RACE: Prioritize place-making, and college grads will stay
Indiana is producing plenty of college graduates, but they don’t stick around long.
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Skarbeck: Bucking common jitters rewards stock investors
When it comes to investing, some deep thinking can provide perspective on your finances. A reflective investor will find himself challenging some of the accepted beliefs held dear by the investment industry.
Hicks: Don’t confuse inflation with supply and demand
Almost nothing in economics seems to confuse people as much as monetary inflation. That confusion leaves an intellectual void into which some of the least credible ideas of the modern world crawl.
BASILE: For more fun, invite serendipity into your summer road trips
No matter what our plan, we are always flexible about modifying it if we come across some unexpected sight or event. Frequently the most interesting experiences are unplanned.
LOU’S VIEWS: Discovering a new festival—and new musicals—at Ball State
Thanks to the Discovery New Musical Theatre Festival, an uphill climb for new tuners has gotten just a little bit easier. Not easy, mind you, just easier.
DINING: Cultural Trail lands quirky hops stop
A strip of restaurants has turned a previously anonymous stretch of real estate into a culinary destination. The latest neighbor: Chilly Water Brewing Co.
Local WFYI programs largely free of bias
Because I have served as chief programming officer for both WIBC-AM radio and later WFYI-FM public radio, the argument over a biased point of view of programming [Kalscheur letter July 21] is a great interest.
BAGGOTT: Startup investing for the little person
As many people know, ExactTarget started in a small room in Greenfield back in 2000 and grew into a global company with thousands of employees, an initial public offering and a $2.7 billion buyout by Salesforce.com.
KENNEDY: Buggy whips, rotary phones and coal
he history of business success has been the history of innovation—the triumph of visionary entrepreneurs who saw where the wind was blowing and left their more stubbornly traditional compatriots in the dust.
MORRIS: Another call for an appointed schools chief
The governor, no matter his or her politics, should name the state’s top education official.
LOPRESTI: Colts camp at Anderson U. comes with charm, access
It’s not glamorous, but there’s much to be said for Colts’ home away from home.
PENNY: Collegiate reform could hurt Olympic teams
Changes in governance might risk pipeline of athletes in sports that generate little income.
BOHLER SMITH: Forsaken vacation hits business two ways
There is truth in the old adage that all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, but it also makes Jack unhappier, less healthy and not as effective of an employee.
DINING: Newcomer Union 50’s creativity marries cuisines
Mass Ave around the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and East Street has been bursting lately with new dining options. Here’s the latest.
Kim: Midterm election years challenging for stocks
A persistent seasonal anomaly for stocks is the “presidential cycle,” a pattern of performance coinciding with various years of a presidency.
Hicks: Falling state income tax revenue is bad omen
Nationally, from July through September 2013, growth in state income tax collections slowed appreciably. Only a few states were spared, and here in Indiana they actually shrank slightly, as they did in five other states.
Q&A: Ron Spencer
After more than 250 productions, Theatre on the Square’s executive artistic director exits with a look back.
WFYI isn’t unbiased
Anthony Schoettle’s [June 23] article “Less news, more talk” bemoans the loss of Steve Simpson and states, “With Simpson’s departure, the only local station that still employs non-opinion-oriented news hosts is WFYI.”
More taxes to fund cops
The idea of more police is a great idea. However, the idea to take away the homestead exemption to fund it shows how out of touch the politicians are. Removing the exemption only places the onus on homeowners.
BROWNING: How to fix Broad Ripple
It is a tragedy that the senseless shootings in Broad Ripple earlier this month might define one of the most important destination districts in Indianapolis.