MORRIS: Inspired by a movie, not by a speech
American Sniper made me proud to be an American, President Obama’s State of the Union address did not.
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DINING: A new Brownsburg tapas joint stretches culinary borders
Rhapsody Global Tapas goes beyond Spain for the creation of its slate of small plates. What it lacks in purity it makes up for in range.
LOU’S VIEWS: More than good, ‘Good People’ marks IRT season high point
Sparks fly because these people’s different experiences—the lives they’ve led, choices they’ve made, and ways they’ve opted to remember and/or forget their pasts—actually conflict.
Press should referee political donations
The first part of IBJ’s [Jan. 12] editorial makes the common sense case for transparency regarding campaign contributions.
Noblesville stands still compared to Carmel
As a 20-year Noblesville resident reading the [Jan. 5] “Long tenures distinguish mayors of Carmel, Noblesville” article, what stands out to me about mayors Brainard and Ditslear is the stark contrast between the two.
DWYER: Take technical training and education back to a polytechnic future
The polytechnic approach is gaining renewed interest among U.S. educators, policymakers and business leaders, and has been the subject of conversations among these same groups in Indiana.
RUSTHOVEN: The case for Mike Pence’s balanced budget amendment
Pence is right. Democratic opposition was reflexive and unfounded. Inaccurate media coverage, suggesting that Indiana already has such a constitutional requirement, was more surprising.
FEIGENBAUM: Pence’s speech kept things simple, but expect detours
The governor took on the federal government for overreaching on health care and environmental regulations, and he reiterates his priorities on education.
BASILE: Travel with family often best when not tied to holidays
With Christmas and New Year’s Eve 2014 now in the rearview mirror, my thoughts turn to family and holiday travel—which for me don’t always overlap.
KIM: Enjoy our low oil prices; here’s why they tumbled
At a basic, Economics 101 level, an imbalance has developed between supply and demand.
LOPRESTI: What a difference a year makes for Pacers, Manning, others
Time constantly rearranges the furniture–sometimes for the good, sometimes not.
HICKS: Minimum wage arguments make little sense
It is important to understand what is going on with the minimum wage, especially since a group of Hoosier lawmakers is proposing a 39-percent increase this year. I think both sides are talking past each other.
EDITORIAL: Mike Pence on track with career education
The governor is putting money behind his rhetoric, proposing a $40 million increase in funding for career and vocational programs. By 2020, he wants to see a fivefold increase in students graduating with industry-recognized credentials.
MAURER: Delph, Endocyte and the best of 2014
Catching up with last year’s columns reveals some hits–and a few misses.
Water boarding justified
Professor Sheila Kennedy [Dec. 29 Viewpoint] seems to conveniently forget two important events related to the water boarding performed on a few people who possessed vital and important information.
Schneider bill contradicts
Once marriage equality became law in Indiana, it didn’t take a crystal ball to predict the future. Now we have state Sen. Scott Schneider’s “religious freedom bill” looming over us. Schneider says his bill is meant to “shore up gaps in Indiana’s ‘religious liberty framework.’” He also says that “no one will be discriminated against […]
KENNEDY: Help the middle class and watch corporate profits rise
How many times do we preface an analysis with “All things being equal … ”? And how many times are we reminded that all things are rarely equal? Life has an annoying way of being messy, making linear conclusions problematic.
VIEWPOINT: Build the justice center right the first time
There hasn’t been enough transparency in the planning and design stages of the criminal justice complex, and the city and taxpayers risk getting a building that is expensive and problematic to operate in the long term.
MORRIS: Rested and happy to be back to work
This is the time of year I “sharpen my saw” and get organized for the adventure ahead.
EDITORIAL: Election problems need to be fixed
Indianapolis election laws need a couple of major revisions, and both come down to ensuring integrity in local politics.