MORRIS: Council Democrats put politics first
Killing Ballard initiatives and passing meaningless measures is the new council priority.
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LOPRESTI: Training camp begins and so does the Colts’ numbers game
The stats tell some interesting tales about the boys in blue and their biggest nemesis.
DINING: Atmospheric newcomer Repeal has strong appeal
As if diners needed yet another reason to visit Virginia Ave., along comes a swanky, swaggering new eatery that is as creative as it is evocative.
KIM: Stock buybacks can be a harmful ‘sugar high’
The combination of higher EPS and company buying usually provides a short-term boost to the stock. This makes Wall Street happy, keeps the activists at bay, and helps management enhance the value of its stock options and meet bonus targets.
BOHANON & STYRING: Don’t blow the surplus on ‘worthy causes’
The reserve balances are there for one reason: to cushion against unforeseen shocks that would cause dramatic reductions in public services or tax increases nobody really wants.
Mixed-up morals
Kennedy [July 27 column] rails against allowing the Christian cake baker to refuse baking the cake for “Adam and Steve,” but what if the baker is Muslim?
Kennedy distorts definition of bigotry
Sheila Kennedy [July 27 column] claims that people read the Bible to determine “ … their moral superiority and their right to tell everyone else how to live.”
Kennedy borrows from ’60s radical
Sheila Kennedy’s [July 27 column] “Who’s the bigot”? quotes Sean Hannity as saying, “The three most persecuted groups in America today are Christians, the wealthy, and white males,”
BROECKER: Pull out the stops on life sciences R&D
Innovative thinking can help Indiana maintain its leadership in the life sciences, can boost Indiana’s economy, and can bring even more important medical breakthroughs to market.
RUSTHOVEN: If this doesn’t wrench your gut …
By now, you know about videos showing Planned Parenthood officials discussing selling organs from aborted fetuses. At this writing, there’ve been three.
MAURER: Former Simon exec pens joyful memoir
Eliz Kraft rose from adversity to work alongside kings of retail real estate.
EDITORIAL: May Anthem’s tribe increase
Headquarters house a company’s best and brightest, including executives with authority to make final decisions. The corner office is more likely than an outpost to back a risky or expensive project to improve a city.
BASILE: Singing the praises of sights in the world-class ‘Bayou City’
What U.S. city ranks fourth in population and No. 1 on the Forbes list of the fastest-growing economic powerhouses in the United States?
LOPRESTI: Decorated groundskeeper leads team tending Victory Field
Some in the game think Joey Stevenson’s crew turns out the best field in pro baseball.
DINING: West Clay brewhouse tries pizza pairings
Those looking for a place to drink might have lower expectations of the food.
WHITE: An important gate is still locked
The Indianapolis Museum of Art recently locked its beautiful and symbolic pedestrian/cycling gate at 42nd Street and Michigan Road in April to better secure the campus and sell more memberships. Unfortunately, the locked gate prohibits cyclists and pedestrians from entering the campus safely across 42nd Street.
KENNEDY: Playing ‘Who’s the Bigot?’
Opponents of the 1964 Civil Rights Act claimed that their religious beliefs required separation of the races, and that those beliefs should trump the rights of black citizens who wanted to shop in their stores or eat in their restaurants.
MORRIS: We’re fortunate to keep Riggs in city
The city’s outgoing public safety director will continue to play a role in solving city’s crime problem.
SKARBECK: Massive debt overhang to clobber Puerto Ricans
As the world frets over the events in Greece, a giant debt default closer to home is barely raising eyebrows.
BOHANON & STYRING: Bureaucrats still manipulate China’s economy
China is a mosaic of different “economies”—part subsistence agriculture, part controlled by the People’s Liberation Army, and only part more or less “capitalistic”. The State still calls far too many of the shots.