Don’t sweep Turner stench under the rug
Julia Vaughn’s [April 21 Forefront column] has added credence evidenced by the “Turner’s new play” piece in the April 21 edition.
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Growth follows safety
Greg Andrews’ [April 14] column “Kokomo, like Indy, trying to sway suburbanites to move in” mentions mayors of Kokomo and Indianapolis wanting to convince north side suburbanites to move to their respective cities to increase their tax bases. Both mayors stressed the need to make their communities more desirable as places to live, not just work.
FRIEDMAN: Tax cuts undermine prosperity
State Sen. Brandt Hershman, key sponsor of the reduction in state corporate and bank taxes, is still insisting that more business tax cuts are the way to prosperity.
RUSTHOVEN: High court opted for common sense
In Plessy vs. Ferguson, decided in 1896, the U.S. Supreme Court held it constitutional for states to discriminate on the basis of race, pronouncing the now-discredited notion that “separate but equal” comported with the Fourteenth Amendment’s guarantee of “equal protection of the laws.”
Kim: Analysis of 2012 NFL draft offers investment lessons
Slow and steady wins the race” is a value-investing mind-set that’s also applicable to building an NFL roster. Choose overlooked or undervalued prospects, not the Heisman Trophy winner or Twitter.
Hicks: Obama pitches gender pay gap to the gullible
If we separate people into two groups by age, education, gender, race, occupation or almost any other factor, their average wages differ in some way. But this sort of comparison doesn’t tell us much. If we use statistical methods that account for multiple characteristics, wage differences for most factors disappear.
LOU’S VIEWS: Harry Potter star leads a Broadway stunner—plus more from NY stages
Reviews of “The Realistic Joneses,” “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder,” “Les Miserables,” and “Violet.”
DINING: Will Nameless Pizza make name for itself?
Fountain Square pizza joint opts for secret location and simple pricing. We gathered some nameless reviewers for a taste.
LOPRESTI: Pacers fans get two teams for price of one: Good and Bad
The Good Pacers will be facing Miami in a couple of weeks … the Bad Pacers will be playing golf.
MAURER: Good science—and some creativity—keep Lilly on its game
Things look bright for the city’s pharma giant even if it doesn’t borrow marketing slogans.
TALLIAN: Indiana’s laws are draconian and counterproductive
The young woman called my law office, tearfully pouring out her story. As an 18-year-old at a graduation party, she had been arrested and charged with possession of a small amount of marijuana. She was booked and made bond, pleaded guilty, went through substance abuse evaluation, did community service, paid a fine, and went through probation for a year.
HEAD: If legalization sounds too good to be true, you’re right
Have you ever seen a commercial for what looks like a fantastic product? Despite some convincing advertisements, after five easy payments and much anticipation these products often fail to deliver what they promise.
BROOKS: Law, order, confidence in safety precede prosperity
If you’re reading this, you are probably not buffeted by daily waves of physical terror. You may fear job loss or emotional loss, but you probably don’t fear that somebody is going to slash your throat or that a gang will invade your house come dinnertime, carrying away your kin and property. We take a basic level of order for granted.
BLOW: Cultural self-sorting worse than racial segregation
his month, four presidents journeyed to Austin, Texas, to address the Civil Rights Summit and remark on President Lyndon B. Johnson’s legacy on the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act.
RASMUSSEN: Reasons for optimism add to at least 65 million
I am an optimist. I believe that America’s best days are still to come and today’s children will live a life far better than their parents and grandparents.
VANE: Pining for more pols like congressman Andy Jacobs
My mother was a diehard Democrat. She’s been gone for more than five years now, but I can still hear her telling me to be quiet when Ann DeLaney started to speak on “Indiana Week in Review.”
MARCUS: It would have been different had Noah been a Hoosier
The new movie about Noah and his ark, combined with the antics of the General Assembly, led me to setting the fabled story here in the Hoosier state.
SIDDIQUI: Indianapolis needs faster Internet, and quickly
My congregation recently purchased a former day care in the middle of a business district to house our congregation and private school. Before purchasing this facility, we did our due diligence. We checked with zoning, had an appraisal and inspection, brought in the plumber and electrician. Satisfied with all the reports, we went ahead and purchased the building.
MAHERN: Ozdemir’s Indy Eleven projections don’t add up
The North American Soccer League will have 10 members when Indy Eleven joins this year. Teams in the NASL play 12 games in the early season and after a four-week break in July play another 14 games. Fourteen are played at home.
STYRING: Utopian transit dreamers could railroad taxpayers
After years of trying, mass transit advocates have finally steered a central Indiana transit bill through the General Assembly. It authorizes county councils and, in some cases, township boards to approve ballot referenda imposing up to a 0.25-percent transit income tax.