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.
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.
Pence is right. Democratic opposition was reflexive and unfounded. Inaccurate media coverage, suggesting that Indiana already has such a constitutional requirement, was more surprising.
The governor took on the federal government for overreaching on health care and environmental regulations, and he reiterates his priorities on education.
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.
At a basic, Economics 101 level, an imbalance has developed between supply and demand.
Time constantly rearranges the furniture–sometimes for the good, sometimes not.
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.
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.
Catching up with last year’s columns reveals some hits–and a few misses.
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.
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 […]
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.
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.
This is the time of year I “sharpen my saw” and get organized for the adventure ahead.
Indianapolis election laws need a couple of major revisions, and both come down to ensuring integrity in local politics.
Things started strong with the bluntly named Meatloaf Nugs, finding the best of both the meatball and the meatloaf world, and a beautiful/delicious Pear and Apple Salad.
Lori Holtmann had never attended a college basketball game when she met her future husband.
It is doubtful that any analyst predicted the interest rate on the 10-year Treasury bond would fall dramatically from 3.03 percent to 2.17 percent.
Wage stagnation has been a central element since the Great Recession.
