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Beer wholesaler throws weight around
Placing beer and liquor on the same truck is simply not the issue. The alcoholic beverage industry in Indiana and in other states is based on a concept of limited permits.
RIGGS: Troubling rift between cops, communities
Citizens give local police incredible enforcement powers, including the ability to arrest and detain. And with much authority should come much accountability.
KENNEDY: Gerrymandering cuts us out of the process
A majority of House districts across the country are “safe,” and we can see the results in our dysfunctional Congress.
EDITORIAL: Time to dispense of one-off highway funding schemes
Gov. Mike Pence's proposal is the latest example of the state using stop-gap measures to maintain basic infrastructure.
MORRIS: IPS to benefit from Any Given Child
It’s an extraordinary coup for Indianapolis partner with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
SKARBECK: Long term, inflation makes bonds riskier than stocks
The overwhelming evidence shows that, to retain purchasing power through your retirement, say perhaps the next 20 years, a significant commitment to the stock market is safer than retreating to cash or bonds.
BOHANON & STYRING: Congress sure to lose fight over debt ceiling
if Congress refuses to raise the debt limit, the executive branch always wins the PR war.
LOU’S VIEWS: A half-dozen from Heartland
The Heartland Film Festival gets rolling Oct. 16. Here are six picks to start your cinematic adventure.
DINING: Hearty Mexican newcomer fills Broad Ripple black hole
Luciana’s Mexican Restaurant & Cantina moves into former Taverna spot.
LOPRESTI: Try this Colts-Patriots trivia to prepare for the big game
The ugly answers reveal public opinion won’t matter when the Colts play hated rival.
Compromise is possible to resolve LGBT issue
If the “Utah compromise” won’t fly in Indiana, I’ll offer a Hoosier compromise.
Accuser has baggage but may be telling truth
Just because Katina Powell is an opportunist doesn’t mean Louisville didn’t hire escorts for recruits.
GUNDERMAN: A surprising key to improving Indy’s health
Access to health care explains only a small part of health status—no more than 15 percent, according to the best evidence.
RUSTHOVEN: How Pope Francis lost his way in Cuba
How sad that Pope Francis' frequent bromides on politics and economics are naive, ill-informed and wrong.
MAURER: Larry Reuben gone, but victory endures
Challenging discrimination at the Riviera Club game him pleasure to the end.
EDITORIAL: Governor must back full LGBT rights
Had Pence never pushed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, it’s likely he could have won support for some kind of law like one passed in Utah.
KIM: New College Scorecard aids investment decision
The college represents the most important investment a student will make, so you want to maximize your expected return by carefully weighing all the factors.
BOHANON & STYRING: The super-wealthy 1 percent help lift us all up
When conspicuous consumption ceases to amuse, what do the rich do? They build monuments to themselves. The very rich want to see their names on activities that promote, or at least appear to promote, the well-being of others.
IRELAND: No takers for the Mitch McConnell question
You know that moment when you ask a question and the room goes dead silent?