and low cost.
MAURER: A matching test full of puns and fun
Try your hand at these favorite crossword puzzle clues.
BASILE: A musical discovery, a relocated monastery and more in Miami
New World Symphony’s mission is to prepare highly gifted graduates of distinguished music programs for leadership roles in orchestras and ensembles around the world.
LOPRESTI: The most enduring ‘what ifs’ in Hoosier basketball history
In an alternative universe, IU was a dynasty and Gordon Hayward hit the biggest shot of all time.
Carmel bond bank story inflammatory, off base
The article as it was originally written—and eventually changed after we objected—gave readers the impression that Carmel’s creation of the bond bank was done incorrectly and possibly illegally. There was not enough research done to verify this inaccuracy.
DINING: All-you-can-eat sushi on Pendleton Pike? Just roll with it
At Watami Sushi, what you may give up in strong flavors, you gain in accessibility and low cost.
TWYMAN: Transit provides link to equal opportunities
Transportation barriers can create heightened challenges for marginalized populations, including many young black men.
McROBBIE: Biosciences institute to bring big payoff
The Indiana Biosciences Research Institute's focus on diabetes and metabolic diseases dovetails with one of the IU School of Medicine’s scientific research priorities.
LOU’S VIEWS: Bamboo beyond baskets
And as evidenced in Herron Galleries’ latest show, artists working in this medium can combine stunning craftsmanship with artistic vision to create a range of wonders.
URBAN DESIGN: Plat for Mile Square lacks street cred
The sameness of our downtown grid presents challenges for the city center.
KIM: Buffett tells shareholders ‘America’s never been greater’
As usual, Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett’s annual letter to shareholders contained both timely commentary and timeless investment wisdom, delivered with wit, simplicity and humility
BOHANON & STYRING: Playing politics with tariffs an unwise course
Tariffs provoke retaliation. Pretty soon you’re in a trade war. The objective of protecting American jobs winds up costing many times more jobs than the ones you set out to protect.
Hidden gold in college applications
If the gatekeepers at Davidson College had judged the teenager by her ACT score, she probably wouldn’t have gotten in. It was 25 out of a possible 36, and more than three-quarters of the students at Davidson, a liberal-arts school in North Carolina with about 1,800 undergraduates and an acceptance rate of just over 20 […]
Our politics aren’t keeping up
When the U.S. military trains fighter pilots, it uses a concept called the OODA loop. It stands for observe, orient, decide, act. The idea is that, if your ability to observe, orient, decide and act in a dogfight at 30,000 feet is faster than the other pilot’s, you’ll shoot his plane out of the sky. […]
Paranoid politics: Will voters believe the hype?
Amid all the media analyses of the prospects of each of the candidates in both political parties, there is remarkably little discussion of the validity—or lack of validity—of the arguments these candidates are using. It is as if what matters this election year is the fate of a relative handful of people running for their […]