Maurer got it right
You got it, brother, [Maurer, Sept. 2] except we need to mount up our pickups and ATVs, load up our Glocks, .45s and AK-47s and lay waste to those idiots who want to marry whomever they please.
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Lincoln’s Republicans
If Abe Lincoln were asked about the proposed legislation to amend Indiana’s Constitution to ban gay marriage [Maurer, Sept. 2], he would respond as he has in the past: “Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.”
GOODRICH: Don’t delay sewer, water upgrades
Indianapolis has largely reinvented itself over the last four decades. Most of our modern skyline—the major office towers and hotels that define downtown—came about in the last 20 years. The IUPUI campus took shape in the early 1970s and has continued to grow. The sports venues that helped put us on the map, the vast convention center, our impressive new airport terminal—all built within a generation.
RUSTHOVEN: A president out of his league
The president’s handling of the Syria situation is a model of undermining U.S. credibility and influence. Three headlines from last week: 1. “Obama Got Played by Putin and Assad”; “Amateur Hour in the White House”; “Dazed and Confused.”
LOU’S VIEWS: Civic Theatre’s ‘Pippin’ lacks magic
Exceptional production values stand out from rest of an unfocused production. Fun added by brief 3D sequence.
MAURER: If you get this letter, please recycle
The “bipartisan” Heritage Foundation’s fundraising pitch isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on.
EDITORIAL: Quality of life takes center stage
Few would argue with the assertion that the Indianapolis area is a good place to do business. Taxes are low, regulations are generally reasonable and the cost of living is low.
Durham’s appeal hangs on tossing damaging wiretaps
Attorneys for Tim Durham and his co-defendants cast their clients’ convictions on a total of 25 felony counts as the result of a string of legal missteps, including bungled jury instructions, and giving investigators the right to conduct wiretaps without first demonstrating that “ordinary investigative techniques failed or were unlikely to succeed.”
DINING: Battered location gets new pancake house
Reviewing Lincoln Square Pancake House. Third in a month-long series of just-out-of-downtown dining reviews.
KIM: Fraudsters want to steal from your self-directed IRA
Custodians of self-directed IRAs will permit a broader universe of investments, such as real estate and unregistered securities. Because it is unlikely the custodian will investigate whether the unregistered security or promoter are legitimate, you can see why fraud promoters love self-directed IRAs.
HICKS: Now is not the time to backtrack on school reforms
My local paper recently published an opinion piece criticizing virtually all recent education reform efforts, including those by the Bush, Obama, Daniels and Pence administrations. The piece was naively rich with irony.
BENNER: NCAA alone can’t clean up college football; Oscar in the Hall
The pressure to cheat starts with the schools themselves and their demanding fans.
LOU’S VIEWS: Larger scope for Children’s Museum’s Playscape
When an outstanding temporary exhibition opens, that’s cause for excitement. When a permanent exhibition gets an outstanding upgrade, that’s cause for celebration.
DINING: City Barbecue smoked meats upgrade IUPUI dining options
Second in a month-long series of just-out-of-downtown dining reviews.
HETRICK: If you want to save Syrians, produce a viral video
Alas, there’s no viral video personalizing the problem. The call to act is coming from the top down.
ALTOM: Cost dictates whether cloud is right for your business
Sometimes it’s more efficient to have on-premises software to serve your company’s needs.
Kennedy not missed
Regarding Sheila Suess Kennedy [Aug. 26] leaving the Republican Party, Roy Clark once sang a line that fit her: “Thank God and Greyhound she’s gone.”
Beltzhoover didn’t solicit teen investor
I was shocked to see my name associated with what was portrayed as the solicitation of a minor in relation to securities trading [Sept. 2].
EVERETT, HALSTEAD: Nurses need more training—quickly
Indiana’s health care work force is ill-equipped to meet the daunting challenges and requirements of health care reform without strategic work force development efforts.