LOPRESTI: Anderson legend Carl Erskine still a fixture at the ballpark
There he was the other day at Victory Field in a Brooklyn cap and Dodger sweater.
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MORRIS: WIBC Limbaugh decision a tough one
Getting rid of Rush was the radio version of the Colts parting ways with Peyton Manning.
LOU’s VIEWS: Focused exhibition highlights a world-class Hoosier photojournalist
Stunning in its focus, understated in its design, “Art Meets News” at the Indiana State Museum showcases photos by Bill Foley.
DINING: Beer-driven newbie Yard House lacks identity, embraces variety
You might have already dined at Yard House on a business trip to California, its home base, where it has 20 locations. Or Las Vegas, where its three outposts include the Red Rock Casino.
LOPRESTI: Final Four planners rallied troops to snuff RFRA’s fire
Emergency meeting started response to crisis that tournament organizers could not have foreseen.
FEIGENBAUM: RFRA could influence Indiana politics for several years
Tired of all-RFRA, all the time? Well, get over it, because between now and Election Day 2016, that’s all that matters in Indiana.
Reward great teachers
IBJ accidentally and perfectly captures our challenge and opportunity through two very different articles [March 30].
GUTIERREZ: Indiana holds up well against Illinois
At the height of the controversy over the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Chicago’s Mayor Rahm Emanuel sent letters to Hoosier businesses asking them to move to Chicago.
RUSTHOVEN: Media succumb to RFRA madness
When law and politics intersect, media coverage can be superficial and misleading. An example is House committee approval on April 7 of the proposed Indiana balanced budget amendment.
EDITORIAL: Time to consider taxing services
Lawmakers should pass legislation to tax services ranging from legal fees to hair cuts in addition to the cars, shoes and other items the state has taxed for decades.
Maurer: Remembering Father Hesburgh
The legendary Notre Dame leader was a priest, first and foremost.
KIM: Invest with managers who ‘eat their own cooking’
It’s logical that you want to invest with a manager who has a significant amount invested alongside you. Why? The manager’s financial interests are aligned with yours.
BOHANON & STYRING: Market incentives undermine discrimination
Economic actors are constantly bringing supply and demand into balance, although they are rarely aware of this. However, responding to market incentives tends to undermine discrimination.
DINING: Burger Theory a fix for hotel-food blues
Up until now, I had a theory that airport chain hotels aren’t terribly interested in the food they offer.
LOU’S VIEWS: Romance rules at the IRT for ‘What I Learned in Paris’ and ‘Ray and Ella’
Lou Harry reviews Indiana Repertory Theatre’s production of “What I Learned in Paris” (through April 12) and Dance Kaleidoscope’s “Ray & Ella.”
LOPRESTI: Here’s to second place, an honor no one enjoys
For those who lose the NCAA title game, healing can take years … or forever.
Recycling center makes sense
It’s disappointing to see a statewide organization that exists to support recycling continue to spread misinformation about the new Covanta Advanced Recycling Center project in Indianapolis [Hamilton letter, March 23]. But, clearly this is the intent of the Indiana Recycling Coalition.
Indiana making strides in education attainment
The March 23 article titled “Indiana’s Higher Education Achievement Results Mixed” highlights Indiana’s efforts to increase the number of Hoosiers with education beyond high school. J.K. Wall’s analysis also makes clear the need for sustained urgency if we hope to reach the goal of 60 percent of all Hoosiers with a quality college degree or credential.
IBJ overreacted
What a surprise that IBJ’s editorial would take the typical liberal whining shot at this recently passed legislation.
Indiana revives old interposition law
In the 1950s, after the U.S. Supreme Court decided that segregated schools were unconstitutional, a number of Southern states attempted to revive the doctrine of interposition. That doctrine has it that a state has the right to interpose itself between its citizens and actions of the federal government that the state’s legislature and governor oppose, thus nullify such actions.